Garrett Park News

Members of the transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment committee - Hans Riemer of Silver Spring, Nancy M. Floreen of Garrett Park and Roger Berliner of Potomac - unanimously recommended during their meeting Thursday to change the council's preference for the transitway from light rail to a bus rapid transit system.

Gaithersburg is again partnering with Montgomery County, Takoma Park and Garrett Park to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.

MARC is stepping back from its proposed Jan. 30 implementation date for a new train schedule after riders responded negatively to the idea of cuts in train service on the Brunswick Line.

When Meredith Josef's daughter started school in Garrett Park, the idea of a state-of-the art building with lockers and a gym was just that - an idea.

Kids at three Montgomery County schools got one more day off before heading back to class thanks to the newly renovated school facilities.