This Week at Connected Communities - December 7, 2008

[Howard Hartman]

This Week at Connected Communities - December 7, 2008

Montgomery County Police Family Crimes Division Detectives and 3rd District Officers are seeking the public’s help in locating a critically missing juvenile from Silver Spring.

http://connectedcommunities.us/showthread.php?t=22900


Weekly Crime Summaries for all six police districts, Takoma Park, and Rockville City were published for December 1st through 4th. Summaries are published in Local Crime Reports.

http://connectedcommunities.us/forumdisplay.php?f=81


Between December 13, 2008 and February 9, 2009, nineteen new fixed speed cameras will go into operation around the county. The easiest way to avoid a citation is to slow down and observe the speed limit. See the locations of all 19 new cameras on the Fixed Speed Cameras Map.

http://connectedcommunities.us/showthread.php?t=22330


Holiday season is also house fire season. NBC's TODAY Show and Interim Fire Chief Richard Bowers partner up to show ways you can improve your chances of escaping a house fire unharmed in this video.

http://connectedcommunities.us/showthread.php?t=22799


Three Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) high schools have been awarded gold medal status—placing them among the top 100 high schools in the nation—in a new U.S. News & World Report ranking of America’s best high schools. Walt Whitman High School was ranked 44th in the nation, Thomas S. Wootton High School was ranked 54th, and Winston Churchill High School was ranked 57th. They were the only three schools in Maryland to receive gold medal rankings.
http://connectedcommunities.us/showthread.php?t=22876


The Montgomery Volunteer Newsletter for December, 2008 is available online.

http://connectedcommunities.us/showthread.php?t=22873


From the Calendar:

Olney Holiday Filmfest – December 12 to 14

http://connectedcommunities.us/calen...getinfo&e=2121


Bethesda Row Open House – December 12

http://connectedcommunities.us/calen...getinfo&e=2082


Bethesda Green Electronics Recycling Day – December 14

http://connectedcommunities.us/calen...getinfo&e=1974


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