Police say driver who struck officer admitted to drinking too much
According to the police incident report, the driver who fatally struck a county officer on Rockville Pike was drinking for four hours at a nearby Hooters, couldn’t stand straight and admitted to drinking too much. [Washington Post]
Dad who was home during underage drinking party pleads guilty
Kenneth Saltzman, who was home during an underage drinking party in June that preceded a crash that killed two teenagers, pleaded guilty to two counts of allowing underage drinking in a residence. The penalty is $5,000 in fines. [WUSA9]
Board of Education to discuss school calendar Monday
The board has scheduled a special meeting starting at 2:30 p.m. Monday to finalize the 2016-2017 school calendar, which could include an earlier first day of school to accommodate a teacher professional day on Eid al-Adha. [Board of Education]
Muslims discuss discrimination in light of recent terrorist attacks
Muslim county residents gathered in Silver Spring to discuss how recent terrorist attacks and presidential candidate Donald Trump have led to discrimination and made things difficult for Muslim children in public schools. [Montgomery Community Media]
Walk the Willett Branch
The Little Falls Watershed Alliance will host a walking tour Saturday of the Willett Branch stream, currently in an industrial-looking concrete stream bed, and explain how the Westbard Sector Plan could help return the stream to a more natural state. [Little Falls Watershed Alliance]
Metrobus to update schedules for popular J bus routes
The transit system will create new timetables for the J2, J3 and J7 I-270 Express routes that pass through Bethesda because of an unspecified “long-term detour through downtown Bethesda.” [Metro]
Warm December temperatures to continue
The high temperature could reach 62 degrees on Friday. [National Weather Service]
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