• Patricia M. Murret writes, 389-unit Archstone project in Olde Towne moves ahead:

    Developers of the long-planned Archstone-Smith project in Olde Towne slated to occupy 320 to 408 E. Diamond Ave. settled last month on sales of the seven properties, making significant headway for Olde Towne revitalization plans.

  • Meghan Tierney writes, Man gets maximum sentence for sexual abuse of two relatives:

    A Gaithersburg man was sentenced to 40 years in prison last week, the maximum penalty allowed by law, for sexually assaulting two female relatives when they were children, county prosecutors said.

    Douglas Ray Teegarden, 50, of the 23700 block of Pleasant View Lane pleaded guilty to second-degree rape and second-degree sexual assault in Montgomery County Circuit Court on May 8 and was sentenced Aug. 1, according to the statement.

  • Sebastian Montes writes, GE Tech information comes at a high cost:

    A public information request for detailed information on a county proposal to relocate several county agencies has been met with a nearly $17,000 price tag to compile the paperwork.

  • Patricia M. Murret writes, City’s emergency plan calls for more communication:

    High-hazard dams, flood plains, snowstorms, workplace violence, avian flu and school shootings have been on Skip Lanham’s mind the past several months.

  • Patricia M. Murret and Bradford Pearson write, Feds join weapons probe of teens:

    The FBI, CIA, U.S. Secret Service and the Pentagon have joined the probe into a cache of weapons and explosives materials found last week in a Bethesda home, as more details about how the investigation unfolded have come to light.

  • Patricia M. Murret writes, Trans-fats to be trimmed from fair:

    Good-bye, greasy fingers and greasy spoons. The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair is going 100 percent trans-fat free for the first time in its 60 years.

  • Sebastian Montes writes, Asbury could lease recreational land to city:

    Asbury Methodist Village is erecting a fence along the boundary of its 130-acre campus in Gaithersburg, cutting off access to an open field that some children have used to play.