Community members across the county have come together to support Cheriss Crawford of Potomac as she embarks on a project to restore the Union Wesley Methodist Church cemetery. Located in Potomac, the cemetery is estimated to be the site of around 100 graves of formerly enslaved people and freed Black residents.
The Montgomery County government auctioned the land in 1975 for $162, not knowing that there was a cemetery there, and it has since become a dumping ground for trash, old tires and fallen trees. [WUSA 9]
County offering free Chromebooks to residents
Montgomery County is handing out free Chromebooks to county residents who do not have access to a computer through its Montgomery Connects program. Those interested in receiving a laptop must register for an appointment on Eventbrite. More information about eligibility for a computer can be found at this link. [DC News Now]
Montgomery Blair High School alum wins second place on Jeopardy
Ivvone Zhou of Bethesda came in second place on Monday night’s Jeopardy episode, against three-time champion Gregg Meller. Zhou, who graduated from Montgomery Blair High School’s science, math, and computer science magnet program in 2020, took home a $3,000 second-place prize. [Montgomery Community Media]
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