Week In Review: Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Halloween came and went Monday night with plenty of hoopla. Here's a look at the rest of the news from the past week in North Potomac and Darnestown:

District 15 Delegate Aruna Miller spoke with North Potomac Patch about some hot button issues in the upcoming session for the North Potomac area.

In this week's "Did You Know?" we learn that the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, which dates back to the Clopper Family of the early 1800’s, has a Civil War secret.

Montgomery County Police said the unusually high number of thefts from vehicles in the North Potomac area is next expected to continue. In this week's crime summary, six houses were burgled, but only three incidents of larceny from vehicles were reported.

Ridgeview Middle School principal Monifa McKnight announced she has been forced to take a medical leave of absence due to a complicated pregnancy. Retired MCPS principal Ms. Carol Weiss takes over as acting principal while McKnight is out.

In sports, completed an undefeated regular season with a win over Magruder on Friday night. Poolesville native Spencer Barks is one of five freshman expected to earn significant playing time for University of Maryland under new head basketball coach Mark Turgeon.