News in Review: Former Governor of Maryland Passed Away and Police Officials Confirm Gunshot in Downtown

This week in Silver Spring  gunshot in downtown, former governor of Maryland passed away, award winning journalist Amy Goodman speaks up for independent radio, construction to the sensory garden is underway, dogs get sick with suspicious bug, and keep a tab on crime in downtown.

1. On Monday, former governor of Maryland William Donald Schaefer left a legacy  of "Do it Now" politics. Schaefer—Baltimore's legendary former mayor, Maryland governor and state comptroller—died Monday at around 6:30 p.m. in his bed at the Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville, according to his longtime friend Lainy M. LeBow-Sachs.

2. Montgomery County Police officials confirm a gunshot went off in downtown Wednesday evening. The area was crowded with people eating, going to the movies and walking around enjoying a break from the stormy weather.

3. The local Pacifica station WPFW 89.3 FM hosted a town hall meeting at the Silver Spring Civic Center to get the public opinion on the state of public radio. Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman sat down with Silver Spring Patch to talk about her views of the current state of the media.

4. Montgomery County officers were busy this week. Keep a tab on crime in downtown Silver Spring with the Patch crime summary map. 

5. King Street Garden groundbreaking ushers in new local gardeners in downtown. Many local residents, business leaders, and civic activists remarked on how the new community garden is a rare win-win partnership between the public, private business, and government agencies.

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