Email: greg.cohen@patch.com
Phone: 240-364-4691
Hometown: North Potomac, Md.
Greg Cohen returns to his hometown with North Potomac Patch after graduating from The Pennsylvania State University in May 2011. He majored in print journalism with a sports emphasis after being accepted to the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism and minored in law. During his time at Penn State, he spent a year working at The Daily Collegian, the school’s student-run daily newspaper, as a member of the sports and campus staffs. He later moved on to work for StateCollege.com as a sports intern and spent the summer of 2010 and winter of 2010-11 interning for Comcast SportsNet in Bethesda, Md.
A 2007 graduate of Wootton High School in Rockville, Cohen got his start in journalism working for the school’s newspaper and yearbook staffs. He has been writing ever since.
Greg is ecstatic to begin his career in his hometown to help provide an essential service to his community. He looks forward to getting re-acquainted with the area as a full-time resident after spending the majority of his last four in Pennsylvania.
Politics
I would consider myself a Democrat, but I do not hold strictly liberal views. Most important to me is seeking the truth and determining what I think is best based on the political positions presented to me, regardless of party affiliation.
Religion
I am Jewish, belonging to a reform synagogue. I am not very active in participating with religious customs but do look forward to becoming a bit more involved now that I have returned home.
Local Hot Button Issues
Most Important:
It’s difficult to call one issue the most important, but there is one issue that rises above the rest: the reliability of Pepco's service.
First, as a lifelong member of the North Potomac community, I know as well as anyone how frustrating and unreliable the service from Pepco can be. I look forward to getting a closer look at what causes so many issues with their service and how they may be trying to improve.
Where I Stand:
As previously mentioned, I’m excited to cover the Pepco issue and help answer many of the questions I’ve had for a long time and figure many members of the North Potomac community share those same questions.
Visitation for Mark S. Harding scheduled for Monday, Aug. 6, and Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The funeral will be Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m.
Gaithersburg police responded to a domestic incident after 10 p.m. Sunday on Dogwood Drive.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County officials broke ground Thursday on the new Travilah Fire Station, according to a report by WAMU.
Catch up on top Montgomery County headlines this week, including an Olympic win, a man charged with teenage sex trafficking and a new way to catch thieves in Gaithersburg.
A look at homes for sale this weekend in the Gaithersburg area.
Catch up on top Montgomery County headlines this week, including Olympic results for a Bethesda athlete, a Montgomery County man charged with teenage sex trafficking, a new way to catch thieves in Gaithersburg and more.
Gaithersburg High School's Jennifer Bado-Aleman will be among the Teaching Ambassador Fellows working at U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, NBC Latino reports.
Gaithersburg news in brief.
Gaithersburg announces an "Anti-Theft Vehicle” program.
Home football games will be held on Saturdays at 3:30 p.m.
If Gaithersburg is the first to approve annexation, Rockville is out of luck, says Montgomery County Council legislative attorney Jeff Zyontz.
Five things to help you through your Tuesday.
In an unusual move, land has been set aside for a high school within the new Crown Development, the mayor says, but will the facility really be built?
The Gaithersburg mayor and City Council host Montgomery County Public Schools for a special work session Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Three men in their early 20s were charged with strong arm robbery in a July 13 incident near Victory Farm Road and Saybrooke Oaks Boulevard.
A late-Sunday fire in the 18200 block of Kilrush Court caused approximately $250,000 worth of damage.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A look at homes for sale this weekend in the Gaithersburg area.
Gaithersburg news in brief.
