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PatchCast April 21: Vandalism, District Courthouse, Tea Party and Shootings

A round-up of the top stories from our region.

Here's what happened in the towns around you over the last 24 hours - brought to you by our team of editors, reporters, photographers and videographers.

  • : Police are investigating who shot out the windows at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah Monday night. They suspect the incident is related to two similar shootings in the area.
  • : Patch got a tour of the new District Courthouse, which is due to open June 27. It features high ceilings and sweeping corridors, but there are still several details to tidy up before the $60 million building opens.
  • : Police are investigating if shots were fired during a fight in downtown Silver Spring last night. A witness who saw the fight said he thought he hear a shot, and police took two young men in for questioning.
  • : A North Potomac man tries to get his neighbors more involved with local politics. Dan Grossberg is the leader of Americans for Prosperity, a group affiliated with the Tea Party.
  • : Allison Stokes, a senior at Watkins Mill, has a form of Down Syndrome. But she uses her academic drive to show others what she is capable of—not how she is limited.


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