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Homeless and poverty nonprofit hires new executive director
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MARLENA CHERTOCK STAFF WRITER
James Mannarino, a former publisher at The Gazette, has been chosen as the new executive director of Interfaith Works, a coalition of m o r e than 165 congregations working to address p o v erty and Mannarino homelessness in Montgomery County. Mannarino wants to increase awareness of the Rockville-based nonprofit through Facebook and by joining community boards. He said he also plans to increase fundraising for the organization. Mannarino started in his new position at the beginning of last week. He said he wants to get the word out about all Interfaith Works does. “The needs are growing immensely,” he said. “There’s poverty, homelessness, and it’s not something you necessarily see in a place like Montgomery County. It can be hidden.” Interfaith Works provides
counseling, vocational services, referrals, food, clothing, and emergency grants and loans to people in Montgomery County. During fiscal year 2013, Interfaith Works helped 2,940 people in the county avoid eviction, stay utility cutoffs and pay for medicine and food, according to Interfaith Works’ FY 2013 stats overview. The nonprofit also distributed $3.2 million in clothing and home items to 12,265 residents during FY 2013. Mannarino, of New Market, began working at The Gazette in 1989. He advanced through various positions during his tenure at the paper, including assistant retail ad manager, retail ad manager, corporate advertising director, group publisher, publisher, vice president, and finally president and publisher of The Gazette. “It’s important to bring on a leader with business skills,” said Priscilla Fox-Morrill, the director of homeless services at Interfaith Works.. “A nonprofit is a difficult business to run.” Fox-Morrill served as the interim director before Mannarino was hired. She said his involvement in Montgomery County businesses and nonprofits was strong. “He stood out,” she said. “No one knew us as well as James does. James knew all the other executive directors. It’s great to bring on someone with that history.” mchertock@gazette.net
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POLICE BLOTTER The following is a summary of incidents in the Rockville area to which Montgomery County and/or Rockville city police responded recently. The words “arrested” and “charged” do not imply guilt. This information was provided by the county and Rockville city police media services office.
1ST DISTRICT
Aggravated assault • On July 27 at 10:37 a.m. at GW grocery store, 700 Hungerford Drive, Rockville. The subject assaulted the victim and was arrested.
Commercial burglary • Between 8 p.m. July 24 and
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Continued from Page A-1 especially to offer Montgomery County and other Maryland students a class that can help students avoid remedial classes and ensure they finish their degree. The class is aimed toward preparing a student for a college-level English course, whether it’s a person who has been out of school for a while, someone in the military testing out an online course or a high school student looking for some extra preparation before heading to college, she said. Students at the college who take a developmental, or reme-
7 a.m. July 25 at Dry Clean Town, 15813 Frederick Road, Derwood. No forced entry, took property. • On July 29 or 30 at Pizza Palace, 14040 Travilah Road, North Potomac. Forced entry, took property.
Graffiti • Between 11:42 p.m. July 24 and 3 a.m. July 25 at Poolesville High School, 17501 W. Willard Ave., Poolesville. No further information provided.
Residential burglary
1:50 and 2 a.m. July 23. Forced entry, took nothing. • 14600 block of Cervantes Avenue, Germantown, on July 28 or 29. Forced entry into a shed, took property. • 16800 block of Cambridge Street, Montgomery Village, between 7 p.m. July 28 and 8:30 a.m. July 29. No forced entry, took property.
Sexual assault • On July 28 at 1 a.m. at an unknown residence near the Shady Grove Metro in Derwood. The subject is known to the victim.
• 14800 block of Dunleith Street, North Potomac, between July 22 and 24. Forced entry, took property. • 10900 block of Outpost Drive, North Potomac, between
• On July 26 at 6:24 p.m. near AC Moore, 5700 Bou Ave., North
dial, course often don’t graduate, she said. Bernard Sadusky, executive director of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges, said Montgomery College is the first community college in the state to produce its own MOOC. About 10 other Maryland community colleges are currently using MOOCs in some fashion, he said, while one is in the process of developing its own. “This is not widespread, but they’re testing the water,” Sadusky said. Some colleges use a MOOC as a class requirement that is also combined with classroom instruction, he said. Montomery College’s
course, he said, has a “different slant” in that the college is aiming to help students avoid remedial classes. A meeting in September for community college presidents will include a presention from Montgomery College on its new course, he said. Rosado said the class will focus mainly on writing skills. “By the end, they should be able to write an academic essay,” she said. With at least a couple hundred students to teach, Rosado said she plans to be as interactive as possible but the size of the class will require the students be more independent and learn from interaction among themselves.
Strong-arm robbery
Bethesda. The subjects assaulted the victim and unsuccessfully attempted to take property.
ROCKVILLE CITY POLICE
Larceny • 1200 block of Rockville Pike at 1:53 a.m. Aug. 1. Unknown subject gained access into building through unsecured window and attempted to gain access into an interior secured section of the building that houses offices. No entry was made, nothing taken. • 400 block of North Stonestreet Avenue between 6:30 p.m. July 25 and 8 a.m. July 29. Unknown subject removed cash from clothing that had been left unattended in an office closet.
In addition to watching Rosado’s pre-recorded videos, the students will be assigned readings and participate in discussion boards. “They are going to do lots of peer assessments,” she said, adding grading will be based on the completion of an assignment. The English prep course is a pilot, Rosado said, but there other faculty members at Montgomery College who have expressed interested in creating other similar online courses. “We’re all about access at Montgomery College,” Rosado said. “There’s no better access than a free course.” lpowers@gazette.net HOME CARE AIDE
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