Week In Review

Week in Review: First Day of School, Holidays and Potomac Patch Launch

A closer look at the top news from Sept. 5 through Sept. 11.

The last week in Potomac marked the first day of school for many students, the death of a Potomac man, Labor Day, a Jewish holiday, a day of remembrance, new plans for a local elementary school and, of course, the launch of Potomac Patch! Community members met with county representatives and engineers at Cold Spring Elementary School on Tuesday evening to discuss plans for a new structure to collect storm water runoff that could potentially eliminate a popular sledding hill used by children in the area. The design for the storm water management system has not been finalized, but is slated to begin construction with the school's new gym in July 2011. While many public schools took Wednesday off to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, St. Andrew's …

Potomac Residents Remember 9/11

Potomac residents share their memories of Sept. 11 and how they plan to spend the day, nine years after the event.

Vivid memories of Sept. 11, 2001, will never escape the thoughts of many Americans, and some Potomac residents will make special plans to remember the day nine years later. Marco A., an employee at Strosniders Hardware in Potomac, is visiting the World Trade Center site in New York City today. The day has added significance to Marco — a serviceman who was deployed to Iraq from 2001 until 2002, shortly after the events of Sept. 11, 2001. "I remember everything about the day. I was watching the news when it happened, and I can never forget those images," said Marco, a Bethesda resident. "I was ordered to go to Iraq, but everyone was ready to go there and support our country. There was a feeling of unity." Katharina Karnahl was not an …

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