THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL AUGUST 30, 2018 EFLECTIONS the Montgomery County Sentinel, Published Weekly by Berlyn Inc
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Celebrating 164 years of service! Vol. 164, No. 12 • 50¢ SINCE 1855 August 30 -September 5, 2018 TODAY’S GAS PRICE Trone Diagnosed with Cancer $2.90 per gallon Democratic candidate for Maryland’s sixth district expects full recovery Last Week believe my prognosis is positive,” all the duties of a member of the $2.91 per gallon By Neal Earley @neal_earley Trone said. “They say I may miss a House of Representatives.” In addi- A month ago few days of the campaign immedi- tion to chemotherapy, Trone will un- $2.91 per gallon David Trone, Democratic candi- ately after the surgery, but nothing dergo surgery, so doctors can remove date for Maryland’s sixth congres- will interfere with my being fully en- his kidney. A year ago sional district and co-owner of Total gaged as a candidate and as a mem- “The cancer is localized, and the $2.39 per gallon Wine and More, said in a statement ber of Congress after the recovery.” treatment has been aggressive,” Monday that he has been diagnosed Trone, a resident of Potomac, is Pierorazio said. “The chemotherapy AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN with cancer. running to replace Rep. John De- has reduced the size of the tumor, MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA ACCORDING TO AAA Trone said he will not drop out laney, who announced in January and we foresee no complications of the House race and expects to re- 2017 that he plans to run for presi- from the upcoming surgery to re- INSIDE cover. dent, forgoing another term in Con- move the kidney. Trone, 62, said in a statement gress. After defeating Delegate Monday that an abnormal test result Aruna Miller (D-15) and State Sena- Over the past few years, Trone led to doctors discovering a tumor on tor Roger Manno (D-19), Trone will has made a name for himself as busi- his urinary tract in June. Trone said face Republican Amie Hoeber in No- nessman turned candidate for office. Editor’s his prognosis is good and that he vember’s election. In 2016, Trone ran for Maryland’s plans to undergo chemotherapy treat- Trone’s doctor, Phillip Eight Congressional District, but Notebook ment at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore Pierorazio, said the cancer is local- eventually lost to Jamie Raskin. and will miss a few days of cam- ized and that he expects him to fully FILE PHOTO. by Brian J. Karem paigning. recover and, “to return as an active See “Trone,” David Trone “The treatment team members candidate and if elected to carry out page 8 A word State politicians Cops say shooting occurred about John after attempted arrest remember John McCain Columbia, which is prosecuting the McCain By Nickolai Sukharev case Carroll is charged with one count @Nickolaiss of possessing a pistol without a li- By Neal Earley From the cheap seats at a TAKOMA PARK — Police here cense. @neal__earley now say a shooting between a police Court records also show police Trump Rally one can still After the death of Sen. John Mc- officer and a 19-year-old man oc- charged Carroll with assaulting a po- hear good rock n’ roll. curred after a failed arrest attempt at a lice officer, but William Miller, a Page 4 Cain (R-Ariz.) Saturday, Maryland politicians, from both sides of the local auto parts store. spokesperson for the United States On Wednesday, July 25, Takoma Attorney’s Office, confirmed the aisles, released statements compli- Park Police Sgt. Charles Hoetzel shot prosecution is not pursuing the assault menting the late senator. and injured 19-year-old Kenneth Car- charge, adding, “that the investigation Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the state’s roll of Northeast D.C., following a is continuing and that he is charged at senior U.S. senator, who served with foot chase in which both men crossed this point only with the gun offense.” McCain for almost 12 years, called Eastern Avenue into Washington, According to the charging docu- McCain a “friend” and an “honorable D.C. public servant.” According to charging docu- “His death is a great loss for this ments released by The United States See “Shooting,” Attorney’s Office for the District of page 8 country, his state and, above all, his COURTESY PHOTO family and friends,” Cardin said. “My Senator John McCain deepest sympathies and condolences Parents question bus safety are with Cindy, their children, and tempt to limit the influence of money July 31. Police charged him in con- Marty’s Back! family at this very difficult time.” in politics. However, the U.S. by Kathleen Stubbs McCain, 81, was first elected to Supreme Court struck down key parts @kathleenstubbs3 nection with sexually assaulting a 12- the U.S House of Representatives in of the law in the 2010 decision Citi- year-old girl while a school-bus atten- Montgomery Marty is 1982 after spending more than 20 zens United v. FEC. ROCKVILLE — Parents ques- dant stepped off the bus to assist an- back with all of this week’s years in the U.S. Navy. After winning McCain gained a reputation as a tioned the safety of Montgomery other student. He had been High School football games. election to the U.S. Senate in 1986, “hawk” in the Senate, who pushed for County Public Schools buses after po- transporting students who receive page 23 McCain earned a reputation as a polit- American military interventions in lice charged a man with second-de- special-education services. ical maverick who was willing to Iraq and later Syria, the former he said gree rape of a child on a MCPS bus Students know Kabongo as “Mr. cross the aisle to make deals with De- he eventually regretted. McCain which transported special-education Steve.” mocrats. came to butt heads with President students. Parent Katie Thomas said her Among McCain's biggest bipar- Donald J. Trump, particularly over Police charged MCPS bus driver daughter rode a bus driven by Kabon- tisan achievements was the passage the issue as to the influence of the Etienne K. Kabongo with sexual go. of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Russian government in the 2016 U.S. abuse of a minor, second-degree rape “I knew her bus driver as ‘Mr. Act, which he co-sponsored with Sen- and a third-degree sex offense for an ator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) in an at- incident that occurred on a school bus See “Parents,” See “John McCain ,” page 8 page 8 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL AUGUST 30, 2018 EFLECTIONS The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- R ing, is a community newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our of- fices are located at 22 W. Jefferson May 28, 1963 Street, Suite 309, Rockville, MD 20850. Founded in 1855 by Matthew Fields. All mail to: P.O. Box 1272, Rockville, MD 20849-1272. Subscription Rates for The Alertness cited in sexual attack and arrest Montgomery County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $40.00 per year & $26.50 for Se- Each week the Sentinel visits a ed by Detective Capt. Fred officers heard hysterical screams the policemen to the area initially. nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. Thrailkill with clearing up two coming from another section of the Held under bond totaling $22,000, separate cases in a matter of min- building. They traced the screams he was scheduled to appear in Sil- Bernard Kapiloff Silver Spring – An alert inves- utes after apprehending a man they to the apartment of a 30-year-old ver Spring for a preliminary hear- PUBLISHER E MERITUS tigation of a “Peeping Tom” com- thought “looked suspicious” as woman who moments before had ing on Monday. Lynn G. Kapiloff plaint early last Thursday led to they approached the Summit Hills been subjected to an attempted Captain Thrailkill said the at- CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ the arrest of a suspect on two more Apartments from which the “Peep- rape, the officer said. tempted rape victim reported she PUBLISHER serious charges along with the ing Tom” complaint originated. As a consequence, Polk was was dozing in her apartment when [email protected] lesser offense, county police offi- Edwin M. Polk, 33, of Balti- charged with assault with intent to an intruder threw a cloth over her Mark Kapiloff cials reported. more, was being taken to the apart- rape and burglary as the result of face and held a steel object against ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Pvts. Jack W. Hall and ment for possible identification, his forced entry to the apartment, her neck. The man left, however, [email protected] Bernard Deffinbaugh were credit- Captain Thrailkill said, when the along with the charge that brought when the sexual attack failed. EDITORIAL Brian J. Karem EXECUTIVE EDITOR [email protected] Brandy L. Simms NEWS SPORTS EDITOR [email protected] Ripken serves his fans at Burtonsville restaurant MARK ROBINSON [email protected] around the restaurant for hours to By Neal Earley CITY EDITOR meet Ripken. They brought cards, Write us @neal_earley photos, posters, jerseys and even BARBARA TRAININ BLANK BURTONSVILLE — For stadium seats for the Orioles leg- COPY EDITOR Baltimore Orioles legend and Hall end to sign. A crowd of fans – The Montgomery County Sentinel NEAL EARLEY of Fame player, Cal Ripken, Jr., most of them wearing the Orioles’ [email protected] one of the favorite memories he colors of black and orange – sur- ASSIGNMENTS has had in his 20-year major rounded and packed the restau- welcomes letters. league baseball career was beat- rant. George Smith ing the New York Yankees in a Kids played T-ball games, All letters must be original, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR late-season series in the Bronx.