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FDA deals setback to Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics
United Therapeutics Corp., of Silver Spring, received a setback from the Food and Drug Administration when federal regulators, for the second time, rejected the biopharmaceutical company’s new drug application for oral treprostinil, a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension, which is high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs.
Silver Spring school teacher held on child porn charge
Baltimore County Police have charged a Dundalk man who teaches at a Silver Spring elementary school with one count of possession child pornography. Officers said that 54-year-old Lawrence Joynes was […]
Silver Spring-based Siena School enters a new era
The Siena School, of Silver Spring, a school for bright, college-bound students with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia, is celebrating the opening of a new building, marking the completion of a multimillion-dollar, seven-month renovation that gives it more than twice the space of its former building.
Discovery’s 4th-quarter profit drops
Discovery Communications Inc., of Silver Spring, reported an 8 percent increase in fourth-quarter revenue, but earnings declined, falling short of analysts’ expectations.
Choice Hotels reports good year
Silver Spring-based Choice Hotels International reported increased annual earnings and a record number of franchise contracts Monday as it released its fourth-quarter and full-year results for the year ended Dec. 31.
Six-year-old’s suspension for making gun gesture overturned
“The law says he is not old enough to form intent.”
Silver Spring Transit Center to open in September
SILVER SPRING — Montgomery County officials say they plan to open the $112 million Silver Spring Transit Center by September. The Washington Post reports that the project is two years […]
Regulator opposes Washington Adventist Hospital’s planned move
TAKOMA PARK — A Maryland hospital commission member is recommending the state deny a hospital permission to move from Takoma Park to Silver Spring. Barbara McLean, who is on the […]
Calif. prisoner pleads guilty to 3 Md. rapes
ROCKVILLE — A man in prison in California for several rapes has pleaded guilty to three unsolved rapes in Maryland, extending an already long sentence. Prosecutors in Montgomery County say […]
Ginsburg rejoins board at Young Israel Shomrai Emunah
Yale Ginsburg, a member of Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & Hendler LLC has rejoined the board of directors for Young Israel Shomrai Emunah in Silver Spring. Ginsburg previously served as a […]
Cost of Silver Spring transit hub rises again
SILVER SPRING — Montgomery County officials say the cost of a Silver Spring transit hub has gone up again by about $11 million. The Washington Post reports that the price […]
Eye Opener: Maryland transportation boss steps down
After presiding over the opening of the long-delayed Inter-County Connector and guiding the state into a lauded public-private partnership deal with Ports America Chesapeake, which runs day-to-day operations at the Seagirt […]
