Top Five Stories: Fire, New School, New Chief

If you missed any news last week, this should get you caught up. Click on the links to read more.

Koch Homes and Classic Communities Corp. want to build 2,060 homes west of Maryland Route 3 in the area of the Capitol Raceway. To move things along, they've said they will pay $38 million for an elementary school. Read and of the Two Rivers proposal. 

T.J. and Jennifer Hontz and their four children have been left searching for a new place to live after a fire damaged the townhouse they were renting in Hanover. Patch The family's oldest boy is scheduled to have heart surgery next month.

The big county-wide story last week was the news that Chief James A. Teare would retire Aug. 1, and that state prosecutors have dropped an investigation into his involvement with County Executive John R. Leopold, who will face trial in Sepember on charges relating to his use of the police department. Teare will be replaced by Maj. Pamela Davis, a 19-year veteran of the force.

The big grocery store on Maryland Route 3 said it will open Oct. 28 and is looking to fill 360 part-time positions. Anyone can apply at www.wegmans.com/careers.

This one got a lot of buzz from readers. Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-District 21) wrote a letter to the public service commission urging for fines of up to $100 million against BGE and PEPCO relating to the power outages following the derecho storm. The money, according to Rosapepe, would to fund workers who would help address long-term outages.