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The county’s Child Protective Services has dropped neglect charges in the second case against a Silver Spring couple at the center of the “free range parenting case.” According to a news release from the couple’s lawyer office, CPS has dropped all cases against the couple. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv received a letter from CPS on June […]

It is official. The new Silver Spring Library is open to the public. State, county, and library officials along with more than 400 people, celebrated the new facility during a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 20 in Silver Spring. And it's official, the #newSilverSpringLibrary is open to the public. pic.twitter.com/KSm198fh59 — Aline Barros (@AlineBarros2) June 20, […]

It looked like the last hour of a home improvement show, when finishing touches are being applied, new furniture is moved to the right place, and painting is still fresh. The only thing left is the last segment when the owners of the house walk in. After 18 months of construction, the owners of the new […]

Team of Starts, a program in Rockville part of the nonprofit Project Change, is offering a free summer camp program to teens who qualify for FARMS- Montgomery County Public School free and reduced meal program. Camp is from June 29 to July 30 and runs Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Debra […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Laurie-Anne Sayles, Gaithersburg City Council candidate, said she wants to bring the community together and include residents in the decision-making process that happens at the city level. Sayles announced her Gaithersburg City Council candidacy at the Celebrate Gaithersburg Festival on June 14. She is also a former candidate for District 17 […]

The first forum to talk about transgender issues was held in Silver Spring on June 17 at the Civic Building. The Montgomery County Office of Human Rights hosted this conversation to raise awareness and educate the community. Keith Thirion, director of advocacy and program at Equality Maryland, said the message is that transgender people are […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Laurie-Anne Sayles announces her Gaithersburg City Council candidacy at the Celebrate Gaithersburg Festival on June 14. “This is a place I believe I can really make a difference,” Sayles said. Sayles is also a former candidate for District 17 delegate. The city’s election is set for Nov. 3rd.

For Oscar Rivera, 20, going to college was an “expensive” idea. He attended Rockville High School and then joined ACES- Achievement Collegiate Excellence and Sucess program designed to assist thousands of at-risk youth who are underrepresented in college. Rivera will graduate from Montgomery College in 2016. Rivera will graduate from Montgomery College in 2016. On […]

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with county officials and members of the community on June 16 at the International Cultural Center in Montgomery Village. Members of the county’s Faith Community Working Group said Johnson requested the meeting to be closed to the press. Only those who registered prior to June 8 were […]

June is national lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride month and the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights is scheduled to host the first community forum on transgender issues. The public meeting is set for June 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Silver Spring at the Civic Building. James Stowe, director at the […]