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U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Council President Roger Berliner and the state lawmakers for District 18 have written the State Highway Administration asking for an update to improvements to a section of River Road, which was the site of a horrific Feb. 27, 2016, crash. Three members of the Buarque de Macedo family died trying […]

Montgomery County Council members Tuesday called County Executive Ike Leggett’s proposed budget a good start. They said they were sure the spending plan would go through changes as it passes through council committees before its adoption. “It’s a solid template that we will modify as we do, but it’s a good starting point for our […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget calls for the county to contribute $136.8 million toward its $309.3 million budget, a $2 million increase over last year’s contribution. The college, however, sought a $7.4 million increase. In a statement released Wednesday, college President DeRionne Pollard said the college would ask the County Council for […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett released his proposed budget Tuesday totaling $5.4 billion, a 2.7 percent increase over last year, which includes an increase in school funding and expanded library hours. “Overall I think the budget is a sound one because we’re providing reserves and dealing with critical needs in the county,” Leggett said in […]

Who did we leave out? Let us know in the comments and we’ll find out. Rockville to resume refuse/recycling collection on Wednesday   Council President @RogerBerliner just said the Long Branch town hall scheduled for tomorrow night has been canceled. — MCM-Doug (@Media_Doug) March 14, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/LakeforestMall/posts/1619300854765561 https://www.facebook.com/WestfieldMontgomery/posts/10154401337693663 https://www.facebook.com/WestfieldWheaton/posts/1512594925431380 Parking at County-owned parking garages will […]

Council President Roger Berliner discussed the impending release of County Executive Ike Leggett’s budget and how President Trump’s budget would affect Montgomery County. He also talked about the Tobytown cemetery and funding for the Corridor Cities Transitway and Bus Rapid Transit. He also described an upcoming letter from U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and District 16 […]

News reports say the Trump administration is seeking a historic cut in the federal work force, likely to affect Montgomery County, the home of scores of federal workers. “Montgomery County has more federal workers than any jurisdiction in the region, and so if you’re slashing the federal payroll, you are obviously having a significant impact […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said the county had begun to institute its snow-removal plan as the region braces for a big nor’easter heading toward the mid-Atlantic. “Unfortunately over the last few years I now know more about snow removal than I ever wanted to know in my lifetime,” Leggett said Monday morning. In January […]

Takoma Park Police Chief Alan Goldberg resigned Friday after more than four years at the top of the department. In a statement posted on the city’s website, city manager Suzanne Ludlow accepted Goldberg’s resignation “for personal reasons.” Ludlow will conduct a national search for a new chief. While that takes place, three Takoma Park captains […]

A lot of public safety news were top stories last week, including a fatal house fire, a gun store robbery and a Montgomery County Public Schools bus driver arrested on sex charges. But to even out the bad news, one of our top stories also was a group of students creating an opera.   UPDATED: […]