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You are almost to the weekend! Here are five things to know today, June 19th, in Montgomery County: 1. Ordering Alcohol: The Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control is scheduled to meet today with the county’s ad hoc committee on liquor control to talk about plans to update and improve the department’s inventory and ordering systems. […]

If you are planning on taking your Maryland driver’s license road test, a graph exclusively obtained by MyMCMedia could help steer you in the direction of which of the 18 Motor Vehicle Administration testing sites will give you the best odds of passing the test. Hint: Gaithersburg’s MVA has the fifth highest fail rate in the […]

The mother of the missing Hoggle toddlers is scheduled for a July trial in the misdemeanor charges she faces in their disappearance. Catherine Hoggle is being treated for mental illness at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center charged with child neglect and obstructing and hindering an investigation in connection with the disappearance of her two […]

The Montgomery County Historical Society has offered to manage the digital archives of the now-defunct Gazette newspapers. Matt Logan, executive director of the Montgomery County Historical Society, said he has called officials at The Gazette to offer the society as a landing spot for the digital documents of the newspaper that published its last edition June 17. […]

Here are five things to know today, June 18th, in Montgomery County: 1. Economic Reorganization: The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee is scheduled to discuss County Executive Isiah Leggett’s economic development reorganization plan today. 2. Small Business University: Today’s featured speaker is Cari Shane, /’sas∙s’ē/ agency principal and her topic is “Social Media […]

The Montgomery County Swim League season is underway and under some cloudy skies swimmers at Westleigh and Quince Orchard reached for the wall Wednesday night. PHOTOS | Phil Fabrizio

A national program to help combat veterans and active military through flyfishing and yoga reeled in a $20,000 grant today from a local bioscience company. Emergent BioSolutions with headquarters in Gaithersburg today donated $20,000 to the Rivers of Recovery organization. Rivers of Recovery specializes in the rehabilitation of combat veterans suffering with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), […]

As The Gazette hits driveways and front stoops for the last time today, questions turn to how to preserve what has already been published. Rockville Councilmember Tom Moore told MyMCMedia he has reached out to The Washington Post to find out plans to archive the issues, but he said he has not gotten a response. […]

The nearly half a million students who got less time to take a portion of the SAT on June 6 will now have the option to retake that test for free in October. According to an email from The College Board, the company that distributes the SAT- a right of passage and cause of angst […]

Here are five things to know today, June 17th, in Montgomery County: 1. Transgender Forum: Montgomery County’s Office of Human Rights (OHR) and the Human Rights Commission will co-host a community forum on transgender issues, “Exploring Our Diversity,” tonight, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Silver Spring Civic Building. 2. Congratulations Graduate: Gateway to College […]