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La renovación no amenazará la vivienda asequible en los apartamentos de Halpine View en Rockville, según a un acuerdo del condado para preservar sus 564 unidades asequibles. Alguna renovación de los apartamentos debe incluir un reemplazo, uno por uno, de unidades asequibles con restricciones de ingresos, explicó el ejecutivo del condado Marc Elrich, durante una […]

With extreme heat and hyperthermia warnings expected to continue throughout the summer, Montgomery County wants its homeless population to know that homeless shelters will be open day and night. “During the pandemic, we’ve kept all our shelters open like it was an [extreme weather] event,” Mary Anderson, the county’s health and human services spokeswoman said. […]

After 27 years working for the City of Takoma Park, City Manager Suzanne Ludlow will retire on Thursday. Ludlow started working for Takoma Park in 1993 as the assistant director of housing and community development. She’s worked in a number of different roles for the city, including as deputy city manager in 2008. She served […]

Un tren de carga de CSX atropelló fatalmente a una persona en Gaithersburg el sábado por la noche. Alrededor de 10:19 de la noche, un tren atropelló a una persona en los rieles cerca de la calle de Quince Orchard, dijo la portavoz de transporte de CSX, Sheriee Bowman. El servicio de bomberos y rescate […]

The Montgomery County Council is accepting applicants to serve on its Board of Appeals, the five-member quasi-judicial panel which settles land zoning and development disputes. The open position can be filled by a Democrat, Republican or a voter not affiliated with any political party. Current board member Caryn Hines’ term expires in September, creating an […]

Kristin Mink, a candidate for Montgomery County Council, tweeted on June 22 that she received a death threat through her campaign website. The anonymous threat, which targeted Mink, her husband and children, claimed to “track” Mink on Facebook and included threats of physical violence. “I had hoped that this being a local race, where the […]

Luego de 42 años en el negocio, Westwood Pet Center cerrará sus puertas el 30 de junio. La tienda, localizada en Westwood Shopping Center en Bethesda, ha sido operada y de propiedad familiar desde 1972. Dave Griffin, de 63 años, abrió la tienda cuando tenía 21 años. Su trabajo en la industria de alimentos domésticos […]

After 42 years in business, Westwood Pet Center will close its doors on June 30. The store, located in the Westwood Shopping Center in Bethesda, has been family-owned and operated since 1972. Dave Griffin, 63, opened the store when he was 21 years old. His work in the pet food industry and passion for animals […]

The City of Gaithersburg won’t have fireworks or its traditional summer festival this Fourth of July. Instead, due to “uncertainty about gatherings” the city will delay its fireworks display until Labor Day weekend. 🎆Due to uncertainty about gatherings during the planning stages the fireworks display could not be coordinated in time for the 4th BUT […]

This year, Rockville will officially celebrate June 19, or Juneteenth, for the first time in its history. Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to make sure that all enslaved people were freed. The troops reached Texas two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves […]