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October 1, 2018 | Staff Writer

Motorists Urged to Stay Alert for Deer During the Fall Season

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges drivers to be alert for deer wandering onto local roadways as they look for food or mates. Last year, their were 3,364 deer-vehicle collisions on roadways in Montgomery County, according to the Maryland Annual Deer Report by the DNR. This fall, officials with the Maryland Department of […]

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September 30, 2018 | Staff Writer

Update: Spencerville Murder-Suicide Victims Identified

Update, 3 p.m.: Montgomery County police detectives identified the man and woman who died in a home in the Spencerville home as a result of a murder-suicide. The 53-year-old female is being identified as Bonny Jean Dibble. The 56-year-old male is being identified as Stuart Michael Shamberger. Dibble and Shamberger were involved in a relationship […]

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September 30, 2018 | Staff Writer

21 This Week: Dems Donating to Hogan; Kavanaugh and Ford Senate Hearings

Casey Aiken if the host for the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss Democrats donating to the Hogan campaign, the recent and upcoming County Executive Candidate forums, David Trone’s medical status, and the Senate hearing involving Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford. This week’s panel of political observers […]

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September 28, 2018 | Staff Writer

21 This Week Preview

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

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September 28, 2018 | Staff Writer

County Council Committees Meet Monday Oct. 1

Two Montgomery County Council committees are meeting Monday. All meetings are held in the Council Office Building located at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. Below is the committee schedule: The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. to review a zoning amendment (ZTA 18-11) on small cell towers. View […]

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September 28, 2018 | Staff Writer

Sobriety Checkpoint sign

Sobriety Checkpoint Set for Sunday

Officers from Montgomery County police and troopers from Maryland State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Sunday. This enforcement is a component of the police departments’ continuing efforts to curb impaired driving and underage drinking. The exact location of the checkpoint will not be disclosed to the public in advance. The checkpoint will start […]

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September 28, 2018 | Staff Writer

Cast your Vote for the Monty Viewers Choice Award

Each year we honor our many volunteers and celebrate excellence in community media at the Monty Awards. Please cast your vote for the best studio or field production in the viewers choice category.

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September 28, 2018 | Staff Writer

The Return of the Prodigal Sun

Mow your lawn. Wash your car. The sun is going to shine, shine, shine, at least for the next few days. It’s not often that a nice weather forecast is major news. “It’s not a normal year. It’s not an average year,” said Jeremy Geiger, meteorologist for the National Weather Service. Weather stations, he said, […]

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September 28, 2018 | Staff Writer

MYDM #56

Here’s a clip from Manage Your Damn Money #56 with Ben Carter and Malcolm Ethridge: https://youtu.be/hXr10XKZlwE In the clip, Ben and Malcolm discuss some of the details presented in a Vox.com piece, which you can find here.

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September 28, 2018 | Staff Writer

Voter Registration, Election Worker Drives Set for Montgomery Libraries

Montgomery County Board of Elections will conduct these voter registration and election worker recruitment drives Oct. 1 through Oct. 16 at local public libraries: Monday, Oct. 1 (5 p.m.-8 p.m.) Aspen Hill, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville Tuesday, Oct. 2 (5 p.m.-8 p.m.) Chevy Chase, 8005 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase Wednesday, Oct. 3 (5 p.m.-8 […]

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