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January 8, 2020 | Staff Writer

County Holiday Giving Project Assisted More than 11,000 Families in 2019

As we look back on 2019 and set goals for the new year, we need to remind ourselves of the importance of giving back to our communities. In Montgomery County, the child poverty rate is over 9 percent and 35 percent of the public school students qualify for free or reduced price meals. A family […]

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January 8, 2020 | Staff Writer

21 This Week: Baltimore Murder Rate Climbs, MCPS Achievement Gap

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: Standardized test results for MCPS students continue to decline. The murder rate in Baltimore City climbs to the deadliest since 1993. Governor Hogan promises that Maryland will continue accepting refugees. A look forward to the top […]

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January 7, 2020 | Staff Writer

Board of Education Meeting Thursday to Include Boundary Analysis Update

Montgomery County Board of Education will meet Thursday at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with public agenda items beginning at 11 a.m. The agenda includes a discussion on the districtwide boundary analysis at 12:30 p.m. Also on the agenda is a discussion of […]

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January 7, 2020 | Staff Writer

Police Release Surveillance Video of Man Suspected of Montgomery Village Thefts from Cars

Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the man in the surveillance video that captured a theft from a car in Montgomery Village on Jan 2. The theft occurred at about 5:30 a.m. Jan. 2 in the garage of a home on Dellcastle Road. The man stole items from a car […]

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January 6, 2020 | Staff Writer

New Traffic, Pedestrian Signal Goes Live Thursday on Georgia Avenue

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will activate a new traffic and pedestrian signal at the intersection of May Street/Rippling Brook Drive on MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) in Silver Spring. Since Monday, the signal has been under a three-day mandatory flash mode to help familiarize drivers with the signal system. It goes live […]

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January 6, 2020 | Staff Writer

Possible Snow in the Forecast for Tuesday

It’s been cold out, but the National Weather Service forecast has a reminder that it’s still winter. The meteorologists are predicting snow for Tuesday. The NWS says rain and snow are likely, mostly after 4 p.m., just in time for rush hour. It’s expected to be mostly cloudy, with a high near a snow-melting 38 […]

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January 6, 2020 | Staff Writer

UPDATE: Male Teen Shot Sunday in Downtown Silver Spring

Update (12:13 p.m.): Montgomery County Police released a statement about the shooting incident that occurred on the 900 block of Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring Sunday. According to police, when officers responded to calls about the shooting at around 5:50 p.m., they located a 15-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound.  The teen was taken […]

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January 6, 2020 | Staff Writer

Police Say Gaithersburg Teen Found Safe

Update, 10:06 a.m., Monday, Jan. 6: Montgomery County police released a statement that Eimy Henriquez has been located safe and unharmed. Original post: A 16-year-old Gaithersburg girl is missing and Montgomery County police are hoping the public can help find her. Eimy Henriquez was last seen by family at approximately 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, […]

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January 3, 2020 | Staff Writer

Montgomery County Fire Crews Help With PG County Blaze

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were among three local jurisdictions to aid in a large apartment fire in Prince George’s County on Friday morning. Just after 2:00 a.m., fire crews from Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and Howard County responded to the 9100 block of Scott Adam Court in Laurel for the reported apartment […]

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January 3, 2020 | Staff Writer

County Recreation Department Hiring Seasonal Employees

The Montgomery County Department of Recreation is currently looking to fill part-time seasonal positions for the upcoming summer season. The department will host four job fairs in the next two months for anyone interested in this opportunity. The schedule of the four job fairs is: Tuesday, Jan. 7 from 3 to 7 p.m. Plum Gar […]

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