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Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church will host a lecture by Congressman Jamie Raskin on the constitutional meaning of impeachment in American Democracy Sunday, November 10 at 7 p.m. Congressman Raskin is a constitutional scholar and was a professor of constitutional law for more than a quarter-century at American University Washington College of Law before entering […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has added a sixth budget forum about fiscal 2021 (FY21) Operating Budget priorities. The forum takes place Monday, December 9 and will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Leisure World’s Maryland Room in Clubhouse One, located at 3700 Rossmoor Boulevard in Silver Spring. The remaining fiscal 2021 operating budget forums will […]

Update at 11:20 a.m.: All lanes are now open on the Capital Beltway near the I-270 split. An overturned tanker truck blocked lanes earlier Wednesday morning. FINAL: Tractor Trailer Crash. I-495 WB (OL) near I-270 (Exit 35). Montgomery County, MD. Incident has cleared and all travel lanes are now open. Delays begin near US-29 (Exit […]

Peak fall foliage has come and gone but there are still plenty of scenic views and drives in Montgomery County this time of year. One such place is Montevideo Road in Poolesville off of River Road near the Rocklands Farm Winery and not far from Homestead Farms. It is one of many rustic roads in […]

The County Council unanimously confirmed Marcus Jones as the new chief for Montgomery County police. Jones, who has been serving as the acting chief of police since June, was officially nominated by County Executive Marc Elrich for the post on Oct. 2. https://twitter.com/TVJordanLindsay/status/1191742656956837889?s=20 https://twitter.com/TVJordanLindsay/status/1191747587105345537?s=20 https://twitter.com/TVJordanLindsay/status/1191748700554575872?s=20 https://twitter.com/TVJordanLindsay/status/1191808735297101825?s=20

Councilmember Andrew Friedson is holding a Community Conversation with District 1 residents at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Bethesda Elementary School. Bethesda Police District Commander Sean Gagen will join Friedson to engage with residents and learn about what is important to them. The discussion will cover both countywide and neighborhood issues in District 1. […]

Mark Uncapher hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Uncapher and the panel discuss the Washington Nationals World Series championship run, tax implications to implement education recommendations from the Kirwan Commission, County owned liquor stores lose $5 million a year, and the best way to reduce gridlock on I-270. This […]

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.

A former Silver Spring doctor has been sentenced to two years in prison because of a scheme to collect more than $517,000 of her dead mother’s retirement benefits, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis also sentenced Crystal Mebane McGinty, 59, with three years of supervised release and […]

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