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April 13, 2019 | 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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April 12, 2019 | Staff Writer

Spirits’ Star Mallory Pugh Rejects Comparisons, Wants to Establish Own Identity

Mallory Pugh just wants to play. She has been a star in her sport for years now despite her ripe old age of 20 years old. She was the U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year and Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year in 2015. In 2016, she became the youngest female […]

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April 12, 2019 | Staff Writer

Longtime Gaithersburg Football Coach Kephart Announces Retirement

One of the last links to the “old guard” in Montgomery County high school football, Kreg Kephart, has announced that he is retiring. He coached over three decades at Gaithersburg winning a state title, several division titles, and helped send close to a 100 players to play football in college. Kephart was inducted into the […]

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April 11, 2019 | Staff Writer

Caps Begin Quest to Defend the Cup

Alex Ovechkin and his teammates will begin their defense of the Stanley Cup tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes at Capital One Arena. Games one and two of the best-of-seven NHL playoff series will be at home followed by games three and four at Carolina. If the series goes beyond four games, they would play in […]

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April 11, 2019 | Staff Writer

Police Release Surveillance Video in Effort to Nab Aspen Hill Thief

Wheaton police district investigators are asking the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a number of thefts in Aspen Hill. A package was taken from the front porch of a home and property was taken from a car, police said. Investigators believe that both thefts were committed by the same suspect: […]

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April 8, 2019 | Staff Writer

Economic Development Chief Resigning after Three Years

David Petr, the first president and CEO of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corp., announced Monday he would leave the EDC this fall to relocate to Texas for family reasons. Three years ago, Petr assumed the lead of the organization, which took over most of the county’s economic development efforts. He built the organization from […]

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April 8, 2019 | Staff Writer

21 This Week: Another Potomac Crossing?

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss the need for another bridge over the Potomac, the impact of the recent County Council attacks on the police, and an update on the Maryland legislative session as it draws to a close on April 8. […]

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April 5, 2019 | 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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April 4, 2019 | Staff Writer

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Pepco Announces Utility Work in Gaithersburg Area Until Late June

Pepco sent out a press release about utility work that’s going to be conducted in Olde Towne Gaithersburg from “early April to late June.” Read the press release below for more details: “Pepco has announced that significant utility work will be taking place in the vicinity of Frederick, Summit and Diamond Avenues in Olde Towne […]

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April 4, 2019 | Staff Writer

The Universities at Shady Grove April 6 Expo Targets Potential Undergraduates

Expo Includes Campus Tours, Scholarship and Financial Aid Advice The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) will hold a Undergraduate Expo Saturday, Apr. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. USG is part of the University System of Maryland and offers approximately 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs from nine different state universities on the Rockville campus. […]

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