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April 5, 2017 | Juanita Farmer, CPA

Last Minute Filing Tips for 2016 Tax Returns

Are you one of the millions of Americans who hasn’t filed (or even started) your taxes yet? With the April 18 tax filing deadline quickly approaching, here is some last minute tax advice for you. 1. Stop Procrastinating. Resist the temptation to put off your taxes until the very last minute. It takes time to […]

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April 3, 2017 | Daryl Schultz

Whitman Boy’s LAX defeats Sherwood 12-4 last Wednesday (PHOTOS)

Sherwood High School Sandy Spring, Maryland Wednesday evening. The visiting Viking’s boy’s lacrosse team of Whitman High outscored the Warriors of Sherwood High School 12-4 in an early season match up this past Wednesday night.  It was apparent 15 seconds into the contest that Whitman came ready to play as they scored the first of […]

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March 31, 2017 | Elizabeth Ortega-Lohmeyer

Montgomery County Recreation Calendar for April

April 1: Season Kick-off – Youth Flag Football League Mid County Community Recreation Center 2004 Queensguard Road, Silver Spring, MD 20906 240.777.6870 10 a.m. We will also host a free optional Football Combine for any registrant.     April 1:  Summer Camp Registration Montgomery County Recreation offers a wide variety of exciting summer programs throughout […]

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March 31, 2017 | Mark Avallone, MBA, CFP®, CRPS®, AIF®

March – Here’s To Your Wealth

The U.S. Stock Market performance soared from the November elections until the end of February. And to borrow from a well-known phrase, March’s performance came in like a lion and is going out like a lamb. The good news is that although the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen over 500 points as of March […]

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March 30, 2017 | Marian Merewitz

Connecting Our Community: Category Five Wind Ensemble (VIDEO)

On this episode of Connecting Our Community, host Pat Shoemaker is joined by the chairman and conductor for the Category 5 Wind Ensemble, Dan Sitomer. Learn how these talented volunteers go around Maryland to encourage and promote music. To learn more about the Category 5 Wind Ensemble you can visit their website, Category5WindEnsemble.org

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March 29, 2017 | Larry Merewitz

YouTube- For Your Future

  Many people use YouTube to look up information on how to do DIY projects, fix things, recipes etc. There was a time when to figure out how to do anything you had to go to the library and search encyclopedias, or go to the book store to buy a book with information on cars, bikes […]

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March 28, 2017 | Tonia Bui

Insights on Helping Other Women Succeed in Politics and Beyond

As Women’s History Month in March wraps up, I want to acknowledge other female political operatives who have supported me as I encountered the many challenges associated with being involved in politics. Women greatly need other women to back them, especially in male dominated settings of political campaign work.  For this month’s issue of PWP, […]

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March 27, 2017 | Larry Merewitz

YouTube- For Your Future

  Many people use YouTube to look up information on how to do DIY projects, fix things, recipes etc. There was a time when to figure out how to do anything you had to go to the library and search encyclopedias, or go to the book store to buy a book with information on cars, bikes […]

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March 24, 2017 | Mark Avallone, MBA, CFP®, CRPS®, AIF®

Not So Fast: The Risks Of Co-Signing A Credit Card

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend,” famously counsels Polonius in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Today he might have said, “Neither a borrower nor co-signer be.” Co-signing on loans for friends or family members is entered into with good intentions, but many people are unaware of the risks associated […]

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March 22, 2017 | Laura Rowles

GGCC Hosts Big Data for Business Seminar on April 4

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) invites you to its Big Data for Business seminar on April 4.  The event is sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus and M & T Bank. Why should you attend? Why would you even care about data? Is this seminar even for me? It is. This seminar will help companies […]

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