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June 27, 2015 | Staff Writer

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A Preview (VIDEO)

Here’s a preview of the next episode of “21 This Week.” “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. You can watch the show at 11 a.m. and […]

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June 26, 2015 | Laura Rowles

GGCC Conducts Ribbon Cutting for DOVES

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) conducted a “Ribbon Cutting” Ceremony for Delivering Opportunities thru Vocational Education Services (DOVES), located at 438 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 215 in Gaithersburg on June 23RD. DOVES enriches and empowers the community by providing career development, information technology services, vocational, and job skills training that promote individual growth and […]

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June 26, 2015 | Staff Writer

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Montgomery Week in Review (VIDEO)

Mariana Cordier hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Her guests include Greg Wims, Linna Barnes, Gary Fink and Barry Thompson. Topics discussed this week include a local Rotary Club project to provide clean water in Africa, the importance of local news, spiritual care for hospice patients and honey bees in the county. You […]

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June 25, 2015 | Lindsey Seegers

Burritos and Pizza: It’s What’s for Breakfast

June rounds out another series of Cooking Matters at the Store tours–that’s 200 Manna clients attending in-store nutrition classes in just three months! While I’ve shared some exciting updates about our bi-lingual store tours, we’ve begun an additional class format that allows us to reach even further into the marginalized area of our community. “Pop-Up […]

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June 25, 2015 | Laura Rowles

GGCC Names Huntley & Olenick to Board

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) is pleased to announce that Liz Huntley of MedImmune  and John Olenick of M&T Bank, have been elected to the GGCC Board of Directors. “It’s great to have people willing to volunteer their time and serve the business community. We are very happy to have Liz and John join […]

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June 23, 2015 | Mary Ruth McGinn

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The Last Word

In their final words to the company on the last day of school, the students bared their souls in sharing their deepest emotions and heartfelt wishes for all. Though we will miss this circle and those who complete it, we will now move on to form new circles. And through these circles we will pass […]

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June 23, 2015 | Jeff Getek

Let’s Move and Riderwood Team to Fight Hunger

The summer season is traditionally the most difficult time for food banks across the nation to stock their pantries. While the need to serve their clients still exists, the focus of most people is on vacation and leisure activities. The Sales Department of Riderwood, the Erickson Living retirement community in Silver Spring, teamed with Let’s […]

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June 23, 2015 | Laura Rowles

GGCC Celebrates a 10,000 Milestone

As the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) prepared for their Business Networking After Five on June 18 they were entering the event knowing that it would be this event that would mark their 10,000 attendee in the past five years. Entering the event they had recorded 9,985 attendees since 2010. “We knew we were a […]

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June 22, 2015 | Mary Ruth McGinn

Words of Wisdom

On the last day of school, known as Move Up Day, all students travel as a group to meet their new teachers in the next grade level. Members of Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company made banners of welcome for the incoming company with sincere, thought provoking messages. They also wrote individual letters. Their words […]

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June 22, 2015 | Staff Writer

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Watch the Latest “21 This Week” (VIDEO)

Susan Heltemes hosts the latest episode of “21 This Week,” which begins with a discussion about the environment and the closing of the local Gazette newspaper. There’s also a discussion about the education budget and more. You can watch the show in its entirely, below: This week show’s panel of political observers includes Rich Parsons, Nicolee […]

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