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Este lunes es el primer día oficial de los Pueblos Indígenas en el condado de Montgomery desde su fundación, que se remonta a septiembre de 1776. La concejal del condado de Montgomery, Nancy Navarro, inició una resolución en julio que reconocería el segundo lunes de octubre como el Día de los Pueblos Indígenas, sustituyendo lo […]

Rockville’s Mayor and City Council recognized Oct. 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, at their city council meeting, Oct. 5. The unanimous decision puts forth every second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Rockville. The city council reimagines Columbus Day, moving forward, as an opportunity to celebrate the heritage and resilience of indigenous peoples. […]

Councilmember Nancy Navarro introduced a resolution Tuesday that would officially recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Currently that day on the calendar is known as Columbus Day. October 12, 2020 would officially be the first celebratory day if the bill is passed. The resolution also directs all official calendars to be […]

It’s Columbus Day! Here are five more things to know today, Oct. 12th, in Montgomery County: 1. If you are flying Southwest Airlines today, company officials are advising you to arrive at the airport two hours early and to print your boarding passes because of some technical issues impacting customer service. 2. The Mayor and […]

Columbus Day hardly gets much notice lately. There are furniture store sales, some government offices and banks are closed, a parade in New York City that is no longer nationally televised, and he’s no longer held up like a hero to school children. I feel sorriest for kids everywhere who, it seems, are only entitled […]

On Oct. 13, Metro will operate service on the following schedules: Metrorail: The rail system will open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight. Trains will operate at Saturday service intervals (every 6 to 12 minutes during daytime hours). There is no scheduled track work on Monday. Parking at Metro-owned lots and garages is free […]

Residents are reminded that Montgomery County government and Montgomery County Public Schools do not observe Columbus Day on Oct. 14 as an official holiday. Most Montgomery County services will operate and facilities will be open on that day. Ride On and most other county services will operate on the normal weekly schedule. Because the State […]