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Hate-fueled invective has filled the lines of communication into the Montgomery County Public Schools in the wake of rape allegations of Rockville High School. Many of the email messages can’t be repeated because of the profanity, but the messages that lack profanity contain disturbing images. One message to Superintendent Jack Smith: “For the glory of […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner said Monday he was working with Councilmember Craig Rice to develop an inventory of burial sites, which could be consulted when development is proposed. He talked about it at his weekly meeting with reporters.

As Montgomery County Public Schools completes a safety audit of Rockville High School, County Council President Roger Berliner pledged Monday the council will ensure the school system has adequate funding. “I have informed the superintendent that I will support any additional funding that is required to ensure our schools have the resources they need to […]

At his weekly meeting with reporters Monday, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner discussed money for Rockville High School security, funding for Metro, a potential lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration over plane noise from flights going into and out of Reagan National, a potential inventory of county burial sites that could be consulted before […]

Here are five things to know today, March 27, in Montgomery County: 1. Rockville’s Mayor and Council plans a hearing on whether to expand its smoking and vaping ban to establishments with outdoor seating. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall. 2. Gaithersburg’s Mayor and Council has scheduled a work session on the […]

Talk about a sad week for the news. Stories about Rockville High School — the rape allegations and their aftermath — dominated our web traffic reports. But the week also saw the horrific explosion of a home and the owner’s death.   Callers Threaten Rockville High UPDATED: Montgomery School Board Raises New Objection to Labor Day […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner said Monday that he has delayed a vote on bus rapid transit on U.S. 29, waiting for the county’s Department of Transportation to fulfill the council’s desire for public engagement on the project. “When we took up the BRT master plan … one of the most important issues was […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner said Monday he would propose changes to legislation he is supporting that would force county retirement funds to divest their holdings in fossil fuel companies. Berliner first proposed the legislation in October. Since then, a Leggett administration analysis claims the funds could lose as much as $27 million a […]

Council President Roger Berliner said the recent rape allegations at Rockville High School reinforce what Montgomery County does, which is cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At his weekly meeting with reporters, Berliner said he had received emails from county residents calling Montgomery a “sanctuary county.” He disagreed with the characterization. Sanctuary counties, he said, […]