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Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando’s virtual storytime on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. will feature Olympic gold medalist and swimmer Katie Ledecky. https://www.facebook.com/Councilmemberjawando/posts/1107428759650302 As a Montgomery County native, Ledecky grew up in Bethesda and graduated from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in 2015. Ledecky swam in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games, earning a […]

There will be a town hall-style listening session about policing in Montgomery County on Monday, June 8, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. County Council Vice President Tom Hucker, Councilmember Will Jawando, MCPD Chief Marcus Jones, State Senator Will Smith, and a representative from the NAACP are among the people who will be a part of […]

Dominique Dawes, the Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast from Silver Spring, will join Councilmember Will Jawando for his daily virtual story time Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The stories will be read live on Jawando’s Facebook page. Jawando has been reading stories virtually to children since schools moved online because of the coronavirus. He’s been joined for […]

It is Friday, May 15, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Business Briefing: Council President Sidney Katz hosts the third in a series of business and economic development briefings at 12:30 p.m.  Email Councilmember.Katz@montgomerycountymd.gov to register for the zoom meeting and submit questions. 2. CARES Act Programs to Help Small […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando announced a special guest for his daily virtual storytime Friday: Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo. Erivo starred in the 2019 biographical film “Harriet,” about abolitionist Harriet Tubman. In 2016, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Celie Harris in The Color Purple. She […]

Kingdom Fellowship Church will distribute 500 boxes of free groceries in Montgomery County. The Grab N’ Go food distribution will take place Saturday starting at 11 a.m. The location is the East County Community Recreation Center, located at 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring. The food distribution is in partnership with Kingdom Fellowship Church, Councilmember […]

It is Friday, May 8, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Montgomery County Police Investigate: A White Oak man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon by a police officer responding to a call reporting a man wielding a large knife. Police anticipate releasing the identity of the deceased today. 2. […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Evan Glass and Will Jawando will hold a virtual tenant townhall Thursday at 7 p.m. Topics of discussion include renter assistance programs and emergency rent stabilization. Register here.  🚨Join Councilmembers @EvanMGlass and @willjawando for a virtual tenant townhall on April 30 at 7 p.m. They will provide updates on their efforts to […]

Los miembros del Concejo del condado de Montgomery votaron por unanimidad para aprobar la Ley de ayuda para inquilinos COVID-19, el jueves. Según el proyecto de ley, los propietarios no pueden aumentar el alquiler residencial más del 2.6 por ciento durante el estado de emergencia COVID-19 y durante 180 días después de que el gobernador […]

Montgomery County council members voted unanimously to pass the COVID-19 Renter Relief Act Thursday.   Under the bill, landlords cannot increase residential rent higher than 2.6 percent during the COVID-19 state of emergency and for 180 days after the emergency is declared over by Gov. Larry Hogan. Any rent increase higher than 2.6 percent that takes […]