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The Wheaton Library has closed so that construction can begin on a new, combined library and community recreation center. Find out more in this report, below: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Rockville Mayor and Council has voted, 4-1, against accepting the Confederate Soldier statue from Montgomery County and relocating it to the Beall Dawson Historic Park. City Council member Beryl Feinberg opposed the motion. The monument, which is owned by Montgomery County, currently sits in front of the Red Brick Courthouse. After the statue was […]

The grand reopening of Rockville’s Twinbrook Library took place last month. Rock11 Now’s Kolby Ford has the story. Visit our PEG partner Rock 11 Now to view more of its programming.   Related:

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett helped cut the ribbon for the refreshed Twinbrook Library branch at 202 Meadow Hall Drive in Rockville on Saturday. “I am pleased to cut the ribbon for this freshly renewed Twinbrook Branch,” said Leggett at the grand reopening ceremony. “This is the first branch completed under my new CIP refresh […]

Montgomery County officials are overseeing building repairs at the Red Brick Courthouse, 29 Courthouse Square, in the city of Rockville, after some pieces of the historic building fell to the ground from the weight of heavy snow earlier this week. General Services Director David Dise said crews shoveling sidewalks in the area heard a giant […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts this special edition of County Report This Week, which recaps some of the stories that defined 2015 in Montgomery County. Take a look:

The Confederate soldier monument still sits outside the Red Brick Courthouse in Rockville as local officials continue to talk about moving it to a new location. The discussion will resume on Dec. 17th as the statue is one of the items on the Rockville Historic District Commission’s (HDC) agenda . County officials are requesting a Certificate […]

David Dise, director of the Department of General Services (DGS) for Montgomery County, said he is calling for radon tests of county facilities following news that 26 Montgomery County public schools and two other MCPS buildings tested positive for elevated levels of radon. “Given the results reported by MCPS, I have initiated an investigation of […]

Montgomery County is moving towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving money by using solar energy. The first phase of solar panel installation in public county buildings is underway and the first building to get the panels is the Jane Lawton Community Recreation Center. Lorna Virgili has more about the county’s solar initiative. Visit our […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has announced the County’s largest solar initiative ever. According to a news release, the solar initiative with SolarCity encompasses 14 individual projects and is expected to produce approximately six million kilowatt-hours each year – enough to power nearly 600 average size homes. According to a county news release, Montgomery County […]