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December 22, 2016 | Staff Writer

County Report this Week (VIDEO)

In this special edition of County Report This Week, Anqoinette Crosby takes a look back at some of the biggest stories of 2016 in Montgomery County.

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January 5, 2016 | Sonya Burke

Owner of Mel’s Rink Meets with County Officials (VIDEO)

The owner of Mel’s Rink, Marc Kohn, met with county officials this week to discuss his backyard ice rink, which is located in the Agricultural Reserve, in Poolesville. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Permitting Services Director Diane Schwartz Jones talks about that meeting and the county’s concerns with the rink. County inspectors issued a notice […]

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December 31, 2015 | Staff Writer

Mel’s Rink in Poolesville (PHOTOS)

UPDATED A Poolesville resident, Marc Kohn, has constructed a synthetic ice rink in his Poolesville backyard on Sugarland Road in memory of his stepdaughter, who passed away in July and who loved hockey. In December, he invited the community to skate and play hockey at the rink. But, according to published reports, Montgomery County officials […]

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May 14, 2015 | Staff Writer

Groundbreaking at Westside at Shady Grove Metro (VIDEO)

A groundbreaking ceremony was held this week for the first redevelopment project under County Executive Isiah Leggett’s Smart Growth Initiative. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. For more video from the groundbreaking, visit here. You can also find out more about Westside at Shady Grove online here. You can find out more about Mr. Leggett’s Smart Growth Initiative […]

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March 10, 2015 | Sonya Burke

One Stop Shop: WSSC Opens Office in Rockville (PHOTO & VIDEO)

An innovative improvement in processing development approvals was announced on March 10 by County Executive Ike Leggett and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s (WSSC) General Manager and CEO Jerry Johnson. WSSC is opening an office at the Department of Permitting Services (DPS) in Rockville that will make it more convenient and efficient for customers to […]

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