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Five of the Democrats who want to be Montgomery County’s next county executive fielded questions Thursday night at Takoma Park Middle School. One question showed each would take environmental steps, although they seemed to have different ways to approach the issue. Participating were Councilmembers Roger Berliner, Marc Elrich and George Leventhal as well as health […]

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. On this episode, find reports on: White Oak Library celebrates its grand re-opening; The expansion of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services could mean faster service for residents; The County is offering free training to administer Naloxone to […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. On this episode, find reports on:  County Council schedules public hearings for the Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget; County Executive Ike Leggett celebrates the 6th year anniversary of the County’s Spanish Language Radio Show; Two councilmembers propose a […]

Montgomery County Black Business Council (MCBBC) hosted a candidate forum for county executive Wednesday from 7:30 to 10 a.m. The forum was open to the public and was held at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The Council is comprised of a group of Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce who organized this forum to provide businesses […]

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. On this episode, find reports on: County Council discusses small cell towers regulations; A zoning text amendment is introduced to raise the allowable production of solar energy on public properties; The Board of Elections seeks hiring bilingual […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. On this episode, find reports on: City of Rockville collects donations for displaced victims of an apartment building fire; The opening of Safe Passage Center in Rockville; Council evaluates Montgomery County Public Schools’ capital funding petition; The […]

Dozens gathered in Silver Spring for a community meeting to discuss homelessness in the area. Following the meeting, Uma Ahluwalia, director for the county’s Department of Health and Human Services, explains the next steps in ending chronic homelessness. IW's Christine Hong: We are seeing successes by offering multiple services in one location to address #poverty […]

A community discussion on homelessness takes place tonight at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The meeting features a presentation by Councilmember George Leventhal on homelessness research and will be followed by a question-and-answer session with panelists covering the county’s homeless outreach efforts and the county’s “Inside (not Outside)” initiative, which has the goal of housing […]

Montgomery County executive candidate George Leventhal fielded questions from members of three development groups at a forum held in Rockville on Jan. 8. Leventhal responds to a question about the affordable housing programs in the county. The three organizations that hosted the forum were the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors, the Maryland Building Industry […]

Montgomery County executive candidate George Leventhal fielded questions from members of three development groups at a forum held in Rockville on Jan. 8. Leventhal responds to a question about where in the county a family with the median income could afford to buy a home in Montgomery County. The three organizations that hosted the forum […]