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World Food Day is organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to inspire people around the world to eradicate hunger. It is celebrated on Oct. 16. Heather Bruskin (right), manager of the Montgomery County Food Council, explained the significance of World Food Day at the Montgomery County Council meeting on Oct. […]

Tom Murphy, a Rockville resident will be among the featured speakers on Saturday, Oct. 24, as Montgomery County honors the men and women who served the nation during the Vietnam War. Murphy was seriously wounded during his tour in Vietnam for which he was awarded the Purple Heart. The event, Honor and Gratitude: Montgomery Salutes […]

Council Members Tom Hucker and Roger Berliner hosted a joint news conference with  faith and community leaders announcing a 2,500 signature petition opposing moving early voting sites; 50 hours before sites are finalized. Watch the video for more:

Montgomery County Council Members Tom Hucker and Roger Berliner revealed a 2,500 signature petition against moving early voting sites at a jointly held press conference today. Both Hucker and Berliner were joined by fellow council members, community, and faith leaders. The petition urges the State Board of Elections to reject the County Board of Election’s […]

Montgomery County is now the first county in the nation to restrict the use of certain pesticides on private lawns and county owned property. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Related:

Retired Air Force Brigadier General Wilma Vaught, who retired after 28 years in the U.S. Air Force as one of the most decorated women in U.S. military history and who was one of the few military women to serve in Vietnam who was not a nurse, will be among the featured speakers on Saturday, Oct. […]

Local leaders recently attended a ground breaking for the new Progress Place facility in downtown Silver Spring. The new location is housed right behind Fire Station Number One. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen is scheduled to receive the 2015 Policy Advocacy Award on Oct. 10 from Communities Engaged in Advocating for Smoke-free Environments (CEASE) for her work to ban electronic cigarette use in places where traditional tobacco smoking is prohibited. The award will be presented at the CEASE annual conference that will start […]

The Montgomery County Council celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a conversation with Latino leaders on Sept. 29 to talk about social justice issues that still affects the community. Each year Americans observe Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. Latino leaders talked about inclusion, diversity in the workforce, the use of minority-owned […]

It’s National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, and Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal says it is an opportunity for “positive trade relations” between countries. Take a look: Find out about these coffee places in Montgomery County: Kefa Cafe in Silver Spring at 900 Wayne Avenue; Quartermaine Coffee Roaster in Bethesda at 4817 Bethesda Avenue; Java […]