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Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of July, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Princeless: Raven The Pirate […]

Three Maryland’s schools have been selected to receive a Don’t Quit! Fitness Center through the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils, according to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. This multi-million dollar physical fitness campaign has named Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, Newport Mill Middle School in Kensington, and Vanguard Collegiate Middle School in Baltimore as […]

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report on a bill introduced to raise the minimum wage. Other stories in this week’s show include a bill to continue the county’s Human Trafficking Task Force, preventing trash fires by being aware of proper disposal of hazardous materials, a […]

The Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a single-vehicle wreck Thursday morning on University Boulevard West at Amherst Avenue, police said in a statement. About 6:54 a.m., Montgomery County police officers from the Wheaton District and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the intersection, police said. The preliminary investigation determined that […]

In just a few weeks, Montgomery County Public Schools will open one of its newest schools in Kensington. Silver Creek Middle School, located at 3701 Saul Road, will welcome more than 500 sixth and seventh grade students in September. Traci Townsend was appointed principal of the new school by the Montgomery County Board of Education […]

UPDATED 7.17.17 State Senator Rich Madaleno, a Democrat, announced his candidacy for governor at the Universities at Shady Grove on Monday morning. His announcement was streamed live on Facebook: ORIGINAL POST State Senator Rich Madaleno, a Democrat, says he is planning to run for governor in the 2018 Primary Election in Maryland. On Wednesday night, […]

Gabe Albornoz, the director of Montgomery County’s department of recreation and a Kensington resident, has been recognized as a 2017 Presidential Leadership Scholar graduate. In a Facebook post before his graduation ceremony, Albornoz said the program “has had a profound impact on me and I have been honored to participate.” The program’s graduation ceremony began […]

Montgomery County police have arrested four men in connection with a series of residential burglaries and car thefts that occurred in late May and early June, a police statement said. Residents in White Oak, Kensington and Chevy Chase Terrace reported nighttime burglaries where property, including credit cards and vehicles, were stolen. Detectives determined that the […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of June, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Fantastic Beasts and Where […]

Here are your five things to know today, June 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Council Committees: Several County Council committees meet today in Rockville. On the agenda: campaign finance, the 2018-2023 fiscal plan, transportation and the Office of Legislative Oversight. For more details, visit the Council’s website, here. 2. Montgomery Plans: The Josiah Henson Special […]