Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker

November 29, 2016 | Staff Writer

Urban Farming in the County

A Silver Spring resident is proving why urban farms are growing in popularity. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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January 27, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

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Calls to Montgomery County’s 3-1-1 Remain High

Several days after a historic blizzard Montgomery County’s  3-1-1 government information and service request call center is still receiving thousands of calls. Montgomery County spokesperson Judy Stiles says that calls have decreased from the initial surge earlier,  but volume is still higher than average. The calls have dropped from 26,000 on Tuesday, Jan. 26, to […]

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January 26, 2016 | Willie James Inman

County’s 311 Call Center Overwhelmed After Blizzard

Montgomery County’s 311 has experienced higher than normal call volume after last weekend’s historic blizzard. MC311 is Montgomery County’s hotline for government information and service requests. County Spokesperson Patrick Lacefield said 311 has been overwhelmed with calls about snow removal. “Usually in a 12-hour period we get about 2,000 calls. Yesterday in a 24-hour period […]

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November 25, 2015 | Maureen Chowdhury

UPDATED The Office of Councilmember Tom Hucker Joins Thanksgiving Community Dinner in Silver Spring (VIDEO)

UPDATED 11-27-15  Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker went out of town to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, and was unable to attend this year’s  2nd Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner in Silver Spring.  The Office of Tom Hucker attended the event. Councilmember Hucker did share the following Thanksgiving message with community members on County Cable Montgomery: 11-25-15 Montgomery County Councilmember […]

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September 16, 2015 | Aline Barros

Plans In The Works to Revitalize Burtonsville Shopping Center

New developers are hoping to turn around the Burtonsville Crossing shopping center and the adjacent park-and-ride lot. EDENS, a retail development company with offices in Bethesda, along with Montgomery County announced plans for redeveloping the shopping center that has been empty since 2010. “We are excited that EDENS has crossed the first milestone for this redevelopment. This […]

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August 26, 2015 | Aline Barros

Happy Hour Social to Kick Off Silver Spring Restaurant Week

Montgomery County residents will have a chance to taste 25 of Silver Spring’s “top” restaurants at a week that promises flavors and new tradition on Sept. 8 to 13. But before that, Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker and Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot are scheduled to host the Happy Hour Social- an event to kick-off the […]

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March 25, 2015 | Staff Writer

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Hucker Praises Partial Victory in Supreme Court for Pregnant Workers

The U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled on March 25 that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had used an incorrect standard to determine whether workplace discrimination had occurred in the case of Peggy Young- a United Parcel Service worker who was dismissed from her job in 2006 because she was pregnant. Montgomery […]

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