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The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District announces the fourth annual Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards. The adjudicated competition is seeking the best, up-and-coming, local songwriters and will award one talented songwriter a grand prize of $10,000 and 25 hours of recording studio time with Innovation Station Music. The award also includes a young songwriter category for which […]

Montgomery County Board of Elections will hold a public hearing to receive testimony from residents about the list of early voting centers for the upcoming gubernatorial election. Local Board of Elections across the state of Maryland are required to review its list of early voting sites every two years and make recommendations to the state. […]

A longtime Montgomery County employee could be among the candidates running for county council in November 2018. Neil Greenberger, who serves as the council’s spokesman, said Tuesday he was considering a council campaign. “I would chance to say I know as much about county government as anybody in the county,” said Greenberger, who plans to […]

The RE/MAX Realty Group is celebrating 30 years in business this month. According to a news release, the brokerage, which serves real estate agents and clients in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, opened the doors to its first office in Montgomery County in 1986. The office was only the third RE/MAX franchise in the county […]

Residents are being reminded to turn back the clock one hour Sunday for the end of Daylight Saving Time. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say it is also a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors, too. “Home fires injure and kill thousands every year,” Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said.  “Smoke alarms that […]

Halloween is over and we’ve noticed a few Holiday events that might be of interest. Olney Theatre’s production of Mary Poppins opened this week and runs through the end of the year. The Catholic University Chamber Orchestra performs Peter and the Wolf at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn Saturday. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs two concerts with […]

UPDATED The city of Gaithersburg is mourning the loss of City Councilmember Henry Marraffa, Jr., who passed away on Oct. 18, after a battle with cancer. The city flag has been lowered to half staff in memory of Marraffa, and his seat at the Council dais has been draped with bunting and covered with flowers. […]

MyMCMedia‘s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about election results in Gaithersburg, Rockville and Takoma Park, upcoming public hearings on interim MCPS Superintendent Larry Bowers’ recommended six-year CIP, Warrior Canine Connection’s recent graduation and more.

UPDATED Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 6, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. today for Montgomery County. 2. The Silver Spring Health Center is hosting a flu shot clinic today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 3.  Comptroller Peter Franchot is scheduled […]

An employee at John T. Baker Middle School in Damascus was exposed to a relative who had tuberculosis over the weekend and worked in the school Monday, prompting school officials to send a letter home to parents Wednesday. Principal Louise Worthington, in a letter to parents, said the employee is not exhibiting any symptoms of the illness but […]