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Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on Monday to discuss several key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Leventhal began the discussion with his impressions of the new Silver Spring Library that opened on Saturday. He described it as the nicest library […]

It’s Monday and that means back to work and to school for many of us. Here are your five things to know today, June 8th, in Montgomery County: 1. New Ride: WMATA’s 7000-series railcars enter passenger service today at the Shady Grove Metro on the Redline. 2. Class of 2015: It’s graduation day for seniors […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters for his weekly briefing on April 27th. Some of the topics discussed included the Office of Child Care, Governor Larry Hogan’s first 100 days, Child Protective Services, the renovations needed on the Council Office Building and the County Executive’s plan to privatize the Department of Economic […]

In an interview outside his Gaithersburg home today, the 18-year-old charged with vandalism at the Shaare Torah synagogue says he is not a racist person and that he is really sorry. “I want to say that I really regret what I did and I’m really sorry. I shouldn’t have done it. … I’m not a […]

From the beginning, video played a key role in the vandalism case at the Shaare Torah synagogue and today Montgomery County Police said it was a video from a nearby business that resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect. Corporal Rebecca Innocenti answered questions about the arrest of that teen in front of the […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on Feb. 2nd to discuss a variety of issues including, transit funding and the future of the proposed Transit Authority, the safety of Metro, the measles outbreak, the recent homeless count, the future of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr and more. You […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice met with reporters at his weekly briefing on Oct. 27. The first topic he wanted to talk about this week was getting the vote out. Take a look:

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing with reporters on Oct. 20 and the first topic he wanted to talk about was Ebola. Other issues discussed at the briefing included the Department of Liquor Control, the procurement process, early voting, the transportation lockbox amendment and more. You can watch the briefing in […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice is scheduled to meet with reporters at 11 a.m. on July 21 to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. At the briefing, he is expected to discuss the July 17 meeting of Washington, D.C. region legislative leaders […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will meet with members of the media on March 10, to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Among the issues Rice is expected to talk about is the possibility of the Maryland General Assembly providing additional funding […]