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Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Since 2009, FDA has regulated cigarettes, smokeless, and roll-your-own tobacco.  The FDA finalized a rule, effective August 8, 2016, to regulate all tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems. Despite […]

As students begin a new school year, the health risks associated with teenagers vaping are entering the forefront of our public discourse. “Popcorn lung” is only one disease that medicine has linked to vaping, explains Philip Corcoran, a surgeon in the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Clinic at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. It’s a lung disease that […]

Protestors gathered in Washington, D.C.’s Takoma neighborhood on Aug. 28 for a rally against a new shelter for unaccompanied migrant children. The shelter would be near the Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County border, at 6896 Laurel St. N.W., and is meant for minors apprehended at the U.S./Mexico border without a parent. “I think that whole […]

Title: 2019 Monty Awards Guidelines and Categories

Changes to 19 Ride On bus routes will start on Sunday, September 16. New service will be added to Routes 43 (new Sunday service), 76 (new Saturday service) and 90 (new midday service). The changes are listed below: Route 90 – New midday service on weekdays to Milestone and new service to the Clarksburg community […]

The AFI Silver Latin American Film Festival runs through Oct. 3 and includes films from Latin America as well as Spain and Portugal. In its 29th year, the festival showcases LatinAmerican cinema during National Hispanic Heritage Month. The schedule of films and special events may be found online at AFI Latin American Film Festival webpage. […]

Title: 2018 Monty Awards Guidelines and Categories

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with school news. County schools began the new school year on Sept. 5 with record enrollment. There are also reports on mass shooter training for Montgomery College students and faculty, improvements to Stringtown Road in Clarksburg, and more. Watch the show in […]

Northwest High School is one of 20 schools in the nation to be recognized as a “School of Opportunity,” a coveted national designation honoring excellent public high schools that engage in practices that build on students’ strengths and create supported learning opportunities for all students. MCPS -TV reports.      

The Quince Orchard Cougars outscored the Wotton Patriots, 52-13, Friday night at the Cougar Dome. On the sidelines, Photographer Phil Fabrizio captured these images from the second half: PHOTOS | Phil Fabrizio   Final 52-13. Quince Orchard improves to 2-1. @mymcmedia @allmetsports @QOAthletics @WoottonSports pic.twitter.com/vhtRBAVCmr — Phil Fabrizio (@Photoloaf) September 17, 2016 QO connects on […]