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September 5, 2016 | Staff Writer

Silver Spring Takoma Park Restaurant Week Set for September 6-11 (VIDEO)

Over 20 restaurants in Silver Spring and Takoma Park are joining together from Sept. 6 – 11 for the second annual Silver Spring Takoma Park Restaurant Week. Participating restaurants will offer special lunch and dinner fixed-price menus throughout the week to encourage residents from around Montgomery County to discover some of the area’s best dining […]

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October 6, 2015 | Aline Barros

Small Business Forum Connects Inmates to Potential Employers (VIDEO)

There is a county program making a difference in the lives of inmates. Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) hosted a small business forum at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where businesses in the area had a chance to speak with inmates who are going through the OneStop program- part of the reentry services offered at the facility. […]

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September 7, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Silver Spring Prepares for Restaurant Week (VIDEO)

About three dozen restaurants in Silver Spring are joining together from Sept. 8 – 13 to start a new tradition, Silver Spring Restaurant Week. Participating restaurants will offer special lunch and dinner fixed-price menus throughout the week to encourage residents from around Montgomery County to discover some of the area’s best dining establishments. Susan Kenedy reports. […]

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September 2, 2015 | Aline Barros

County Officials Launch New Program to Assist Inmates Reentering Society

The Montgomery County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) launched a new pilot program that aims to help inmates reenter society. The pilot is being implemented at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where thirty “Reentry Tablets” have been distributed to inmates. According to a news release, this program is entirely grant-funded through the Governor’s Office of […]

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