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GIANT donating $200,000 to food banks during Thanksgiving season

(WHTM) — GIANT is making some major contributions to regional food banks during November for Thanksgiving. The company announced Monday that it would be giving $200,000 in turkey, gift card and monetary donations to 39 food banks and community organizations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia “in support of hunger relief initiatives.” Throughout the […]

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Montgomery County Council Meets on Nov. 10 to Vote on a Resolution to Approve a Long-Term Solid Waste Disposal Alternative – Mocofeed

The Montgomery County Council will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m., and the meeting will begin with three proclamation presentations. The first, presented by Council President Natali Fani-González, will recognize Veterans Day. The second, presented by Councilmember Kate Stewart, will recognize Legacy Business Month. The third, presented by Councilmember Shebra Evans, Will Jawando, Laurie-Anne Sayles and County Executive Marc Elrich, will recognize Remembrance and Reconciliation Month.

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Parent Groups Renew Call for a Student AI Moratorium After Google’s Search Change: Joint Statement

A coalition of parent advocacy groups from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, including Schools Beyond Screens Montgomery County, issued the joint statement below on Nov. 6, 2026. It renews the coalition’s call for school districts, including Montgomery County Public Schools, to adopt a moratorium on student-facing AI after Google said districts that opt out of its AI tools would lose Google Search. The statement is published in full as the coalition released it. Moderately MOCO will follow up with more on where MCPS stands.

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Blair, Churchill reach girls’ state soccer final four

Montgomery County will be well represented in the Maryland Girls’ High School Soccer semifinals later this week. Winston Churchill and Montgomery Blair both advanced to the final four of the Class 4A state tournament. The two schools punched their tickets to the semifinals with impressive victories in the state...

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At-large DC Councilmember Jamal Holtz sworn in; Judge rejects lawsuit against Montgomery Co. gun law

Jamal Holtz was sworn in as at-large D.C. Councilmember, filling a vacancy left by Robert White; A judge rejected the Department of Justice lawsuit against a Montgomery County gun law and more top headlines.

Montgomery County, MD · 1d

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Loudoun Voters Decide Congressional and Town Elections

Loudoun County voters went to the polls Nov. 3 to decide congressional races, town leadership contests and several ballot questions, delivering changes in Purcellville while returning familiar faces to office in other communities. Two towns also elected mayors through write-in campaigns. Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner won reelection to a...

Loudoun County, VA · 17h

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MCPS faces $36 million budget deficit

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) faces a $36 million budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2027, resulting in staffing and program reductions affecting several schools across the county, including Richard Montgomery. According to Montgomery County’s official site, the County Council did not fully approve MCPS’s budget request, leaving it almost $36...

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Menhaden debate pits Chesapeake Bay conservation concerns against fears of job losses

CHESAPEAKE BAY - A regional fisheries board is weighing whether to cut the amount of Atlantic menhaden that commercial vessels can harvest from the Chesapeake Bay as both concerned conservationists and fishing advocates weigh in. Supporters of new harvesting limits say tightening the menhaden catch quotas could leave more food...

Chesapeake Bay, VA · 3h

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Montgomery Proposes $4.6 Million From Reserves, Including $1.2 Million to Keep Care for Noncitizens Who Lost Medicaid

Update, Nov. 10: The county’s Department of Health and Human Services knows of eight residents (five in Developmental Disabilities Administration waiver programs and three in other Maryland Department of Health waiver programs) who were projected to lose waiver services Oct. 1, but requested funds for about 30 because it is uncertain the state’s list is complete, according to the county Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice’s Nov. 9 assessment of Supplemental Appropriation #27-29. The assessment puts the developmental disabilities share at an estimated $708,492 over nine months for 15 participants.

Montgomery County, MD · 1d

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Grid serving Maryland and Virginia expects record winter demand as power reserves tighten

"Reliability of the system will depend on that performance."

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Maryland nonprofit gets $20M in grants amid concerning federal audits

MARYLAND (WBFF) — A nonprofit health care organization in Maryland received millions of dollars in taxpayer funds amid a series of federal audits showing repeated accounting failures. CCI Health Services markets itself as providing “high-quality, affordable” health care and has provided services in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties for...

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Lazo lead widens in Board of Ed race

According to the latest results from the State Board of Elections, Omar Lazo‘s lead over opponent Brenda Diaz continues to grow. In initial returns, the District 1 race for the Board of Education found the two candidates less than 2 percentage points apart. But following weekend canvassing, Lazo’s pre-weekend...

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