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Service veterans invited to free weekend concerts at Hagerstown’s Maryland Theatre

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — The Maryland Symphony Orchestra is inviting service veterans, active-duty military — and their families — to free concerts this weekend at Hagerstown’s Maryland Theatre. The weekend concerts musically explore the themes of Shakespearean literature — love, humor, conflict and heartbreak...

Hagerstown, MD · 1d
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WSSC Told Emergency Managers All Customers Could Lose Water by 5 p.m. Sept. 29, County Memo Says

At 1:45 p.m. on Sept. 29, WSSC Water told emergency managers it expected some customers to start losing water pressure by 3 p.m., most by 4 p.m., and all of its customers to lose water service by 5 p.m., according to a Nov. 6 memo from Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) to the County Council.

Montgomery County, MD · 12h
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Montgomery County Passes Bills Restricting Hiring of Former ICE Agents

The Montgomery County Council unanimously passed two bills on Tuesday, November 10, aimed at strengthening protections for immigrant residents, including restrictions on hiring former federal immigration enforcement employees and expanded housing discrimination protections. Both bills were sponsored by Councilmember Kristin Mink (District 5). Expedited Bill 29-26, the Community Trust in...

Montgomery County, MD · 13h
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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 · 2d
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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...

Maryland · 2d

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Warby Parker to Open Fifth Montgomery County Location

Warby Parker is preparing to open a new store at the Shoppes of Burnt Mills shopping center at 10729 Columbia Pike in Silver Spring. The eyewear retailer has signed on to take over the space formerly occupied by AT&T, located between Starbucks and a nail salon. The upcoming store will...

Silver Spring, MD · 2d

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Montgomery County prevails in DOJ challenge to gun law

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner Bethesda Today and republished with permission. Sign up for Bethesda Today’s free email subscription today. A federal judge on Monday sided with Montgomery County in a Justice Department lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a local ban on firearms within 100 yards of certain places, including houses of worship.

Montgomery County, MD · 2d

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Five Acres, Sixteen Homes, and a $3.5 Million Question

Takoma Park bought and protected part of the former Washington-McLaughlin School land as Dorothy’s Woods. Now the city has passed on the remaining five-acre site as a recreation-center location, the asking price has plunged by $3.5 million, and a newly formed company proposes 16 privately owned homes. What changed, and what would the city gain or give up?

Takoma Park, MD · 1d

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Maryland Jewish center asks 4th Circuit to allow members to carry guns to prayer for self-defense

The Silver Spring Jewish Center asked a federal appeals court this week to halt enforcement of a local Maryland law barring firearms within 100 yards of places of worship, arguing it blocks members from being armed for self-defense purposes amid growing threats to Jews around the country. Montgomery County, Maryland, enacted a law in July […]

Montgomery County, MD · 6h

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Montgomery County Council Approves Expansion of Wheaton Urban District

The Montgomery County Council approved Bill 39-26 on Tuesday, November 10, expanding the Wheaton Urban District to include the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center and the connecting public right-of-way along Georgia Avenue. The legislation, led by Council President Natali Fani-González, will extend urban district services to the library and...

Montgomery County, MD · 9h

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Germantown Plan Goes to the Planning Board Thursday: Room for 5,300 More Homes, Taller Buildings, Fewer Road Lanes

Montgomery Planning’s first full draft of a new plan for Germantown would make room for nearly 5,300 more homes, allow buildings as tall as 145 feet near the MARC station and along MD 355, and take lanes off six streets, according to the working draft the Planning Board takes up Thursday, Nov. 12.

Germantown, MD · 10h

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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...

Montgomery County, MD · 2d

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New Library Vans on the Road in York County

York County Libraries (YCL) received two LSA grants totaling $202,979 to replace library delivery vans that travel 5,200 miles a month delivering requested books and materials across York and Adams Counties. The efforts of the York County Economic Alliance, PA Representative Kate Klunk, and PA Representative Carol Hill-Evans secured a 2024 LSA Statewide award and a 2025 LSA Category 4 award through the Department of Community and Economic Development for the purchase of three vans to support library service across York County.

York County, PA · 22h

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Public Meeting Scheduled for Proposed Sidewalk Improvements in Four Corners

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will hold a public workshop on Wednesday, November 18, at 7 p.m. to discuss proposed sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements near the Four Corners Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station along US 29/Colesville Road in Silver Spring. The project includes new 5-foot-wide sidewalks,...

Silver Spring, MD · 16h

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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 · 2d

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MCPS considers changes to exam fee coverage

On Sept. 16, the Montgomery County Board of Education presented its 2027 legislative platform at its annual legislative meeting at Richard Montgomery High School. The platform proposes moving AP and IB exam fee coverage to a needs-based system. In 2023, MCPS began covering all the costs for AP and IB...

Montgomery County, MD · 22h

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Jud Ashman Takes the Dais One Last Time as Lisa Henderson Is Sworn In as Gaithersburg Mayor

Lisa Henderson took the oath of office as Gaithersburg’s mayor at a special City Council session Monday night, Nov. 9, replacing Jud Ashman, who won the District 3 seat on the Montgomery County Council on Nov. 3. In a statement to Moderately MOCO, Ashman said:. I know it’s cliche...

Gaithersburg, MD · 1d

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Study tests microplastic pollution in Susquehanna River

Pennsylvania · 1d

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Maryland Has An Old-School Drive-In Where Movies Glow On The Biggest Screen In America

Kids in pajamas, a double feature of brand-new movies, and a screen so big it has built a national reputation. That’s a normal summer night at one Maryland drive-in. The gates first opened in 1956. The place recently celebrated 70 years with fireworks lighting up the sky over the lot.

Middle River, MD · 6d

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Attorney looking to unseat Fairfax County prosecutor releases slew of endorsements

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s primary opponent, Brittany Dunn-Pirio, released a list of endorsements on Monday as she looks to unseat the incumbent prosecutor. “Fairfax deserves a functional, competent prosecutor’s office, and right now the people paying the price the most...

Fairfax County, VA · 2d