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Silver Spring, Rockville Bookend Top 10 Most Generous Cities List
Silver Spring is the most generous city in America—at least when it comes to GoFundMe donations. And Rockville is the 10th most generous city in the country, according to GoFundMe’s… Read More
Five Things to Know Today, Sept. 29, in Montgomery County
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 29 and it’s National Coffee Day. The election is also 35 days away… do you have a plan for voting? In the meantime, here are five… Read More
Elrich Wants Montgomery County Police to Avoid Thin Blue Line Mentality
Montgomery County’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force met for the first time Monday to introduce goals for the group. 73 members were on the virtual meeting and Montgomery County Executive… Read More
57 Years Later, ‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks’ March on Washington Kicks Off
Protesters continuing to push for racial justice took to the National Mall Friday for the March on Washington. Friday marked the 57th anniversary of a seminal moment in Civil Rights history.… Read More
Elrich’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Will Hold First Meeting Monday
The Montgomery County Reimagining Public Safety Task Force will have its first meeting Monday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. according to a statement from the county. In late June, Montgomery… Read More
Sandy Spring Slave Museum Takes Financial Hit As County Wrestles with Racist History
Since 1988, visitors of the Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery have learned about Sandy Spring’s Quaker history and its ties to the underground railroad. The museum has… Read More
‘The Fight Isn’t Over’: Gaithersburg Students Plan Black Lives Matter Protest for July 23
“The fight isn’t over.” Students from Gaithersburg High School are emphasizing this point as they prepare to protest for Black Lives Matter on Thursday, July 23. The event is set… Read More
Councilmembers Debate When Police Can Use Deadly Force, No Knock Warrants
Members of the Montgomery County Council discussed the use of force, choke and neck holds, no knock warrants and other controversial police tactics during their July 9 public safety committee… Read More
MCPD Officer: Police Morale at Lowest Point in Decades
Lee Holland, corporation vice president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, has been a Montgomery County Police officer for 13 years and most recently served in the Germantown area.… Read More
Discuten dos Opciones para Otoño: Aprendizaje Híbrido y Totalmente Remoto
La Junta Escolar de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) y otros funcionarios discutieron dos opciones para el regreso a clases, en una reunión el lunes por la… Read More
School Board and Officials Discuss Two Options for Fall: Hybrid and Fully Remote Learning
The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) school board and other officials discussed two options for back-to-school at a meeting Monday evening. The first is a hybrid option based on school… Read More
Walter Johnson Graduates Organize BLM Protest for Saturday
For weeks Matt Garfinkel and Nat Tilahun wanted to find a way to support the Black Lives Matter movement in Montgomery County. “We felt like we couldn’t not do something,”… Read More