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Maryland voters will head to the polls Nov. 3 to decide a series of state and local races, including contests for governor, attorney general, comptroller, Congress and seats in the General Assembly. The general election will also determine leadership in Montgomery County, where voters will choose a county executive, county
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From potential public school closures and new laws targeting street racing to community workshops on TPS and regional infrastructure updates, here is what’s happening across Montgomery County this week. County council approves bill to crack down on illegal street takeovers The Montgomery County Council passed Bill 27-26, aimed
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Local nonprofit organizations and WSSC Water, the public utility serving 1.9 million residents in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, are urging residential customers facing difficulties with their water and sewer utility costs to explore newly expanded financial relief programs.
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The survey is open to residents 18 and older through 11:59 p.m. Oct. 19.
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The Montgomery County Council meets Tuesday for a full agenda featuring long-term decisions on trash disposal, final votes on a corridor rezoning plan and an evening town hall for local youth.
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MCPS announced Sept. 17 that it is beginning a countywide review of elementary and middle schools and will consider whether some should be closed or consolidated.
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Two of Montgomery County, Maryland’s largest shopping malls will bar teenagers from entering without an adult starting next week, following a string of violent incidents that included a shooting inside one mall. Beginning Sept. 28, anyone under 18 visiting Westfield Montgomery or Westfield Wheaton must be accompanied by a
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Immigrant advocates, legal experts, and housing providers testified during a recent public hearing on proposed legislation that would expand local fair housing protections to explicitly prohibit landlords and sellers from discriminating against residents based on their citizenship or immigration status. The Montgomery County Council held a hearing Tuesday on Bill
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A local project designed to make streets safer for walking and bicycling has completed its first phase, bringing new speed-reduction measures and pedestrian safety upgrades to a 1.2-mile stretch in Wheaton, county transportation officials announced Monday. The project aims to lower vehicle speeds and reduce traffic volume
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Starting Sept. 8, transit riders in Silver Spring, White Oak, Briggs Chaney, and Fairland will gain a direct link to workforce hubs in Howard County. An expansion of the U.S. 29 Flash Blue Route will add four new stops, carrying commuters straight from eastern Montgomery County to Maple Lawn,
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Hundreds of local Montgomery County families coping with both tight budgets and chronic illness are about to get fresh, farm-grown food delivered right to their tables. Through a newly expanded $750,000 county initiative, lower-income residents suffering from conditions like diabetes and hypertension will soon receive months of
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Overdose deaths involving fentanyl, opioids, and cocaine remain among the most common in Maryland, according to the Maryland Department of Health. In Montgomery County, at least 79 residents died from overdoses over the past year. Statewide, 98 Latino men and 12 Latino women died from overdoses between August 2025 and