Holiday committee president sites safety concerns for parade goers The Takoma Park Independence Day committee canceled its 137th annual 4th of July Celebration due to the extreme heat forecasted this weekend, according to a Thursday letter from...
Patrick Moran, president of AFSCME Local 3. (File photo Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters) The Maryland Public Employee Relations Board said the Department of Budget and Management failed to bargain in good faith with the American Federation of State,...
SEIU Local 500 seeking 5 days of 8-hour work, MCPS counters with 4 days of 7-hour work SEIU Local 500, the union representing support staff in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), filed a grievance with the district Friday over concerns with the...
Public parking will be free, Metro is running on a weekend schedule Here are all of the openings and closings you need to know, as well as information about parking restrictions and public transportation:
Laurel Park could soon become the home of a new thoroughbred racing training facility after the Board of Public Works approved a $48.5 million deal for the Maryland Stadium Authority to purchase the track. (Photo by John Rydell for Maryland Matters)...
MCPS enrollment overall expected to decline, imbalance largely in elementary schools Seven Montgomery County public schools are projected to be over capacity enough for the county to charge fees to housing that is developed in those school areas by...
Physical education teacher Louis Hoelman retires from coaching after 26 years On spring afternoons for 26 years, Montgomery Blair High School head softball coach Louis Hoelman III would head to the school’s softball diamond after classes ended in...
While the Broadway musical “Hamilton” elevated the status of Alexander Hamilton from a mostly historical afterthought to a cultural icon, “Sally & Tom,” a play currently at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland, it doesn’t do Hamilton’s...
Families who qualify for Maryland Sun Bucks receive $40 per child each month in the summer. Last year, 630,000 Maryland students qualified for Sun Bucks. (Photo by Lance Cheung courtesy of USDA) Maryland families struggling to put food on the table...
In message to supporters, District 1 County Councilmember says he congratulated opponent on successful campaign; mail ballot count continues Wednesday June 29, 2026 11:55 a.m. 11:57 a.m. Andrew Friedson, the District 1 County Councilmember who...
Plus: Blaze causes $200K in damage to Potomac home; Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts notch first win against Bethesda’s Big Train June 29, 2026 6:00 a.m. 11:20 p.m. Montgomery County first responders found two adults dead Saturday afternoon inside...
Amar Mukunda would be first state senator of South Asian descent, campaign says Sen. Nancy King, a 77-year-old Montgomery Village resident who has represented Upcounty District 39 in the Maryland General Assembly for more than two decades, on Friday...
Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando declares victory June 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Hammann/Maryland Matters) Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando declared victory Friday in the Democratic primary for county executive even though...
Latest unofficial results from State Board of Elections show candidate with 40.5% of the vote; thousands of mail-in ballots still left to count June 26, 2026 12:06 p.m. 12:10 p.m. Will Jawando on Friday morning claimed victory in the Democratic...
Taylor says district memo regarding publications follows law, wasn’t intended to censor Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Thomas Taylor told several high school journalists Thursday in Rockville during a school board meeting...
New plaque honors Charlotte Coffield, a lifelong resident, community activist A multicultural community of friends, neighbors and Montgomery County officials gathered Thursday morning at the north side of the Talbot Avenue Bridge in the historically...
The short stories and essays that took the top prizes in our annual writing competition June 26, 2026 9:00 a.m. 3:16 p.m. Bethesda Magazineand theBethesda Urban Partnershipsponsored the 2026 Short Story & Essay Contest for local writers. The judges...
A look inside the Boyds site where local grain is transformed into award-winning spirits On a sunny Father’s Day afternoon, families sprawl across the lawn at Song Dog Farm Distillery in Boyds, sipping cocktails beneath blue skies while children...
With all precincts reporting early Wednesday, candidate was in third place with about 22% of the vote June 24, 2026 5:45 p.m. 5:50 p.m. Evan Glass, who in May 2025 became thefirst candidate to announce a runfor Montgomery County executive, has bowed...
Four other MoCo students also honored in nationwide competition Mengtong Xiang learned about all the celebrations in advance of America’s 250th birthday through news reports. Her curiosity prompted her to learn more about America250, the bipartisan...
Other Democratic incumbents with challengers appear set to return to Annapolis next year District 39 Sen. Nancy King—the state Senate’s majority leader and a senior member of the Montgomery County legislative delegation—was trailing her challenger,...
Unofficial results show candidates leading with nearly all voting precincts reporting June 24, 2026 1:47 a.m. 1:53 a.m. Sally McCarthy appeared late Tuesday evening to have won the primary election for the open District 3 seat on the Montgomery...
Friedson in second place, Glass in third; many ballots still left to count Will Jawando has an early lead in the Democratic primary contest for Montgomery County executive with many votes still left to count Tuesday evening, unofficial results from...
Tens of thousands of mail-in ballots outstanding as of late Sunday; Primary Election Day is Tuesday The number of Montgomery County residents who voted early in this year’s gubernatorial primary election was higher than in 2022, according to data...