Video game developers at ZeniMax, Bethesda Game Studios protest impending layoffs

Plus: Montgomery County elections board finds processing errors for 19 ballots; Long Branch neighborhood received Main Street Maryland designation

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July 16, 2026 6:00 a.m. | Updated: July 16, 2026 2:24 a.m.

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After hundreds of layoffs were announced earlier this month at ZeniMax and Bethesda Game Studios, dozens of video game developers and union employees at the Microsoft-owned companies protested the decision Wednesday in Rockville. Rockville Mayor Monique Ashton and City Councilmember Marissa Valeria attended the protest. [Montgomery Community Media]

Montgomery County elections board finds processing errors for 19 ballots

The Montgomery County Board of Elections announced Wednesday that it was considering decertifying its June primary election results after finding processing errors with 19 ballots. The errors stem from a larger issue related to the misprinting of thousands of mail-in ballots. [The Daily Record]

Long Branch neighborhood received Main Street Maryland designation

Silver Spring’s Long Branch neighborhood celebrated Monday its designation as an official Main Street Maryland community, highlighting the work nonprofits, community leaders and the county have invested into revitalizing the area.  [Source of the Spring]

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