SILVER SPRING – After six months of monitoring the Afghanistan army, Maryland Sen. Will Smith (D-20) recently returned home and is striving to catch up on legislative work in Annapolis. Smith was firs…
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County Council President Nancy Navarro reflects on calendar year
ROCKVILLE – In her final press conference as Montgomery County Council President on Nov. 25, Nancy Navarro reviewed the recent passages of bills and the successes of the Montgomery County Council to c…
County Council enacts two monumental bills that directly impact community
By Ana Mulero Special to The Sentinel ROCKVILLE – On Nov. 19, The Montgomery County Council passed an economic development resolution and enacted a legislative instrument for the county government to …
Rockville’s mayor and council participate in inauguration ceremony
ROCKVILLE — Members of the community and local elected officials gathered on Sunday for the 66th inauguration ceremony of Rockville’s mayor and council. Incumbent Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton was swor…
Pelosi campaigns for Trone in Gaithersburg
GAITHERSBURG — Maryland Congressman David Trone (D-9) appeared with U.S House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Nov. 17 to urge voters to support his campaign and fellow Democrats in the comi…
Brothers Before Others show support for Blue Line Flags in county
GERMANTOWN — Members of the nonprofit group Brothers Before Others handed out Thin Blue Line Flags along with coffee and donuts at the Fifth District Police Station in Germantown on Nov. 8 in a show o…
Elrich and Navarro announce County Economic Development Plan
ROCKVILLE — On Nov. 12, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro and County Executive Marc Elrich announced a new County Economic Development Platform. The new platform will focus on business…
CC confirms Jones as the new county Chief of Police
ROCKVILLE—After a months-long candidacy process, the Montgomery County Council finally interviewed and voted to approve Marcus Jones as the county’s new police chief. Jones has been serving the county…
‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag draws disagreement between Elrich and Hogan
ROCKVILLE— Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan are at odds over a wooden American flag that was meant to be a show of support for local police. On Nov. 2, a young boy…
City of Rockville votes to re-elect Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton
ROCKVILLE — Voters in Rockville re-elected Bridget Donnell Newton on Nov. 5 in the city’s first-ever Vote by Mail Election. Newton received 7,561 or about 63.7% of the total votes according to the uno…