ROCKVILLE – The Maryland State Board of Elections voted 4-1 to direct the Montgomery County Board of Elections to propose an early voting site on Oct. 8. The county board of elections voted back in Se…
County students walk out of school for climate strike protest
SILVER SPRING – One hundred fifty Northwood and Montgomery Blair High School students walked out of their classes and marched down busy Colesville Road on Sept. 20, carrying signs and chanting, “Whose…
Pro-ICE rally draws hundreds of attendees and counterprotesters
ROCKVILLE – Local police created a barrier between protest groups outside the Montgomery County Council Building on Sept. 13 during a rally held by a group that calls itself the Concerned Citizens Coa…
Climate town hall discusses tactics needed to accomplish county’s environmental goals
SILVER SPRING – It was standing room only at the Silver Spring Civic Center on Sept. 14 as people gathered for the Montgomery County Climate Emergency Town Hall hosted by the Takoma Park Mobilization.…
Elrich pledges to “due diligence” before naming new police chief candidate
SILVER SPRING – Although County Executive Marc Elrich said both he and the members of the Montgomery County Council know who he would like to name as the next police chief of the Montgomery County Pol…
Chapman withdraws name from MCP Chief pool
ROCKVILLE – One of the county executive’s endorsed candidates for the county police chief position is no longer being considered for the job. Tonya Chapman, who served as police chief in Portsmouth, V…
Hogan may consider county’s proposed alternative to widening I-270 and I-495
ROCKVILLE – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is preliminarily considering a proposed alternative to the widening of interstate highways 495 and 270 plan to relieve traffic congestion. Maryland Deputy Tra…
County’s Climate Workgroups host first meeting
ROCKVILLE—Montgomery County’s Climate Planning Process Workgroups, which are tasked with coming up with a series of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, held their first meeting on July 23. …
Local leaders react to Elrich’s immigration executive order
SILVER SPRING — County Executive Marc Elrich has not been contacted by the federal government since he announced his executive order on July 22 to bar any communication or collaboration between county…
MCP officer charged with using excessive force in Aspen Hill
ROCKVILLE – Montgomery County prosecutors have charged police officer Kevin Moris with second-degree assault and misconduct in office following a July 3 incident where he was seen kneeing a handcuffed…
