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Clarksburg, Maryland is located in Montgomery County. Zip codes in Clarksburg, MD include 20871. The median home price in Clarksburg is $449,000 which is roughly $175/per square foot. More Clarksburg information.

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11 hrs ago | Gazette.net

Transit Projects in Gaithersburg to benefit from fuel tax revenue

Dan Gross/The Gazette Watkins Mill Road west of Rt 355 is a dead end that is currently used for parking by construction crews working nearby.

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18 hrs ago | Gazette.net

Software update blamed for jail security breach in Boyds

The simultaneous unlocking in April of 500 electronic cell doors at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds was triggered by a software upload and not by power outages, according to county officials.

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Wed May 22, 2013

IBerkshires

Clarksburg Account Errors Delay Town...

Frustrated town officials have yet to set an annual town meeting as they try to work through discrepancies in the town's financial accounts.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Gazette.net

Fuel tax hike will bolster Montgomery County projects

The increase in Maryland's fuel tax, signed into law by Gov. Martin O'Malley last week, is projected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for Montgomery County road and transit projects.

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Patch.com

Crime Summary: Burglary Arrests Made, Strong-Arm Robbery Reported

Germantown, Upcounty A residential burglary was reported in the 11100 block of Sceptre Ridge Terrace in Germantown on Thursday, May 2, between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Forced entry; property taken.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Gazette.net

Midcounty Highway extension inching closer to reality

At a worksession with the mayor and council at City Hall Monday evening, Bruce Johnston, Chief of the Montgomery County Division of Transportation Engineering, presented several options for an alternative to Md.

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Business Journal

Developers plan 450K-sq-ft outlet shopping center in Clarksburg

Bethesda-based Streetscape Partners and Massachusetts firm New England Development have signed a contract with Adventist HealthCare to acquire 47 acres in Clarksburg where they plan to build a nearly 450,000-square-foot outlet shopping center, the Washington Post reported.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Patch.com

On The Agenda: Future Plans For MidCounty Highway

At Monday evening's Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council work session, city officials will be briefed on future plans for the MidCounty Highway, according to the meeting agenda .

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Sat May 11, 2013

Gazette.net

Council considers free bus between Clarksburg and Germantown MARC

Councilman Craig L. Rice has asked Montgomery County to run a new bus line connecting Clarksburg to mass transit via the Germantown MARC train station.

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Fri May 10, 2013

IBerkshires

Clarksburg Pupils Participate in Bike to School Day

Clarksburg Elementary School held its first Bike to School Day on Friday morning after about a year and a half of coordination.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Gazette.net

New Clarksburg middle school clears planning hurdle

The Montgomery County Public Schools system plans to start construction of a new middle school in June 2014 at the northwest corner of Little Seneca Parkway and Ridge Road in Clarksburg.

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Patch.com

Bethesda High Schools Get Top Rankings

Montgomery County Public Schools have done it again-landing in top spots in a national ranking.

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Tue May 07, 2013

Mobile Radio Technology

Thales passes LTE interoperability test

Clarksburg, Md., May 7, 2013 Thales Communications. Inc. has successfully completed the Department of Commerce's Public Safety Communications Research Phase 3 LTE Demonstration Network Test Plan, demonstrating interoperability of its public safety Long-Term Evolution solution.

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Patch.com

'Green' Landscaping Companies Get Boost from County Certification

Seven landscaping businesses based in Montgomery County were the first to be recognized as part of the county's Green Landscape Business Certification Program.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Gazette.net

County working on balance between environment, development in amendment process

When Lewis Birnbaum, mid-Atlantic division president for Pulte Homes, found out that the Montgomery County Planning Board might be amending the Clarksburg Master Plan, he said, it hit him hard.

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Sun Apr 28, 2013

Mercury-Register

Glitch unlocks 500 cells in prison, but no one tries to escape

About 500 locks on cell doors simultaneously opened early Saturday inside the Montgomery County jail near Clarksburg, Md., prompting officials to declare a security emergency that included posting about 20 police cars on the perimeter of the facility.

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Sat Apr 27, 2013

Lucianne.com

Malfunctioning locksopen inside Maryland jail

About 500 locks on cell doors simultaneously opened inside Montgomery County's main jail early Saturday morning, prompting officials to declare a security emergency that included posting about 20 police cars along the perimeter of the facility near Clarksburg.

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Flash Flood Warning for Montgomery County was issued at May 23 at 8:43PM EDT