Montgomery County News

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The new Glenmont Metrocenter is taking shape, at least on the books, as Winchester Homes gains planning approval for a new townhouse development in the project.

Despite fading hopes among state lawmakers for its passage, the president of the Montgomery County Council hasn't given up on the idea of getting a bill that would provide more state money to ease crowding in the county's schools.

As of 7:35, the major issue affecting traffic on Monday morning is a pair of accidents on I-795 south near the Beltway.

State Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. of Kensington was among the lawmakers who spoke in support of more state funding for Montgomery County school construction during a rally organized by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs at Lawyer's Mall in Annapolis on Thursday.

This consistently pleasing Italian red blend is a bargain at less than $11 a bottle in Montgomery County, but a steal on sale for less than $8 a bottle at Pearson's.

One person suffered life-threatening injuries and two others were hurt when two cars collided after the exit for Shady Grove Road around 5:45 a.m., according to Montgomery County Fire Department officials.

A Rockville man was gunned down Tuesday night at a Germantown intersection by a man he owed thousands of dollars, Montgomery County police alleged in arrest records.

Some time ago, Neil Davey began pondering a question that might not consume the average teenager: How, he wondered, could he effectively detect and isolate circulating tumor cells in a cancer patient's bloodstream? It stayed with him through research and an internship and finally led to Sunday in Washington, where the 18-year-old displayed his work ... (more)

Teachers in Montgomery County have ratified a new contract that will provide raises totaling 5.5 percent over three years, but it also requires educators to pay more for health insurance.

Building approvals are tied to a term, "matter of right," which is based on the zoning classification of the land.

No decisions have been made yet, but parents in Montgomery County should be aware that the school year could be extended until June 19. The brutal winter has caused the county's public schools to miss nine days of classes, The Washington Post reports, five days more than built into the year's calendar.

Montgomery County is about halfway finished with a big project to add time to all 800 of the pedestrian crossings there.

Ana Sol Gutierrez is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 18. First elected in 2002, she is running for her fourth term.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Police arrested a man believed to be responsible for two armed robberies that happened at Choice Market in Gaithersburg on January 17 and January 24. Jerson Nirvio Mendez, 38 of the 10000 block of Stedwick Road in Montgomery Village, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of armed robbery, according to authorities.

Lights from police vehicles flash in the background as a Pentagon police officer guards the crime scene yellow tape line on February 4, 2010 in Washington, DC following a shooting at the Metro entrance to the Pentagon that left two police officers and a civilian suspect wounded and forced the US military headquarters to be put under security ... (more)

School construction funds, state assistance and transit projects were the hot topics at a debate Friday for Montgomery's Democratic county executive candidates.

Which state is the thirstiest for wine? It's a question we've noodled before as Washington DC is the thirstiest non-state in the nation! The good folks at Business Insider have taken the initiative to produce this handy map showing comparative wine consumption data, which they also list in a table.

NAI KLNB, of Towson, a full-service commercial real estate brokerage, arranged the sale of an eight-acre parcel of land at 7551 Old Jessup Road in Jessup to TRI M Properties LLC. TRI M Properties, a road construction contractor that operates as Concrete General, paid $2 million for the property.

State senator Richard Madaleno was among the lawmakers who spoke in support of more state funding for Montgomery County school construction during a rally organized by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs at Lawyer's Mall in Annapolis on Thursday.