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3 min ago | Daily Record

Asylum restored to man who grabbed officer's hand

An Afghan refugee can stay in this country despite pleading guilty to second-degree assault on a Montgomery County police officer who was processing his arrest for driving under the influence, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held.

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Related Topix: US News, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

4 hrs ago | Patch.com

School Breakfast Grows More Popular in Montgomery County

More schools in Montgomery County are participating in free breakfast programs, a reality that may result in increased student achievement, advocates for school breakfast said.

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5 hrs ago | Gazette.net

Montgomery council tentatively approves budget

The Montgomery County Council will enhance services and reduce energy taxes through its fiscal year 2014 operating budget unanimously agreed to Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD

9 hrs ago | Patch.com

Is Irony Out of Style? Americans Down on Hipsters

A poll released by Public Policy Polling shows that a large percentage of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of "hipsters," a group of men and women "unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns," according to Merriam Webster.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD, Germantown, MD, Gaithersburg, MD, Rockville, MD

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Gaithersburg News Briefs: New 'Green Streets', Water Park Opening, Flea Market

The city of Gaithersburg released the following news: The city of Gaithersburg announces the selection of three roads for Green Street construction: Victory Farm Drive west of the intersection of Victory Farm Drive and Saybrooke Oaks Boulevard Dosh Drive west of the intersection of Dosh Drive and Midline Road Cedar Avenue northeast of the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Gaithersburg, MD

Gazette.net

Landover man who preyed on Montgomery victims a in their weakest momentsa gets 60 years

Henry Levi Sanders could spend the next 60 years incarcerated - if he lives that long - pondering his crimes against the three men he carjacked in Montgomery County in November 2011.

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Related Topix: Prison, Silver Spring, MD, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Patch.com

First Statewide Gun Turn-in Nets 250 Firearms

Marylanders by the dozens turned over unwanted firearms to police in the first statewide "Gun Turn-In Day," sponsored by Attorney General Doug Gansler.

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Related Topix: Maryland, Annapolis, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD

Gazette.net

Charges for procedures vary between area hospitals

Two patients in Maryland go to the hospital for an identical procedure. If they both go to the same hospital, they will face the same charges.

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Related Topix: Maryland, Takoma Park, MD, Silver Spring, MD, Rockville, MD

Patch.com

Word Clouding Council President's Budget Reaction: County! Budget! Montgomery

When Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro summarized the fiscal 2014 county budget, naturally, the words "county," "budget" and "Montgomery" featured prominently in her statement.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD

Patch.com

Slavin Honored with Community Service Award at Boycotted Ball

Town of Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin crossed "the so-called 'picket line' " of people boycotting and protesting against the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee's Spring Ball on May 11 to receive the Rita Morgan-Bruce Jerney Community Service Award at the event.

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Related Topix: Senator Ben Cardin, US Politics, US News, US Senate

NBC Washington

Prosecutors: Man Promoted Human Trafficking In Video

Montgomery County prosecutors have charged a Nevada man with bringing women cross-country and selling them for sex.

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Related Topix: Rockville, MD

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Foodie News: 90-Year-Old Restaurant Closes, Restaurant List Announced for Hometown Holidays

Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides .

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Gaithersburg, MD, Bethesda, MD, Rockville, MD

Big News Network.com

Montgomery County Bus Rapid Transit Plan One Step Closer To Reality

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.

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TBD.com

Sovereign Grace Ministries, class-action civil lawsuit involving child sex abuse

Renee Palmer Gamby was just a toddler when she says she was molested by a male babysitter from her church.

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Related Topix: Gaithersburg, MD, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Aspen Hill, MD

Patch.com

Bike to Work Day Pit Stops Near You on Friday

Among the hundreds of Montgomery County commuters who will take to their bikes this Friday for Bike to Work Day will be Montgomery County Council members Roger Berliner, Valerie Ervin, George Leventhal and Hans Riemer.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD, Berlin, MD

Patch.com

Poll: Can Bethesda Nightlife Compete with Hanging in DC?

Only in Montgomery County do elected officials study how to get people to have fun.

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Related Topix: Bethesda, MD, Silver Spring, MD

Patch.com

Pedestrian Safety in Wheaton: The Conversation Continues

As the number of pedestrian deaths and injuries in Wheaton and Montgomery County continues to increase, local police and officials have announced measures to improve public safety.

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Related Topix: Wheaton, MD, Silver Spring, MD, Aspen Hill, MD, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD

Thu May 16, 2013

Patch.com

Montgomery County Council Set to Pass $4.8B Budget

No one went hungry in the $4.8 billion budget Montgomery County Council members tentatively approved Thursday.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD

Patch.com

111 Guns Surrendered in Montgomery County

More than 100 guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition were turned in to three police stations in Montgomery County as part of a statewide gun turn-in program during the weekend.

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Patch.com

Speak Out: Americans Are Driving Less, Is MoCo Following Suit?

For teens and 20-somethings in America, driving is much less of a daily thing than it was, say, 20 years ago.

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Related Topix: Bethesda, MD, New Carrollton, MD