Bethesda

Montgomery Parks has announced a public scoping meeting hosted by The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) about the Little Falls Parkway Improvements project. The meeting will take place online from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, and will include a brief presentation and discussion of the project.

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DMV

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), widespread 45-55 mph winds were observed between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, with localized higher gusts of 65-70 mph across the higher ridges & favored downslope locales. Below is a list of measured gusts- though Montgomery County doesn’t have any on the NWS list, it’s in the 50-60mph range on the map:

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Maryland

With the tax deadline for most Americans fast approaching and low and middle-income families expected to pay higher effective tax rates than the wealthy, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best States to Be Rich or Poor from a Tax Perspective, with Maryland being ranked as the 5th “Worst State to Be Rich (from a Tax Perspective)”. The state comes in towards the middle for low and middle income earners.

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Education

Dr. Cara D. Grant, MCPS supervisor of Pre-K-12 health and physical education, and Dr. Troy E. Boddy, retired director in the Equity Initiatives Unit, have collaborated on a NEW book titled “Intersectionality in Health Education.

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