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The Shoppers Food in Germantown has stopped selling donuts as the grocery chain prepares to close multiple Maryland locations in the coming weeks. The Germantown store, located at 18066 Mateny Road, is one of four Shoppers locations set to close permanently by November 8, along with stores in College Park, Laurel, and Capitol Heights.

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As the calendar turns toward late October, playoff positioning, rivalries, and bragging rights take center stage across Montgomery County. A few division titles could effectively be decided this weekend, while several teams fight for postseason seeding. Here’s your full slate of previews and predictions for Week 8.

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Health

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 19 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s effort to reinstate a Department of Justice subpoena seeking gender-affirming care records from Boston Children’s Hospital. (more…)


Celebrities

Montgomery County native Gbenga Akinnagbe is once again drawing national attention as Nurse Jackie has climbed into Netflix’s Top 10. The Showtime series, which originally aired from 2009 to 2015, stars Edie Falco as a brilliant but deeply flawed nurse battling addiction. Akinnagbe joined the cast in seasons 3 and 4, portraying Kelly Slater, a fellow nurse at All Saints Hospital whose presence added new layers of tension and camaraderie to the series’ ensemble.

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Beyond MoCo

Ocean City officials have voted to permanently discontinue the town’s iconic Boardwalk Tram service, ending a decades-long tradition that transported visitors along the busy oceanfront strip each summer. The decision follows a months-long suspension of tram operations after a tragic August 2024 incident in which a 2-year-old boy was struck and killed by one of the trams near Dorchester Street.

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MCPS

The regular season is heading into the home stretch, and with playoff positioning heating up, separation week has officially arrived. Some teams are flexing their dominance, others are finding their groove at just the right time and a few are fighting to remind everyone they belong in the conversation. Here’s how the county’s best stack up heading into Week 8:

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