The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA, teacher’s union) is calling on upcoming MCPS Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor to join them in asking for a $10 million special appropriation from the Montgomery County Council.
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The Offices of Councilmembers Natali Fani-González and Will Jawando issued the following news release on Tuesday, June 18:
On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the Montgomery County Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of Assistant Chief Marc Yamada to serve as the new chief of the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).
On May 2nd, the Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center (MCASAC) announced it was closed to the public due to an outbreak of Canine Influenza (CIV). On Tuesday, Montgomery County announced that the shelter has reopened:dogs who contracted CIV have since recovered
By Ben Shlesinger
Last December Dr. Glenn Orlin retired after working in Montgomery County for 39 years, the first six with the Department of Transportation followed by 33 with the County Council. For most of his career with the Council he served as its Deputy Staff Director and transportation analyst, acting as the main resource for the Council and its staff on anything and everything related to transportation.
The Offices of Council Vice President Kate Stewart and Councilmember Kristin Mink issued the following news release on Tuesday, June 18, 2024:
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As summer time approaches, and with record-heat possible this coming week, our very own Mr. MoCo wanted to share his current 12 favorite ice cream spots in MoCo. The word current is there because this list often changes with places moving in and out of his rotation. “While I love just about every ice cream place there is, I’m choosing the 15 that appeal to me the most right now. I’m also including places that offer “frozen treats” because I consider it all in the ice cream family. If there’s a place not listed, it’s just not currently in my top 12, which is likely to look different than yours (I’m only one person and can only eat so much ice cream, so there are also likely places I haven’t been to yet).” The list you’ll see below is accurate as of June 15th, 2024:
The Montgomery County Council will hold committee meetings on Monday, June 17. Full agenda below courtesy Montgomery County:
AlphaStruxure, a leader in Energy as a Service (EaaS) microgrid solutions, and Montgomery County, Maryland (County), recently announced an integrated microgrid infrastructure project, featuring electric bus charging and on-site green hydrogen production powered by solar and battery energy storage, for Montgomery County, Maryland’s Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operation Center (EMTOC) at 16700 Crabbs Branch Way in Rockville/Derwood.
County Councilmembers Marilyn Balcombe, Sidney Katz, and Dawn Luedtke will be hosting a community meeting where officers from the Montgomery County Police Department will share success stories about the Drone […]
Councilmember Kristin Mink has issued the following statement regarding the Board of Education’s adoption of the MCPS FY25 operating budget: