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Six Montgomery County Men Indicted on Conspiracy Charges for “Boot” Distribution Operation in West Virginia

By Patrick Herron

The United States Attorney’s Office of West Virginia has announced that sixteen people from Maryland and West Virginia have been indicted on conspiracy charges for distribution of controlled dangerous substances and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in Maryland and West Virginia.

The indictment alleges that large quantities of Eutylone, also known as “boot,” were trafficked from Montgomery County to Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia between February 2019 to March 15, 2022.

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Today at Noon: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich to Deliver ‘State of the County’ Address

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will deliver his 2022 “State of the County” address at noon on Thursday, April 14, at the Silver Spring Civic Building (1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring).

This will be County Executive Elrich’s first in-person State of the County address since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  His 2020 address was held in person on January 15 of that year and his 2021 address, held on March 5, was virtual.

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Montgomery History Presentation Tonight on LGBTQ History in Montgomery County and Maryland

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County:

A collective of Maryland organizations and agencies have completed a groundbreaking research document, the “Maryland LGBTQ Historic Context,” making Maryland the second state in the nation to do so. The report, released in September 2020, illuminates Maryland LGBTQ history in rural, suburban and urban locations. The report will be the focus of a Montgomery History presentation available online starting Monday, April 11.

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Residential Street Sweeping Begins Across The County

By MCS Staff

The 2022 street sweeping schedule for residential sweeping routes has been released. This annual program is designed to ensure clean and environmentally friendly neighborhood streets. Residential sweeping begins every spring and typically ends in early July.

The 2022 Residential Sweeping Program started on April 6. In 2021, crews swept over 4,100 miles of roads in residential neighborhoods and removed over 1,200 tons of debris from our streets.

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Statement from the Montgomery County Commission for Women on the Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

By Patrick Herron

On Wednesday, April 7, Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court with a 53-47 vote.  All 50 senate Democrats and 3 Republicans voted in favor of the nomination, while 47 Republicans voted against.

Jackson will be the Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

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