MCPS teacher Maxwell Bero (Clarksburg) has announced his run to seek the nomination for Democratic candidate in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, challenging incumbent congressman David Trone.

Bero is currently a social studies teacher at Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery Village. “Our current Congress, and our current congressman, is not doing enough to address the problems facing this country,” Bero said. “Issues such as global climate change, the technological revolution, our overburdened education system, and health care, among others, are not being addressed by our current leaders in Washington. I’m tired of sitting on the sidelines hoping for our representatives to step up and do what is necessary. It’s time for a new generation of leadership, who is willing to fight for what’s best for ALL Americans, present, and future.”


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Beginning Friday, Oct. 25, Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) is discounting hundreds of items in each of its retail stores to make way for new products this holiday season.  The clearance sale will run through Thanksgiving, ending with an additional Black Friday promotion on Nov. 29.


By Nurit Coombe

When it’s time to sell your home, it’s important to find an agent you are comfortable working with.  While selecting an agent, interviewing few agents is important to learn various styles and ideas on listing and marketing your home.  Knowing that your agent is knowledgeable, has the necessary resources, and is willing to invest time and money into your marketing campaign is the key to getting the best price for your home.  Here are some questions and follow up questions you may want to ask.


A “large employer” is an employer who employs 51 or more employees;

A “mid-sized employer” is:
• an employer who employs between eleven and 50 employees; or
• an employer who employs eleven or more employees and:
– has tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
– provides “home health services” as defined by 42 C.F.R. § 440.70 or “home or community-based services” as defined by 42 C.F.R. § 440.180, and receives at least 75% of gross revenues through state and federal Medicaid programs.

A “small employer” is an employer who employs 10 or fewer employees.


Planet Fitness was founded in 1992 and uses a non-intimidating, low-cost model to cater to what their executives believe is a much larger segment of the population.

Though giving away bagels and pizza may seem counterintuitive, Planet Fitness only gives away bagels on the second Tuesday of each month and pizza on the first Monday of each month.


Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to follow up on a warning President Trump made earlier this week when he tweeted “Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States. They will be removed as fast as they come in.”

The immigration enforcement efforts will occur in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco, and are intended to detain people from up to 2,000 families.


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