MoCo Government

Per Montgomery County: “Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, County Council President Andrew Friedson, Maryland State Senator Will Smith, State Delegates Lorig Charkoudian, David Moon and Jheanelle Wilkins and Montgomery Parks Director Mike Riley joined community leaders this week for the presentation of two checks totaling $805,600 to fund improvements at the Long Branch Library and Long Branch Parks. The ceremony took place at the library. (more…)


Event

Join Us for StoryBox Comics Fair, a two-day festival celebrating local and independent comics authors!

Day 1 – Saturday, June 27th, 11-5pm @ DwightMess compound (805 Silver Spring Ave): Events are open to the public, admission is FREE. Featuring Special Guest Artists, gallery exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, a modeling session (suggested donation) and exhibitors, you can dig in to indie comics and also tour the compound, which features an extensive comics collection, a rare video collection, Risograph and screenprinting studios.


MCFRS

Montgomery County is touting an all-woman crew who handled every call one night last month at the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department. The county stated that although MCFRS has worked hard to diversify its numbers, there are a lot more men than women staffing its stations. Full story below, per a county press release:

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Crime

Per the Rockville City Police Department: “The Rockville City Police Department continues to seek the public’s assistance in locating the suspect wanted in connection to the December 14, 2023 vehicular assault in front of 199 East Montgomery Avenue seriously injuring three people. (more…)


Education

Montgomery County Public Schools has been chosen from dozens of school district candidates nationwide to participate in the District Comprehensive Approach (DCA) created in partnership by The Jed Foundation (JED) and The School Superintendents Association’s (AASA) to strengthen the mental health and emotional well-being of its students.

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