Crime

The Maryland Attorney General and Secretary of State issued a cease and desist order against DMV Futures, Inc., a Baltimore-based charity, for alleged misuse of charitable funds and using children for unsupervised door-to-door solicitation without providing the promised programs or benefits.

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Germantown

The African American Health Program will host a free, family-friendly Community Day event in Germantown focused on health and wellness for all Montgomery County residents, featuring screenings, workshops, youth activities, and mental health resources, with a theme of empowering individuals to take control of their health.

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Event

Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.

Among them, you’ll see:


Beyond MoCo

Gordon Ramsay’s new series, “Secret Service,” premiered on May 21st and featured the beloved local Greek restaurant Parthenon, located near the DC/Maryland line at 5510 Connecticut Ave. NW, DC. Later this summer, Callahan’s, located at 1808 Rosemont Ave. in Frederick, MD, will be showcased in a special two-part episode.

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Burtonsville

Mattress and More Liquidators, located at 15595 Old Columbia Pike, is hosting a “Goodbye to Burtonsville Day” as the family-owned mattress store prepares to close its doors to make way for Montgomery County’s second Wawa location.

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Community

Lead ‘Em Up, a nationally recognized leadership organization founded in Montgomery County in 2015, hosts an annual celebration honoring 13 student-athletes who receive the prestigious Green 13 award. This accolade is awarded to those who have demonstrated exemplary character and leadership. This year, four of the 13 recipients hail from Montgomery County, while the remaining nine are spread across the country.

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Education

MCPS recently shared that the Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation (MCPSEF) honored nearly 200 recipients with $2 million in scholarships and awards from 14 programs at the Evening of Excellence celebration on May 19. Notably, 170 students received the 2025 Ruth and Norman Rales-Patricia Baier O’Neill Scholarship Recognizing Academic Excellence.

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