Health

The Maryland Department of Health has launched the Maryland Cannabis Public Health Data Dashboard, offering insights into cannabis trends, emergency visits, youth and adult use, and poison center calls to monitor the public health impacts following adult-use legalization, with data updated regularly to inform policy and resource allocation. (more…)


DMV

The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), which was founded by Montgomery Village natives Paul and Mike Rabil, has launched the Women’s Lacrosse League (WLL)– a new professional women’s lacrosse property set to debut at the 2025 PLL Championship Series, featuring the best lacrosse players in the world.

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Crime

District 3 Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Commander Jason Cokinos announced that plainclothes officers, with assistance from K9, drone, and uniformed units, safely apprehended a suspect wanted for felony crimes in Virginia, recovering a loaded handgun with an extended magazine in downtown Silver Spring. (more…)


Beyond MoCo

La Casita Pupuseria is celebrating the grand opening of its new Laurel location (14311 Baltimore Ave) with free pupusas from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m on Saturday, November 16. Founded in Silver Spring in 2002, La Casita now has locations in Gaithersburg, Laurel, Union Market, and Nationals Park. (more…)


MoCo Government

Nominations are open until November 30 for Montgomery County’s 2025 “Women Making History Award,” honoring women residents or workers for leadership and community impact, with winners recognized during Women’s History Month and at a reception; elected officials are excluded, and nominations must be submitted online.

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MoCo Government

Montgomery County’s Department of Permitting Services  collected 1,050 illegally placed signs, including election signs, from public rights-of-way in a Nov. 12 “sign sweep,” recycling them at the Shady Grove Processing Facility. (more…)