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U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin’s (D-Md.) family has announced the establishment of a memorial fund in honor of their late son Tommy Raskin
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U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin said his late son Tommy “never lost his optimism and his radiant love of other people” but injustice in the world “haunted him and gnawed away at him”
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Silver Spring’s Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School will be renamed Odessa Shannon Middle School, in honor of the first Black woman elected to public office in Montgomery County.
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More than 100 bikers and dozens of pedestrians rode the bike lanes and walked along the Old Georgetown Road corridor Sunday, in a show of support for the recent changes.
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Update: Jimmy D'Andrea, chief of staff for MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight, said the district didn't commit to daily updates of color-coded school data on COVID-19 cases. Actually, McKnight did promise the updates, a video shows.
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Amanda Gorman, the poet and activist who captivated the country with her Inauguration Day poem at the swearing-in of President Joe Biden, will host a poetry reading for Montgomery College students in two weeks.
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Just in: Maryland-National Capital Park Police have made an arrest in the case of a bicyclist seen on video accosting a group on the Capital Crescent Trail. Story coming soon.
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Montgomery County officials said Wednesday that there is “no evidence” so far that people protesting in front of Supreme Court justices’ homes in the county are in violation of local regulations that limit protests in front of residences
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All residents of an apartment building that exploded on Thursday have been accounted for, Montgomery County’s fire chief said Friday
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Eleven state legislators have sent a letter to county police Chief Thomas Manger and State’s Attorney John McCarthy urging an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. via
@Daniel_Schere
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Fourteen employees at a Starbucks in Olney are planning to unionize, making the location the first of the chain’s coffee shops in Montgomery County to try to unionize, according to filings with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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The hail was accumulating it fell so fast near the Chevy Chase / Silver Spring line
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Kyle and Amanda, a Silver Spring interracial couple that met while working in the Obama White House, started celebrating Loving Day in 2018 with a party at Mrs. K’s Restaurant & Cellar in Silver Spring. This year they celebrated a different way
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Many students appear to have already reached Union Station in D.C. - photo via a teacher at Blair who took the day off to be with the students:
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After this week, many Montgomery County Public School employees and parents were upset at a lack of leadership and communication from top school officials. Here is what some of them had to say.
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“If they want their child to receive an education that strictly adheres to their religious dogma, they can send their kid to a private religious school," said school board member Lynne Harris.
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A lawyer for Olney's new baseball team has demanded that
@TakomaTorch
remove a satirical piece it posted. But the humor site’s founder, Eric Saul, says his satire is protected under the First Amendment.
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The Albert Einstein HS community raised nearly $6,000 worth of gift cards to distribute to families that need help buying food during spring break, when MCPS won’t be distributing free meals to students.
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Bethesda Theater, formerly named Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club, will host Lisa Ann Walter on Sept. 17. for two stand-up comedy performances.
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Each elementary and middle school will receive 30 to 40 hockey sticks that can be used on all surfaces, 30 balls, 10 pucks, two nets and age-appropriate curriculum.
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BREAKING: Gov. Larry Hogan says Maryland has its first three confirmed cases of coronavirus. All three people are from Montgomery County. Governor is giving a briefing now. More details to come.
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Students from every Montgomery County high school participated Thursday, joined by some students from Washington and Northern Virginia, receiving cheers and praise from onlookers as they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Opinion: "Every high school student must take classes in physical education, fine arts, and social studies to graduate from Montgomery County Public Schools. It is time for financial literacy to be required to graduate, as well."
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Dozens of protesters took to a main road in Germantown on Sunday to call for justice after a white police officer was charged with killing a black man in Minnesota.
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A Montgomery County high school junior has made the short list for the student seat on the state Board of Education.
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Monkey street art in D.C., Bethesda takes aim at controversial NIH baby monkey experiments -
http://t.co/csV5VWLadH
http://t.co/ZCpm1fWG9h
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Clarence Maurice McNeary III is charged with two counts of fourth-degree sexual offense for engaging in a sexual act with a minor victim while he was in a position of authority.
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Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Beat rebrand as MoCo360
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.
@TheDailyShow
last night featured Caitlynn Peetz’ reporting for Bethesda Beat. The story she broke about the religious exemption lawsuit against MCPS was included in a roundup of similar stories from around the country. Check out the clip (at :36):
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Marc Elrich has beaten David Blair in the Democratic primary for county executive by 32 votes, after the county Board of Elections certified a recount on Wednesday.
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Hundreds of Montgomery County Public Schools students, parents and staff members on Saturday celebrated the growth in recent years of LGBTQ-themed curriculum, extracurricular activities and awareness in the district
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BREAKING: Coronavirus patient visited Rockville retirement community event, with about 70 to 100 people
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Less than a week after announcing a threshold for when schools might pivot to virtual classes, Montgomery County Public Schools leaders said they will ditch the measure.
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BREAKING: Montgomery County Public Schools on Tuesday announced it will not have in-person instruction through the first semester of the 2020-21 academic year
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Joseph Bostic Jr., a math content specialist and eighth-grade team leader at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Germantown, was named the MCPS Teacher of the Year
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Montgomery County's new council is filled with a powerful force of women, one of whom made history with her election. Meet Kristin Mink, MoCo's first Asian council member.
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The first time
@carlbernstein
's life changed, it was because his family was moving from their home in Northwest Washington, D.C., to Silver Spring in the middle of his 6th grade year. The other time was June 17, 1972.🧵
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McKnight resigns as MCPS superintendent following turmoil over Beidleman investigation
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BREAKING: Maryland's primary election has been delayed from June 28 to July 19
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With a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle race on Saturday, Bethesda native Katie Ledecky broke Michael Phelps’ record by winning her 16th individual victory in the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
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In an unprecedented move at a Silver Spring high school, the student body elected its first-ever male prom queen on Saturday.
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Barnes & Noble is looking for the right space to open a store in Bethesda
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MCPS adds six new LGBTQ+ elementary school books to promote inclusion
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"Every court that has addressed the question has concluded that the mere exposure in public school to ideas that contradict religious beliefs does not burden the religious exercise of students or parents," the judge ruled.
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Preregistration open for Montgomery County's mass vaccination site
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Our team is in the newsroom tonight working hard to bring you up-to-date election coverage as the results come in!
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The Montgomery County Council has requested a review of the names of all county streets and facilities to determine which are named after Confederate soldiers “or those who otherwise do not reflect Montgomery County values.”
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BREAKING: Amazon has proposed opening a distribution center on the former Leidos site in Gaithersburg that would create 850 jobs
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Shebra Evans was re-elected today as president of the Montgomery County Board of Education. Brenda Wolff was elected vice president.
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#ICYMI
: Future Montgomery County high school students could be required to take a financial literacy course on concepts like filing taxes, applying for student aid and understanding credit scores.
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Victory gives Bethesda native her 15th individual gold medal
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MCPS officials to discuss whether to close schools tomorrow around midday today, but no decision yet
@MCPSsnow
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BREAKING: The Maryland Department of Health says a woman from Montgomery County has died from coronavirus disesase. She was in her 40s and had underlying health conditions. She is the third person in Maryand to die from coronavirus disease.
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“It’s a shame this community has become so divided over this,” one resident said. “I appreciate trees as much as the next person. But in my mind, trees can be replaced. Someone run over by a car can’t be.”
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Matt Post, a former student member of the county's Board of Education, is applying for an upcoming state delegate opening in District 14.
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COVID closures hurt disabled kids. Now some can’t access MCPS services to catch up, advocates say.
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Every child that comes to Montgomery County’s Family Justice Center, often in a time of distress for one of their caregivers, leaves with a stuffed animal and a book. But their cabinet of furry friends is running low: by
@DanielleEGaines
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Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High are planning to speak with teens in Silver Spring tonight.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Wednesday that he plans on working through a lymphoma diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment.
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Northwood junior Leo Brooks said submitting the gender identity support form to his school counselor felt like “a free pass to be myself.”
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The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday formally introduced legislation that would mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all county employees, despite opposition from County Executive Marc Elrich and three county unions
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Chef José Andrés will be the keynote speaker for Montgomery County Public Schools’ virtual graduation ceremony.
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District 16 state Del. Sara Love of Bethesda launches pro-choice advocacy program that will train a group of high school, undergraduate and graduate students in how to be effective campaigners.
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With about 94% voting in favor, Montgomery County teachers on Wednesday passed a resolution of “no confidence” in school district leaders’ ability to handle the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Montgomery County police officer helps eight ducklings duck danger by rescuing them from a storm drain in Olney.
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Principals, administrators depart as MCPS faces cronyism, accountability concerns
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Montgomery County looking at ways to attract Amazon to build second headquarters here:
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Good morning! Senior reporter
@CaitlynnPeetz14
here. 👋🏼
We’re about 10 minutes from the start of the Beat and Bethesda Magazine’s gubernatorial forum. I’ll give you live updates here, or you can still register to watch the event:
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@RepRaskin
looks back on impeachment process in Q&A with
@PotomacPeck
: "Confusing the personal political interests of the president with the rule of law is the essential error of monarchy and dictatorship."
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Montgomery County health officials on Friday recommended that the school district offer more virtual options for students to help ease the burden of staffing shortages that are “hindering the quality of education.”
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Montgomery County Public Schools employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, eliminating the option to instead be tested each week.
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Richard Montgomery High School junior Hana O’Looney will be the next student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education.
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The protocol would allow students who had been in close contact with someone who tested positive to remain in classes as long as they don’t have symptoms and test negative for COVID-19 daily.
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Rockville native Haley Skarupa won the gold medal last night as part of the thrilling U.S. Women's Hockey team's win over Canada:
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Rockville will recognize Oct. 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day.
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Thirty six children ages 5 to 11 received a COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday at the Middlebrook Mobile Home Park in Germantown
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Montgomery County Executive
@Marc_Elrich
on Sunday night criticized
@realDonaldTrump
for departing Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is being treated for COVID-19, to ride around and wave at supporters outside.
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MCPS now has nearly 50 sites where children can get free meals while schools are shut down.
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UPDATED: Anthony Brennan's lawyers release a statement on his behalf, including an apology, for Capital Crescrent Trail incident
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Maryland Attorney General files brief in support of MCPS inclusive book policy
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Families entering Wheaton’s Brookside Gardens for Saturday’s outdoor session of Drag Queen Story Hour were greeted by LGBTQ activists who help up rainbow flags and colorful sheets as they lined a sidewalk
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Today marks the 5th Anniversary of
@BethesdaBeat
. We are grateful for all of our loyal readers. Thank you for choosing us as your go-to local news source!
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Montgomery County’s population is now minority-dominated, with more than 56 percent of residents being people of color, compared to 28 percent in 1990.
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Montgomery County has had five straight days in which its daily increase in COVID-19 cases has been less than 1%.
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Former Farquhar principal Joel Beidleman no longer an MCPS employee
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A Derwood woman went to protests in D.C. on Monday wearing a shirt that read, “If the shooting starts, stand behind me.” She was shot below the collar bone with a rubber bullet as she stood between police and black men.
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Opinion: Montgomery County could benefit from ending one-party rule in Tuesday's general election.
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Natali Fani-González has been projected as the winner of the Democratic nomination in the County Council’s new District 6 seat by The Washington Post as her top opponent has conceded in the race
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Update: The county’s liquor board on Wednesday morning approved a measure that lets Montgomery County restaurants sell beer and wine for takeout and delivery.
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A bill by Montgomery Council Member
@willjawando
would require the county attorney to annually report to the County Council and county executive about lawsuit settlements involving any county office or division.
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Montgomery County will honor gold-medal Olympic gymnast
@dominiquedawes
with a bronze statue in Silver Spring, her hometown.
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A federal appeals court struck down the lawsuit in a Monday decision, ruling that the case lacks legal standing.
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Viers Mill Elementary students stage walkout to protest loss of Title I status
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We have a new digital home for Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Beat! We’ve reimagined our site to make readers’ experiences more meaningful, engaging and user-friendly. Read more in an announcement from Executive Editor Anne Tallent:
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Wootton High grad Myles Frost wins Tony Award for Michael Jackson role. Star of MJ: The Musical bests Hugh Jackman, Billy Crystal and two others in competition.
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One year ago today, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Maryland’s first cases of COVID-19: Three Montgomery County residents recently back from a cruise.
Here’s a look at some key moments from the past year. (We’ll add to this thread throughout the day.)🧵
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“Just having kids in the building made my day and made my year. I missed them terribly,” Seneca Valley High School Principal Marc Cohen said on the day the first group of MCPS students returned to buildings for the first time in nearly a year.
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