Jud Ashman Takes the Dais One Last Time as Lisa Henderson Is Sworn In as Gaithersburg Mayor
Lisa Henderson took the oath of office as Gaithersburg’s mayor at a special City Council session Monday night, Nov. 9, replacing Jud Ashman, who won the District 3 seat on the Montgomery County Council on Nov. 3. In a statement to Moderately MOCO, Ashman said: I know it’s cliche toContinue Reading
GLP-1 Patents and Prices: MCPS’s Bill Tops $100 Million Before Rebates
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy now cost the Montgomery County Public Schools employee health plan “over $100 million,” MCPS’s chief financial officer told a school board committee in September, and MCPS later told Moderately MOCO that the figure is before drug-maker rebates. In a Novo Nordisk-funded trial ofContinue Reading
Council Votes 6-5 to Keep the Dickerson Incinerator Open for the Long Term
The Montgomery County Council voted 6-5 on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to approve a resolution supporting keeping the Dickerson Resource Recovery Facility open for the long term as the county’s primary method of disposing of solid waste, according to a Council news release. The vote came against the recommendation of CountyContinue Reading
Five Acres, Sixteen Homes, and a $3.5 Million Question
Takoma Park bought and protected part of the former Washington-McLaughlin School land as Dorothy’s Woods. Now the city has passed on the remaining five-acre site as a recreation-center location, the asking price has plunged by $3.5 million, and a newly formed company proposes 16 privately owned homes. What changed, andContinue Reading
Moderately Mic’d on TV This Week: Amanda Levin and Nehemiah Carter on MCM Channel 21
Moderately Mic’d airs 23 times on Montgomery Community Media’s Channel 21 this week, Tuesday, Nov. 10, through Monday, Nov. 16, according to MCM’s published schedule. MCM sets the schedule and can change it. No cable? Watch Channel 21 live online at any of the times below. This week’s episodes AmandaContinue Reading
Malachi Reid on Losing Baseball, Finding Biotech and Starting the 29:11 Foundation
Malachi Reid grew up in Montgomery County planning to pitch in college and, someday, for the Washington Nationals. A shoulder injury before his senior baseball season at Wootton High School changed that plan. Reid now works as an apprentice at AstraZeneca’s Gaithersburg facility while studying biotechnology at Montgomery College, andContinue Reading
Clowns, Mike Tyson, and Christian Music: The Curious World of Alex Edelman
Clowns, Mike Tyson, Christian music, and a Jewish Elvis? Comedian Alex Edelman turns unlikely encounters and uncomfortable conversations into sharp, thought-provoking humor. With boundless energy and a gift for listening, he finds comedy in the contradictions of human behavior.Continue Reading
Council Votes Tuesday on Dickerson Incinerator’s Future; Rockville Warns of Truck Traffic at Shady Grove
The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to vote at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, on whether the county should keep the Dickerson Resource Recovery Facility, its trash incinerator, open for the long term or close it and send the county’s trash by truck to landfills outside the county. The CouncilContinue Reading
Quince Orchard’s Drum Line Wins Best Percussion at State Marching Band Championships
The Quince Orchard High School marching band won Best Percussion in the Show Band class at the Maryland Marching Band Association (MMBA) state championships at Towson University on Saturday, Nov. 7. Quince Orchard also placed second overall in the Show Band class with a score of 79.15, behind Patapsco HighContinue Reading
Inspector General: Montgomery Animal Shelter Couldn’t Show All Staff Completed Required Training
Montgomery’s Office of Animal Services couldn’t show all required staff training was completed, an Inspector General review found. Full announcement.Continue Reading