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September 27, 2024 – By Robert Passovoy To submit an opinion piece for consideration, contact us here. This Op. Ed. Is in response to the Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative that is being pushed by the Montgomery County Council in the attempt to address the problem of housing shortages in theContinue Reading

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In: 2024 Elections, BOE, Budget, CEOs, Education & Culture, Free Events, Grades, Hate / Bias Incidents, Incident Response, Local Government, MCPS, MCPS Enrollment, Safety, Transportation, Virtual Academy, Virtual Events

September 5, 2024 Moderately MOCO is cosponsoring a virtual Montgomery county board of education candidate forum on September 19 at 7 PM! After the success of our in person forum before the primary, we are teaming up with several other cohosts to put on a virtual forum that will beContinue Reading

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In: Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition, Community Feedback, Housing, Local Government, Maryland

August 4, 2024 On Friday August 30, the Supreme Court of Maryland issued its decision in the case of Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition v.  Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County. In its finding, the court acknowledges what BACC has been asserting for years: Moses African Cemetery “was a historic Black burialContinue Reading

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In: Hate / Bias Incidents, Hate / Bias Incidents, Local Government, MCPS, Public Safety, Safety

August 19, 2024 – 5:32pm. Updated 8/19/24 at 10pm to include article by MCM and image/quotes. Today 4 MCPS Schools were vandalized with graffiti that included “politically-charged graffiti, antisemitic iconography (including swastikas), and, in some instances, anti-LGBTQ+ language” according to a letter from MCPS. This occurred just a week afterContinue Reading

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In: Community Feedback, Government, HOA, House of Delegates, Housing, Lawsuits, Local Government, Maryland

August 5, 2024 – Featured image from Patch article credited to MuskratPhotos 6/25/24. Updated on 10/18/2024 for corrections. FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE – August 1, 2024 – Contact: Steven Lapham – Montgomery County Property Owners – Protest Abusive Homeowner Associations UPDATE: Mr. Segura did, in fact, owe some past “monthly assessments” whichContinue Reading

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In: Accessibility, City of Rockville, County Council, Local Government, MCPS, Parks and Planning, Pedestrian Safety, Safety

August 2, 2024 – By Sophia Campbell Picture this: you’re a student at a public high school. You’ve just endured a leg injury that has rendered you temporarily crutch-bound, and, inquisitive of your school’s accommodations for your circumstances, you consult the office staff. They inform you that there exists aContinue Reading

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In: City of Rockville, Local Government, Public Safety

July 23, 2024 For those that don’t know, the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department was victim of a scammer that stole $220,000 from the non profit organization. With quick action and the help of their bank, they were able to recover half immediately, but have been raising money for the rest.Continue Reading

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In: Boundary Study, County Council, Local Government, MCPS, Overcrowding, Planning Board

July 17, 2024 As many of our readers are probably aware, there are several upcoming boundary studies the scope of which will include the majority of the county. This makes the school utilization report recently released by the Planning Board even more salient. This article will look over the schoolContinue Reading

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In: County Council, Government, Governor, Local Government, Local Politics, Maryland, Senate, Uncategorized

July 13, 2024 Following the assassination attempt today on former President Donald Trump, many local politicians and political groups posted responses on X / Twitter. This article will show some of those responses and we will update with more as we find them. State Government The MoCo Show first reportedContinue Reading