A Montgomery County Public Schools bus off the roadway against a utility pole on Central Avenue in Gaithersburg, with fire apparatus on scene

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A school bus driver was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon after the bus left Central Avenue near Frederick Road in Gaithersburg and struck a utility pole. No students were on board. The driver “likely experienced a medical emergency” before the bus veered into trees and hit the pole, Montgomery County FireContinue Reading

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A quick update on what’s new for those that haven’t been following all of this on our social media pages (@ModeratelyMOCO on X/Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Reddit, TikTok, Nextdoor). MoCo Mic Live Podcast We have created a new livestream Podcast “MoCo Mic Live”, the podcast discussing Montgomery CountyContinue Reading

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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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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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June 9, 2024 Today during the June 9th County Council meeting, they confirmed Corey Smedley as the new Fire Chief of the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue. Advertisement He was the County Executive’s nominee for the positions and has over 33 years of public safety experience. “Chief Smedley served asContinue Reading

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June 27, 2024 The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) hosted its 30th Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast this morning at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg. The event honored 58 men and women who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect the public safety inContinue Reading

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June 26, 2024 Confirming our previous reporting from sources about a week ago, MCPS today appointed outgoing Montgomery County Police Department Chief Jones (who recently retired from MCPD and was replaced by new Police Chief Marc Yamada) in a new position called the Chief of Security and Compliance (read onContinue Reading

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June 19, 2024 A lot has happened at top positions in Montgomery County this week with MCPS announcing their next Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor and with the County Council confirming the new Police Chief Marc Yamada following the retirement of Police Chief Marcus Jones. Dr. Thomas Taylor and MCPS followedContinue Reading

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May 10, 2024 Many were shocked to read the Montgomery County Police Department press release today, which stated that an 18 year old male allegedly assaulted at least four women over a span of 4 different days while he was already on pre-trial supervision: “An 18-year-old Clarksburg male has beenContinue Reading

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May 7, 2024 Background In January 2024, we posted the initial Part 1 which featured a very detailed series of graphs and charts showing how anti-Jewish Hate/Bias incidents in Montgomery County Maryland have increased over the timeframe of July 2022 to October 2024 (inclusive) as compared to Hate/Bias incidents againstContinue Reading