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Markoff's Haunted Forest in Dickerson has 18 nights left in its 2026 season, with a final night of Sunday, November 8

Markoff’s Haunted Forest Has 18 Nights Left This Season. Every Ticket Funds a Dickerson Nonprofit.

2026-10-08
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 8, 2026
In: Events, Halloween

Markoff’s Haunted Forest has 18 nights left in its 2026 season, ending Sunday, November 8. Revenue from the Dickerson haunt funds Calleva, a 501(c)(3) outdoor education nonprofit.Continue Reading

Weekend live music schedule for Montgomery County, October 9 to 11, 2026, listing seven acts with venues and set times

Live Music This Weekend in Montgomery County: October 9–11

2026-10-08
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 8, 2026
In: Events, Free Events, Music

Seven live shows across Montgomery County this weekend, from North Bethesda and Gaithersburg to Clarksburg, Kensington and Dickerson.Continue Reading

63 percent of Montgomery County's Head Start children come from multilingual homes; a federal proposal would require English only

Nearly Two-Thirds of Montgomery County’s Head Start Children Come From Multilingual Homes. A Federal Rule Would Mandate English Only.

2026-10-08
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 8, 2026
In: Attorney General, Education & Culture, Government, Maryland

About 63 percent of the roughly 1,000 children in Montgomery County’s Head Start program come from multilingual households. A federal proposal would impose an English-only mandate, and the comment period has already closed.Continue Reading

Chart: share of Maryland likely voters who say the state should switch to an open primary, by group. Unaffiliated 74 percent, voters 18-34 71 percent, progressives 67, women 65, Democrats 63, all Maryland voters 60, Republicans 44.

Six in Ten Maryland Voters Want Open Primaries. A Bill That Passed the House Died in a Senate Committee Without a Vote.

2026-10-07
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 7, 2026
In: Elections, Maryland, Polls, Voting Reform

Sixty percent of Maryland likely voters want to open the state’s primaries, including 74 percent of unaffiliated voters and 71 percent of voters under 35. Republicans are the only group opposed.Continue Reading

MCPS Takes Up School Closures Thursday. Here’s What That Meeting Will and Won’t Do.

2026-10-07
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 7, 2026
In: BOE, MCPS, School

The Montgomery County Board of Education takes up the elementary and middle school closure and consolidation study at a noon work session Thursday, October 8. MCPS says the meeting will not approve criteria or identify any school for closure.Continue Reading

Joint letter after fight at flag football game: Poolesville and Clarksburg principals write to families, October 6, 2026

A Fight After Monday’s Poolesville-Clarksburg Flag Football Game Sent an Adult to the Hospital. Both Principals Have Written to Families.

2026-10-06
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 6, 2026
In: MCPS, MCPS Athletics, Sports

Poolesville and Clarksburg principals wrote jointly to families Tuesday after a parking lot fight following Monday’s girls flag football game sent an adult to the hospital.Continue Reading

Bronson Hoover seated beside a piano at home, in a hat and glasses, black and white portrait.

Bronson Hoover’s First Album Began With His Mother’s Question. The Release Party Is October 11.

2026-10-06
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 6, 2026
In: Events, Music

Bronson Hoover has played in Montgomery County bands since the late 1980s without ever making a record of his own. His debut solo album, my moon & other love songs, gets a release party on Sunday, October 11 at Hank Dietle’s Tavern in Rockville.Continue Reading

Bar chart of the Maryland governor's race. Among likely voters in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, Wes Moore 67 percent and Dan Cox 13 percent, a 54-point margin. Statewide, Moore 51 percent and Cox 24 percent, a 27-point margin.

In Montgomery and Prince George’s, Moore Leads by 54 Points. Statewide It’s 27.

2026-10-06
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 6, 2026
In: 2026 Elections, Elections, Maryland

The new UMBC Poll shows Wes Moore beating Dan Cox 67 percent to 13 percent among likely voters in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, double his statewide margin. Three in four local voters plan to vote by mail or during early voting.Continue Reading

Gaithersburg Council Member Lisa Henderson, smiling, in a blue blazer against a dark blue background.

Gaithersburg Has Already Picked Its Next Mayor, If Jud Ashman Wins

2026-10-06
By: Moderately MOCO
On: October 6, 2026
In: 2026 Elections, City of Gaithersburg, County Council, Elections

The Gaithersburg City Council has conditionally selected Council Member Lisa Henderson to serve as mayor if Mayor Jud Ashman wins the District 3 seat on the Montgomery County Council on November 3. The city did exactly this in 2014, for the same county seat.Continue Reading

5 Shows to see this Month: Community Theater is alive and singing!

2026-10-06
By: Rachel M
On: October 6, 2026
In: Arts and Theatre, Events, Theatres

October is alive with new shows. OVATIONS THEATRE, Bethesda Little Theatre, Rockville Musical Theatre, Silver Spring Stage, Damascus Theatre Company all have shows this month. You can see a new performance every weekend! Advertisement AdvertisementContinue Reading

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