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Although it has been about five years since
@RepRaskin
was a Maryland state senator, that legislative body awarded him with its First Citizen Award Medal on Wednesday.
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MCPD policeman takes a knee in solidarity during peaceful protest on Germantown Road in Germantown Sunday evening.
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Philip Sardelis, who together with his first cousin also named Philip Sardelis and who co-founded and owned Sardi’s Chicken, died from complications he developed from having COVID-19. He was 48 years old.
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.
@RepRaskin
and his family will hold a virtual memorial service for his late son Tommy Bloom Raskin at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning. The service will be streamed live on YouTube.
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BREAKING: Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles has directed private schools in the county to remain closed for in person instruction until Oct. 1. Before Oct. 1, the directive will be reevaluated.
Here's a look at the directive and order from Gayles.
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The big man, Bryan Bresee, takes it in from the 2 on 3rd down.
@DmassFootball
takes the 7-0 lead with 2:18 to go in 1st quarter.
@mymcmedia
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For the 2nd week in a row, these Watkins Mill players take a knee for the National Anthem.
@TheMillSports
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Looking for a good book? Here's the popular titles in our county libraries during August: …
#MoCo
@MCPL_Libraries
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In honor of Women’s History Month, MCM is recognizing some of Montgomery County’s most notable women. For 33 years, longtime Montgomery County resident
@suepalkafox5dc
has been the chief weather forecaster at
@fox5dc
.
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A vaccination site at Montgomery College Germantown will open on Wednesday with county resources. According to Montgomery County DHHS, the site will transition to a state mass vaccination site the week of April 4.
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Tom Perez, a resident of Takoma Park and the first Latino to serve on Montgomery County Council, was named by President Joe Biden Monday as Senior Advisor, Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.
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ICYMI: Beginning July 1, people experiencing mental health issues can opt into a friendly call-in program to receive regular wellness calls or texts under a new Maryland law named in memory of the the son of U.S.
@RepRaskin
, who died from suicide.
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Congratulations to
@DHS_Hornets
for setting a new Maryland state record of 51 consecutive wins Friday.
@MCPSAthletics
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High school students are invited to submit their original artwork beginning TODAY for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition.
Check out our video in the article to see the special invitation to participate from U.S. Representative
@jamie_raskin
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On 4th and 3 Paint Branch decides to go for it!
@pbhs_sports
@blairathletics
@mcpsathletics
14-0 Paint Branch over Blair.
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.
@DmassFootball
wins 3A state championship 2 years in a row w win over Franklin.
@Photoloaf
#MoCo
#football
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Montgomery Blair High School students on their way to the Silver Spring Metro Station. Next stop, Washington DC- for the Walkout Against Gun Violence
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Michelle Harriger, a breast cancer survivor and math teacher at Sherwood HS, finished her last treatment of chemo and her family headed home aboard
@For3Sisters
pink fire engine on Wednesday.
Watch her interview about her battle below.
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A black bear spotted in Rockville was trapped and relocated to a new home early this morning. Rockville City Police and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources set a trap in the College Gardens neighborhood Sunday evening. (📸:
@RockvilleCityPD
)
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.
@Silver_Chips
, the independently run student newspaper at Blair High School, has become a force on Twitter with its local coronavirus coverage.
@DeirdreByrneMCM
caught up with one of the paper's editors,
@PrayagGordy
.
Read more:
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If you’ve been to a drag story hour, you’ve probably noticed a line of rainbow umbrellas shielding children from protestors. The group of residents that for months have volunteered their time, have now formed the
@RDC_DMV
.
Learn more about them here:
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BREAKING: Councilmember Will Jawando announces his run for the U.S. Senate.
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Remember when
@JakeFunk34
scored seven touchdowns at M&T Bank Stadium in 2015, helping Damascus win the state title?
Funk will return to M&T Bank Stadium in January 2022, along with the Los Angeles Rams to take on the Baltimore Ravens.
Read more:
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These are the faces of the 11 Montgomery County residents who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
More:
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WATCH: The 2022
@GburgBookFest
returns for the first time in three years to a fully in-person event this Saturday!
The Festival features more than 100 authors. Mayor
@judashman
highlights five in this short video.
#GburgBookfest
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It’s almost the first day of school for students in Montgomery County! Here’s a glimpse of the new Snowden Farms Elementary School in Clarksburg 🍎 🏫
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BREAKING: the Montgomery County Sentinel and Prince George’s Sentinel are going out of business after 57 and 42 years respectively. The publisher announced that their last issue will be on January 30.
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Smiles all around as Damascus receives the Class 3A championship trophy!
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) invited 26 people with autism to record boarding and safety announcements that will play throughout the transit system during April to celebrate Autism Acceptance Month.
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Here's how
@RepRaskin
questioned Robert Mueller during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
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The
#USWNT
made history in their 2019 World Cup debut Tuesday.
@WashSpirit
players Rose Lavelle and Mallory Pugh both scored goals. Next game set for Sunday at noon versus Chile.
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Bethesda native Katie Ledecky became the first swimmer ever to win six world titles in the same event Saturday. She also won her 16th individual swimming world title, surpassing Michael Phelps, for the all-time record for women and men.
Read:
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Congratulations to assistant coach Jeff Halpern and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for winning the Stanley Cup. Halpern is a Potomac native, a Churchill High grad and a former Washington Capitals’ forward.
@DawgsSports
@MCPS
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.
@DrPollard_MC
: “There are 3 things every [community] in our nation needs...one is vaccines, second is jobs for vulnerable populations, and third is a skilled labor force...one place in the country you can get all three...at your local community college.”
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.
@WashSpirit
midfielder
@roselavelle
scored the insurance goal in the U.S. Women’s National Team’s 2-0 victory over the Netherlands.
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County Police Sgt. Patrick Kepp was honored during the Baltimore Ravens game on Saturday.
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Julie Verratti, cofounder and chief branding officer of
@DenizensBrewing
, has been named Associate Administrator of Field Operations for the U.S. Small Business Administration by the Biden Administration.
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(VIDEO)
@Ashlyn_Harris
is ready to win a
#NWSL
championship with the
@WashSpirit
.
http://t.co/NdNYvtBTQK
#SpiritFamily
#soccer
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Congratulations to the Magruder High School baseball (top) and Sherwood High School softball (bottom) teams on winning their respective Maryland state championships titles!
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MOCO Students for Change” is participating in a Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence right now in Washington D.C.
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The three Blair finalists will win an award of at least $25,000. They also have an opportunity to win awards up to $250,000 in May.
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WATCH: After 32 years, multiple fires, explosions, deaths and injuries and even a small airplane stuck in utility wires,
@mcfrs
Chief Scott Goldstein is moving on.
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Two players from the U.S. World Cup champion team,
@RoseLavelle
and
@MalPugh
, are back with the
@WashSpirit
team and their coach could not be happier.
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Congratulations Quince Orchard football!
@QOAthletics
wins
@MPSSAA_Org
Class 4 State Championship in
#Annapolis
tonigt.
@MCPSAthletics
Photographer
@Photoloaf
shares some photos with a quick recap of the game.
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"I’ve been homeless, I had to deal with poverty, so I get it," Joseph Bostic, the
@MCPS
Teacher of the Year, told MyMCM. "I understand that there are things that we have to overcome. But it’s that untold story that can set a lot of people free."
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WATCH: A new senior apartment complex with affordable units in downtown Silver Spring is named after former County Executive Isiah “Ike” Leggett.
Learn more about the complex:
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A very happy and “cancer free” U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin is celebrating by announcing his bid for reelection.
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Congratulations to
@shs_warrior
senior baseball player Ben Bergeron being named
@MoCoSHF
High School Athlete of the Week!
Story:
@mcpsad
@mcpsathletics
@warriorresults
@woodbaseball1
@Frostburg_BB
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Congratulations to our CEO Nannette Hobson on retirement! You will be missed!
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@mymcmedia
won 4 Emmys at the 63rd annual
@CapitalEmmys
for two Hola Montgomery features and two for our Black Artists in Montgomery County series. The 4 Emmys are the most in the 37 year history of MCM. Congrats to all the winners and nominees.
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.
@RepRaskin
said Congress would work this week on the crisis at the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Congratulations
@QOAthletics
for Friday Night's win against
@NWJagSports
to capture the 4A Region Championship.
@MCPSAthletics
Photos by
@Photoloaf
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Gaithersburg mayor
@judashman
is a busy man but slways finds time for his beloved
@QO_FOOTBALL
team, the 2021 Maryland state champs.
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BREAKING: One body has been found at the site of the building that exploded in Gaithersburg. No identity on the individual at this point. This is being treated as a criminal investigation. Medical examiner hopes to make positive ID on the individual by tomorrow.
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WATCH:
@mcfrs
Chief Scott Goldstein will retire from the department after more than 30 years serving the community.
Goldstein, who was born and raised in Montgomery County, reflected on his decades with MCFRS in an exclusive interview with MCM.
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Creative Churchill High School students figured out a way to hang out with each other while practicing social distancing.
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Congratulations to Damascus High senior running back Dillon Dunathan for being named
@MoCoSHF
High School Athlete of the Week. Good luck for Saturday's state championship game against Oakdale! 🏈
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AstraZeneca announced Tuesday morning that the company is investing $300 million in a state-of-the art facility in Rockville that will enable the company to launch its cell therapy platforms throughout the country.
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Congratulations to Richard Montgomery’s Ema Djordjevic for being named Athlete of the Week.
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It’s official. The new SMOB has been sworn in.
At the swearing in ceremony for our 43rd SMOB
@mocoboe
. Happy to welcome
@nickasante_
and looking forward to working together on important issues impacting our school system.
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Councilmember
@WillJawando
called
@GovLarryHogan
’s executive orders “irresponsible,” and said it’s still not safe for restaurants to operate at 100% capacity especially because patrons would be unmasked.
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The 73rd annual
@MOCOFAIR
opens Friday. We visited the fairgrounds Tuesday. Here's a preview:
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.
@MoCoCouncilMD
[member]
@WillJawando
's will hold his 100th storytime event at Rockville Memorial Library (
@MCPL_Libraries
) on Saturday. For the first time, this one will not be a "virtual storytime."
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MCM Friday night football coverage continues Sept. 28. Game of the Week is Good Counsel at Northwest in week 5.
@NWJagSports
@MCPSAthletics
@gcfootball
@OLGCHS
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BREAKING: Fire in front of Brown Station elementary in Gaithersburg.
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.
@OLGCHS
alumnus Kyle Snyder (
@Snyder_man45
) and Magruder alumna
@Helen_Maroulis
qualified for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games at the U.S. wrestling team trials on Saturday.
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Congratulations to
@blairathletics
Boys Track and Field senior
@rl_micah
for being named Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame High School Athlete of the Week!
@mcpsad
@mcpsathletics
@mcps
@blairprincipal
Story:
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WATCH: State Del.
@JheanelleW
(District 20), chair of the
@BlackCaucusMD
, shared priorities the caucus has for this General Assembly session including black wealth, health, cannabis legalization, housing access and education equity.
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We bid farewell to the majestic 300-year-old Linden White Oak tree that was removed today.
It was the largest White Oak tree in Montgomery County.
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Northwest High School (
@NorthwestJags
) student Maggie Slaughter was announced as the Maryland state winner of the “Doodle for Google” (
@GoogleDoodles
) competition at a surprise assembly.
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A Montgomery County resident — who wants to remain anonymous — donated nearly $10,000 in Metro cards that will go to low-income families, County Council President
@EvanMGlass
announced Thursday.
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Rockville honors the 11 county residents who lost their lives on the September 11 terrorist attacks at Courthouse Square Park today.
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The Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals (MCAAP) selected James Allrich, principal of Argyle Middle School, as the 2022 Dr. Edward Shirley Award recipient.
Learn more about the award and James in our story below.
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SEEN THIS MORNING: Gas prices in Rockville (top) and Gaithersburg (bottom).
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Happening Friday, Aug. 31! Friday night football is coming to MCM! Our inaugural Game of the Week is Blake at Damascus this Friday.
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Pepco has received an award in recognition of their handling of the Nov. 2022 plane crash in Gaithersburg.
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More than 140 authors will be at the 10th annual
@GburgBookFest
— here’s what
@GburgMD
Mayor
@JudAshman
had to say about these authors.
Read more:
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Clarksburg student ambassadors picked up 60 boxes filled with Thanksgiving meals on Monday, which will be donated to families in need at Clarksburg High (
@Cburg_Coyotes
) and Rocky Hill Middle.
More:
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Santa is on his way to light the Christmas tree in Darnestown! 🎄
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MyMCM and
@MoCoSHF
presents the Montgomery County High School Athlete of the Week:
Einstein High School Football team athlete Cruiz Paul-Umstead.
Read about the week he had here:
@mcpsathletics
@titans_rise
@aehsboosters
@AEHSfootball
@CoachTaylorAET
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Montgomery College-Germantown opened a drive through COVID-19 testing site which also will distribute KN95 masks.
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The signs tell the story for
#Damascus
tonight:
@Photoloaf
@DHS_Hornets
@DmassFootball
http://t.co/6gSOymQfWu
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Toronto
@Raptors
's Malcolm Miller (
@MalcMili13
), a Gaithersburg High School alumnus, was in town recently with the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
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How is former Quince Orchard running back
@quez_15
doing at Kent State? Just fine thank you. Last night, he rushed for 107 yards and 3 TD’s in a 69-35 win over Akron.
Marquez Cooper...Can't stop...WONT STOP! 19 yard touchdown run is his SECOND of the night 28-21 good guys
#FlashFAST
|
#BTA
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MCM has selected Damascus'
@Bryan_Bresee
and Northwest's Kayla DiCello as our 2019 Athletes of the Year.
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The Montgomery County-based
@MDBobcatsFC
announced in a press release that they have joined the Anti-Racist Soccer Club coalition (
@arsccoalition
), officially making them the first professional club to be part of the alliance.
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Former
@gcfootball
teammates are now Super Bowl champs.
BECOME A LEGEND
Kendall Fuller ‘13 and
@Dorian
‘13 are Super Bowl Champions
Congratulations ‼️
#WeAreGC
#BecomeALegend
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