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Clemente students aim for home run with original music
Erin Michel, 12, of Germantown practices Thursday for the school's winter concert, "Clemente: A Tribute to a Hero," that will be performed Dec.
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Food available for modest donation of money and time
Hannah Cagas, 15, of Howard County and Vanya Nah, 13, of Rockville load boxes filled with food into the back of a car at Greenridge Baptist Church in Clarksburg on Saturday.
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Officer under scrutiny for role in barroom brawl
A barroom scuffle in which an off-duty Montgomery County police officer allegedly smashed a beer bottle over another man's head has prompted a criminal investigation.
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Born to dance: D.C. swing dance making a comeback in the upcounty
Rickie Owens spins Donya Zimmerman of Germantown during a hand dancing class in Gaithersburg on Saturday.
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Second man sentenced for carjackings, murder
The man who a prosecutor called "probably one of the worst predators that this county has seen in recent memory" was sentenced to 85 years in prison last week for murder and two carjackings and kidnappings.
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Locbury Drive work to begin this month
Construction is about to begin on a stretch of pavement that will close a 300-foot gap on Locbury Drive in Germantown that some people cite as a major factor contributing to illegal dumping on an adjacent ...
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Mobile home park open for now
County planners and a representative of a development company sought to assure a resident of the Middlebrook Mobile Home Park that there are no immediate plans to redevelop the park and force residents from ...
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Fire won't delay school's opening
A Tuesday morning fire at Clarksburg Elementary School No. 8, under construction in Germantown's Milestone community, was started by a welder.
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Wonderland plugs into human energy
Caleb Right of Damascus works on a light display for the 13th annual Winter Lights Festival in Gaithersburg.
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Leggett to confront Clarksburg issues at town meeting Thursday
County Executive Isiah Leggett is expecting to get barraged with questions about the special taxing districts planned in Clarksburg at his town hall meeting Thursday night.
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Planning Board approves Germantown office building
The Planning Board unanimously approved a seven-story commercial office building on Century Boulevard in Germantown last week, but long-term plans for the site are expected to change after Germantown's Master ...
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MARC riders speak out against schedule cutbacks
Del. Alfred Carr of Kensington and state Sen. Robert J. Garagiola of Germantown watch as Simon Taylor, MTA assistant deputy administrator, takes questions from speakers at a public hearing on MARC cutbacks ...
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New milk cartons are clear winner for the environment
Jermanie Douglas drinks milk at Lake Seneca Elementary School in Germantown. He is sitting with Christian Ikpemgbe.
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Cider Barrel may be moved
Germantown's iconic Cider Barrel may be moved from its Frederick Avenue location to a more hospitable location, according to county planners.
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Secrets Spill As JMU Students Bare Truth
For a short time Monday night, Wilson Hall at James Madison University was sort of like a confession booth - except more than 1,100 people eagerly listened to strangers revealing their secrets.
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SoccerPlex works to kick-start recycling
The Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds is teaming with the county and high school students to help kick the habit of thousands of park visitors who toss plastic bottles in the trash instead of the recycling bin.
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Executives looking to reap benefits from trade mission
Last year, John P. Hollerbach was among the business executives who participated in a Montgomery County economic development trade mission to India.
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Two Germantown elementaries could get additions
Projected enrollment increases coupled with decreased class sizes may put two Germantown elementary schools in line to receive classroom additions, according to recommendations issued by Montgomery County ...
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Germantown man pleads guilty in sex offenses
A Germantown man accused of sexually assaulting women while they were unconscious at his apartment has pleaded guilty to several sex offense charges.
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Ficker amendment up by thousands of votes
A proposal to require the County Council to unanimously approve a budget that grows by more than the rate of inflation looks to have passed, boosted by county taxpayers who, according to the measure's sponsor, ...
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