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County Library to Offer Classes in Cartooning, Creating Graphic Novel
The county’s library system will offer classes in creating a graphic novel or cartooning beginning this week, officials announced.
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Park Police Officers to Get Sensory Bags to Help Deal with Stressed or Troubled Individuals
An additional 25 sensory bags, designed to help to de-escalate a stressful situation with a person, will be distributed to county Park Police patrol officers to help them connect with individuals dealing with extreme stress, a disability or a mental health issue, officials announced.
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Purple Line Transit Partners Announces “Financial Close” Securing Financing for Completion
The Purple Line Transit Partners announced yesterday that the organization had reached “financial close” with the new design-build contractor, Maryland Transit Solutions, for completion of the delayed construction.
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Biannual Community Survey Shows High Marks from County Residents
The county’s 2021 biannual community survey taken last fall showed that 90% of residents rate Montgomery County as an “excellent” or “good” place to live, the same percentage as the 2019 survey, according to a press release.
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County Council to Vote on Additional Funding for COVID Response
The County Council plans to vote today (April 5) on a supplemental appropriation to the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services to cover additional COVID-19 costs not included in the original Fiscal Year 2022 budget.
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Planning Staff Presents Pedestrian Existing Conditions Report to Board
Planning staff presented the first comprehensive study of pedestrians’ experiences in the county to the Planning Board at its March 31 meeting.
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ABS Announces the Spirits Available in High-Demand Lottery
The county’s Alcohol Beverage Services department has announced the list of products that will be a part of the lotteries announced last week for limited-availability, high-demand spirits.
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Alcohol Beverage Services to Hold Lotteries for High Demand Products
The county’s Alcohol Beverage Services department will hold lotteries to ensure equitable distribution of limited-availability products that typically have a high demand, the department announced.
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WRAP Offering SoberRide Program for St. Patrick’s Day
The Washington Regional Alcohol Program will once again offer its SoberRide program for St. Patrick’s Day, according to an announcement from Montgomery County officials.