This Week in MOCO ROOT
This week's news was dominated by the start of early voting in Maryland, with many residents taking advantage of the opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of the general election. The Supreme Court also weighed in on a case involving racial considerations in school admissions, while Montgomery County leaders addressed various issues including fire prevention, trash removal, and data centers. Additionally, several schools in the county earned recognition for their academic excellence, and a local resident was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a shooting incident in Rockville.
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- Protecting the patent system that powers MD’s biotech future (moco-root-feed)
- Election 2026 Maryland Early Voting (moco-root-feed)
- Supreme Court to hear MD case involving race in school admissions (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich's Weekly Media Briefing at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21: Fire Prevention Month and Saving Lives through Whole Blood Transfusion (moco-root-feed)
- ‘Our voice is our vote’: Marylanders march to the polls for the first day of early voting (moco-root-feed)
- 5 things to know today, Oct. 22, in Montgomery County (moco-root-feed)
- From Bethesda Magazine: Comparing Montgomery County public high schools (moco-root-feed)
- No suspect found in Wednesday shooting near Walter Johnson High (moco-root-feed)
- Early voting begins at 14 centers in Montgomery County (moco-root-feed)
- BGE urges Montgomery County residents to prepare early for winter storms, outlines bill help (moco-root-feed)
- Fire prevention highlighted at media briefing (moco-root-feed)
- Leaders answer questions from residents on future of the county’s incinerator, trash removal (moco-root-feed)
- Audit finds Department of Recreation paid $5.8 million in invoices without proper records (moco-root-feed)
- Sunflower Bakery relaunches name to reflect expanded job training (moco-root-feed)
- Los fines de semana registran menor participación en la votación anticipada (moco-root-feed)
- Rockville auto shop fire breaks out (moco-root-feed)
- 3 Montgomery County schools earn Maryland Blue Ribbon honors (moco-root-feed)
- Dermatology Partners expanding access in Montgomery County (moco-root-feed)
- Made in MoCo: A Rockville couple creates boutique campervans (moco-root-feed)
- Should candidates who receive public campaign funds be required to debate? (moco-root-feed)
- Whitman boys soccer finishes regular season with a 4-3 win over Paint Branch (moco-root-feed)
- 6 Montgomery County schools named among Maryland's best for academic excellence (moco-root-feed)
- Federal complaint alleges MCPS didn’t address years of antisemitic bullying (moco-root-feed)
- 4 Detained after reported shooting near Montgomery County high school (moco-root-feed)
- US Supreme Court to hear Maryland case involving race in school admissions (moco-root-feed)
- Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-Op eyes expansion, launches fundraiser for second location (moco-root-feed)
- Supreme Court to review racial discrimination case over Maryland school admissions policy (moco-root-feed)
- Opposition to data centers is a key campaign issue in Maryland governor’s race (moco-root-feed)
- Opposition to data centers is a key campaign issue in Maryland governor’s race (moco-root-feed)
- Inside Holy Cross Germantown, the Nation's First Hospital on a Community College Campus (moco-root-feed)
- Week 8 preview: 4 high school football games to watch (moco-root-feed)
- Police detain four people in connection with reported shooting near Walter Johnson (moco-root-feed)
- 'Entire system will come to a halt': Md. public defender reveals serious attorney shortage (moco-root-feed)
- Gaithersburg man who sprayed Rockville park with gunfire to serve 35 years (moco-root-feed)
- From Bethesda Magazine: 6 stylish ways to decorate with burl wood (moco-root-feed)
- Lighting the night: Gaithersburg resident celebrates 15 years of holiday displays (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County joins Rockville in banning rent-setting algorithms (moco-root-feed)
- Plaintiffs in Maryland case stress equal opportunities for all (moco-root-feed)
- Parents of man killed in Poolesville hit-and-run launch traffic safety fund (moco-root-feed)
- Celebrate Life’s Defining Moments Together (moco-root-feed)