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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 22d

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Meet The Banner Montgomery newsroom

For the past two months, we have been putting together a team of journalists who can cover the issues that matter most to residents.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1h

For 911 calls of the future, AI is on the line

AI might answer your 911 calls

By the end of next year, Montgomery County’s call center hopes to use artificial intelligence to answer nonemergency phone calls. The goal is to lighten the workload for a chronically understaffed center.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 3h

Police detail significant staffing shortfalls in anti-gang units

Staffing shortage affecting county police’s gang units

A staffing shortfall is making it harder for Montgomery County Police’s gang units to do their jobs, police said.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 12h

Montgomery County could force landlords to give tenants more notice before evictions

Most Montgomery County Council members want to force landlords to give tenants two full weeks’ notice before evicting them.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 20h

Redesign of high school magnet programs to get scrutinized by councilmembers

What’s going on with the MCPS academic redesign?

County council members will pepper MCPS leaders with questions about a plan to divide high schools into six regions, each with a slate of parallel academic pathways.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 23h

Shutdown sympathy: A laid-off federal worker has some advice for those who could be next

A laid-off federal worker has some advice for those who could be next

Jaime Zimmerman, 48, of Bethesda, has been navigating unemployment for months. She shares coping strategies with federal workers who fear losing their jobs during the shutdown.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

Federal shutdown strikes an already battered Montgomery County economy

Federal shutdown strikes an already battered MoCo economy

The federal shutdown will feed fears of brain drain in Montgomery County and throughout the DMV region.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

Quarterly water and sewer bills could jump about $18 in Montgomery County next year

Residents of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties could pay roughly $18 more on their quarterly water and sewer bills next year.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing under the tree? Montgomery County’s Toys for Tots says it needs help fast.

Montgomery County’s Toys for Tots says it needs help fast

Holiday gift drives across Montgomery County brace for an increase of families in need due to federal layoffs. But donations will likely also decrease, they say.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

Montgomery County Police are easing cadet requirements as they face officer shortfall

Montgomery County police are easing requirements as they face officer shortfall

Montgomery County Police are revamping its initial college-credit requirements to increase its applicant pool as the department faces a patrol officer shortage that is nearly 200 vacancies.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

What to do if you’re affected by the government shutdown

A roundup of resources available to furloughed workers and others affected by the government shutdown.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

Birds and bird-watchers are transforming this Rockville park

The documentary “Bird Walk” shows how RedGate Park, formerly a golf course, is being preserved from commercial development by residents, including bird enthusiasts.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

Maryland House speaker says ‘now is the time’ to take up redistricting

Maryland House speaker says ‘now is the time’ to take up congressional redistricting

“Now is the time to have conversations about redistricting in Maryland,” Adrienne A. Jones told The Banner. “He has a ready and an eager and a willing partner in me.”

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

New water tank will help make Upcounty safer, firefighters say

The location and size of the tank allow for easier access to an “uninterrupted water supply” in fire emergencies.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

Furloughed? We can’t get you working again, but we can tell you where to find some freebies.

MoCo businesses offering deals to federal workers

Businesses across Montgomery County are offering deals and discounts to furloughed federal government workers.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

5 years before her son died there, a mother tried to make an intersection safer

5 years before teen was killed crossing the street, his mom asked for safer roads

In September 2020, Caty Anderson typed out a short email to her state representative, lamenting that a woman was hit by a car near her family’s Kensington home.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

A rocky economy drives overcrowding at Montgomery County’s animal shelter — and beyond

Economic hardship drives overcrowding at Maryland’s animal shelters

Animal shelters across Maryland are struggling with record overcrowding — thanks in large part to an increasingly high cost of living.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 2d

A rocky economy drives overcrowding at Montgomery County’s animal shelter — and beyond

Economic hardship drives overcrowding at Maryland’s animal shelters

Animal shelters across Maryland are struggling with record overcrowding — thanks in large part to an increasingly high cost of living.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 2d

5 years before her son died there, a mother tried to make an intersection safer

5 years before teen was killed crossing the street, his mom asked for safer roads

In September 2020, Caty Anderson typed out a short email to her state representative, lamenting that a woman was hit by a car near her family’s Kensington home.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 2d

1 dead after a fatal motorcycle collision in Rockville

The incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, forcing the closure of some lanes on Montrose Drive near St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 4d

Furloughed? We can’t get you working again, but we can tell you where to find some freebies.

MoCo businesses offering deals to federal workers

Businesses across Montgomery County are offering deals and discounts to furloughed federal government workers.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 4d

Suspect learns fate for assassination attempt of Justice Kavanaugh at his Chevy Chase home

Suspect learns fate for assassination attempt of Justice Kavanaugh at his Maryland home

A California resident who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home was sentenced Friday to over eight years in prison by a federal judge.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 4d

New water tank will help make Upcounty safer, firefighters say

The location and size of the tank allow for easier access to an “uninterrupted water supply” in fire emergencies.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 4d

What to do if you’re affected by the government shutdown

A roundup of resources available to furloughed workers and others affected by the government shutdown.

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 5d

Maryland House speaker says ‘now is the time’ to take up redistricting

Maryland House speaker says ‘now is the time’ to take up congressional redistricting

“Now is the time to have conversations about redistricting in Maryland,” Adrienne A. Jones told The Banner. “He has a ready and an eager and a willing partner in me.”

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 5d

Birds and bird-watchers are transforming this Rockville park

The documentary “Bird Walk” shows how RedGate Park, formerly a golf course, is being preserved from commercial development by residents, including bird enthusiasts.

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