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Bethesda expected to get hit hard by BRAC traffic
Traffic in the Route 355 corridor around NIH is only expected to get worse after the transition of employees from Walter Reed to the National Naval Medical Center.
Tags: Walter Reed , NIH , National Naval Medical Center , BRAC , BRAC Impact , DoD ,
Cars and bicycles compete for space on local roads
Ask around your office: No matter how they travel, it's a safe bet that someone can tell you about a close call they had in traffic on the way to work.
Tags: pedestrians , Cyclists ,
Md. 12-year-old's doodle a finalist for Google homepage
Clarissa Libertelli's doodle of a dragon, a castle and an open book is among the 40 doodles chosen as a finalist in the Doodle 4 Google contest.
Tags: Clarissa Libertelli , Google , Doodle 4 Google , Earle B. Wood Middle School , Montgomery County Public Schools , Jeanie Dawson
Increased police presence at Montgomery County Council
With emotions running high over budget cuts and possible layoffs, the Montgomery County Council is taking extra precaution.
Tags: Montgomery County , Meera Pal
Verizon answers to Md. utility watchdog
After a failure of 911 calls on trunk lines managed by Verizon, the firm is having to answer to the Federal Communications Commission and Maryland's Public Service Commission.
Tags: Verizon , Maryland Public Service Commission , Federal Communications Commission ,
Fate of vehicular manslaughter bill uncertain in Md. Senate
Supporters of a bill aimed at getting tough with drivers who take lives on area roads are worried that the chance to close a loophole in state law could disappear.
Tags: Brian Frosh , Bike Maryland , manslaughter , Maryland Senate , Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee , Maryland General Assembly
Montgomery County considers expanded smoking ban
Montgomery County will consider expanding its existing ban on smoking to include common areas and playgrounds at condos and apartments.
Tags: smoking ban , Montgomery County , Meera Pal
Did taxpayers get soaked for pumping station construction?
Montgomery County Inspector General Thomas Dagley issued a report that indicates developers were paid twice for the Hoyles Mill Wastewater Pumping Station -- once by the county and once by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Tags: Montgomery County Council , Thomas Dagley , West Germantown Development District , Hoyles Mill Wastewater Pumping Station , Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Personal mental health can become public problem
One quarter of the population is struggling with mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Tags: National Alliance on Mental Illness , Isiah Leggett
Verizon never told counties about 911 problem
Callers to 911 got a busy signal 8,300 times in Montgomery County on Jan. 26. More than 1,000 calls ended with a busy signal in Prince George's County.
Tags: Verizon , utilities , 911
