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Gaithersburg karate team brings home 16 medals from national championships
Gaithersburg-based Senshi Karate-Do, the only Maryland team at the 2026 USA Karate National Championships in Spokane, brought home 16 medals including two golds for Dahlia Herron and a Top 8 national finish for team captain Aiden Abraham.
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Montgomery County Fair to offer sensory-friendly morning for families
The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair will host a Sensory-Friendly Midway Morning on Monday, August 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with rides running without lights or music and reduced noise across the fairgrounds for families with autism or sensory sensitivities.
Community
Bethesda Big Train players help collect 1,857 pounds of food as Manna demand surges
College baseball players from the Bethesda Big Train and three other Montgomery County teams collected 1,857 pounds of food for Manna Food Center on Saturday, July 18, as the nonprofit reports serving 11,000 families a month, up from 6,600 a year ago.
Community
Gaithersburg karate team brings home 16 medals from national championships
Gaithersburg-based Senshi Karate-Do, the only Maryland team at the 2026 USA Karate National Championships in Spokane, brought home 16 medals including two golds for Dahlia Herron and a Top 8 national finish for team captain Aiden Abraham.
Community
Gaithersburg karate team brings home 16 medals from national championships
Gaithersburg-based Senshi Karate-Do, the only Maryland team at the 2026 USA Karate National Championships in Spokane, brought home 16 medals including two golds for Dahlia Herron and a Top 8 national finish for team captain Aiden Abraham.
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Montgomery County's winter storm bill tops $50 million, with more costs still coming
Montgomery County spent more than $50 million clearing snow and ice last winter, draining general fund reserves far beyond its $6.9 million annual weather budget, with a public hearing Tuesday, July 14, on additional storm-related costs for Montgomery College.
Community
Rockville becomes first Maryland city to ban algorithmic rent pricing; countywide bill faces December deadline
Rockville voted unanimously July 7 to ban software that uses competitors' data to recommend rents, and a countywide bill by Councilmember Will Jawando must clear committee before an early December expiration.
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