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View MoreB-CC junior's nonprofit builds compost bins for Bethesda food bank
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School junior Natalie Farquharson founded the Applied Engineering Research Institute, a student nonprofit that built 10 vermicompost bins for a local food bank and runs engineering workshops at KID Museum.
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View MoreChevy Chase launches annual leaf vacuum pickup
The Town of Chevy Chase began its annual vacuum-truck leaf collection on Oct. 19, with street-by-street pickups running through mid-December.
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View MoreChevy Chase collects gift cards for MCPS Thanksgiving meals
The Town of Chevy Chase is accepting Giant and Aldi gift cards, checks and Venmo donations through October to help MCPS families buy groceries over Thanksgiving break, when students lose access to school meals.
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View MoreMontgomery County's over-60 population nears 1 in 4 residents
A new Age-Friendly Montgomery assessment finds about 24% of county residents are 60 or older, with that group projected to grow nearly four times faster than the under-60 population through 2045. The report identifies five priorities including affordable housing and social connection.
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View MoreD.C.-area home contract cancellations hit 12.8% as rates climb
Nearly 13% of Washington Metro-area home purchase contracts fell through in September 2026 as mortgage rates reached 7.28%, the highest in three years, while pending sales dropped and inventory climbed, according to new reports from Redfin and Bright MLS.
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View MoreChevy Chase Art Walk brings 86 artists to 35 homes
The 7th Annual Ch/Art Art Walk opens 35 homes and studios across Chevy Chase to visitors Saturday and Sunday, while Strathmore hosts jazz legend Chucho Valdés for his 85th birthday concert Sunday evening.
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View MoreSidwell Friends lists 5.5-acre Bethesda campus for sale
Sidwell Friends School has listed its 5.5-acre Bethesda campus at 5100 Edgemoor Lane for sale, hiring Cushman & Wakefield to market the property as the school consolidates all grades onto its D.C. campus by 2028-29.
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View MoreB-CC students challenge Westfield Montgomery's 3 p.m. teen curfew
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High students are pushing back against Westfield Montgomery Mall's new policy requiring anyone under 18 to have adult supervision after 3 p.m., calling it an overreaction that punishes all teens for the actions of a few.
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View MorePurple Line delays Silver Spring wire work to late November
The planned overnight closure of the Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street intersection in downtown Silver Spring has been pushed from early October to late November, part of a series of rolling closures to install catenary wires for the light rail line that will connect Bethesda to New Carrollton.
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View MoreChevy Chase fire station hosts open house Saturday
The Chevy Chase Fire Department holds its free annual open house Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 8001 Connecticut Ave., with nearby stations also welcoming visitors the same weekend.
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View MoreSNAP cuts hit nearly 70,000 Montgomery County residents
New federal rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill took effect Oct. 1, putting SNAP benefits at risk for nearly 70,000 Montgomery County residents, including 30,000 children, through expanded work requirements and tighter eligibility.
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View MorePotomac fire station dedicates Engine 730 to late Deputy Chief Miller
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service dedicated Engine 730 to the memory of Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department Deputy Chief Stephen Miller, who served more than 50 years before his death in 2021, at a ceremony Sunday, Oct. 4, at Fire Station 730 in Potomac.
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