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State reduces ICC signs in Olney after residents opposed inital size
Intercounty Connector officials said Tuesday night they will reduce the size of proposed signs announcing the highway by about 35 percent following community opposition to the larger signs.
Raskin, Kramer will make pitch again for ignition interlock devices
Caroline Cash, a spokeswoman for Maryland Mothers Against Drunk Driving, demonstrates an ignition interlock, which prevents the car from starting if the driver has been drinking.
Holiday family activities: Winter Open House at Funfit on December 9th
Funfit Family Fitness Center is having a free Winter Open House event on December 9th starting at 10am.
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Motorcyclist dies in collision in Derwood
A 26-year-old Derwood man died early Monday morning after his motorcycle collided with a car on Muncaster Mill Road, Montgomery County Police reported.
Man suffers life-threatening injuries
A 47-year-old Gaithersburg man is suffering life-threatening injuries after his vehicle crashed into a utility pole in Derwood this morning, Montgomery County Police said.
County considers adventure course
Derwood resident Dan D'Agostino is hoping to get county residents off their couches and swinging through the trees in a section of Rock Creek Regional Park near Lake Needwood.
Campus has possible champion elm
Montgomery County Forestry Board member Joe Howard of Silver Spring measures what may be the largest American elm tree in the county at Montgomery College's Germantown campus.
Highway ramp to I-370 to open this month
A new highway ramp being built as part of the Intercounty Connector project is slated to open later this month and will drastically alter the way drivers access Interstate 370 from Shady Grove Road in Derwood.
This is just silly. The Corzine team won't sit for an interview with Fox, so Shep Smith thinks they should not have interviewed Christie.
Stumping for Investors in Shady Grove
Last week, the Montgomery County Planning Board passed preliminary site plan approval for the Residences at Shady Grove , a mixed income housing development slated for the Old Derwood Neighborhood on Redland Road at Yellowstone Way.
Pilot recycling program turns plastics into oil
Envion's associate director Luka Bajic, collects synthetic oil extracted from waste plastic from the oil generator at the county's Solid Waste Transfer Station in Derwood earlier this month.
Chambers look to avoid partisan bias
While the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is seen by some as tilting to the right on national and global issues, officials with Maryland chambers stress that they take nonpartisan positions when working on policies to help members.
Halloween activities in East County
Sienna Ni, 3, of Boyds paints her pumpkin during the The Agricultural History Farm Park's annual Harvest Festival in Derwood.
Surprise! ICC tolls will cost everyone The writer of the opinion ["The toll of tolls," Sept.
Joe Currie's voice cracked with every word he spoke. His 13-year-old voice, still between childhood and adulthood, strengthened and matured when his mother, Kathy, asked him to name his favorite Bible passage.
Out of the house and into October festivals
A big fat festival weekend is coming to the county. And with three different events planned for Germantown, Derwood and Silver Spring, even the most jaded suburbanites may be unable to resist German beer, a Balkan appetizer or a plain old funnel cake.
Derwood woman dies after hit by falling tree
A Derwood woman was killed late Sunday afternoon when a 30-foot-tall tree fell on her as she was blowing leaves in her front yard, police said.
Tree Falls, Kills Montgomery County Woman
A 62-year-old Derwood woman was killed Sunday afternoon when a large tree that had been partially uprooted fell on her while she was doing leaf work, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Assistant Chief Scott Graham said.
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Envion Oil Generator turns plastic waste into oil
The Envion Oil Generator, a new technology that converts plastic waste into oil, at the Montgomery County Waste Transfer Station The ground-breaking Envion Oil Generator gave its first public performance at the Montgomery County Solid Waste Transfer Station in Derwood, Maryland recently.
Green Breakthrough Addresses Plastic, Oil Concerns
Montgomery County unveiled a breakthrough in green technology that targets plastic waste and oil at once.