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Germantown, Maryland is located in Montgomery County. Zip codes in Germantown, MD include 20875, 20876, and 20874. The median home price in Germantown is $274,900 which is roughly $182/per square foot. More Germantown information.

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State Could Cut ICC Bus to Fort Meade

The state of Maryland is considering eliminating bus routes along the Intercounty Connector , including one that transports workers to and from Fort Meade.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Patch.com

Is Irony Out of Style? Americans Down on Hipsters

A poll released by Public Policy Polling shows that a large percentage of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of "hipsters," a group of men and women "unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns," according to Merriam Webster.

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Patch.com

Crime Summary: Burglary Arrests Made, Strong-Arm Robbery Reported

Germantown, Upcounty A residential burglary was reported in the 11100 block of Sceptre Ridge Terrace in Germantown on Thursday, May 2, between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Forced entry; property taken.

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ABC2 Maryland

Police investigating shooting incident

Montgomery County Police are investigating whether there's a connection between a report of shots fired near an elementary school and a shooting victim found at an emergency care clinic.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Is Irony out of Style? Americans Down on Hipsters

A poll released by Public Policy Polling shows that a large percentage of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of "hipsters," a group of men and women "unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns," according to Merriam Webster.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Patch.com

Germantown Man Indicted on Sex Trafficking, Prostitution Charges

A Germantown man was indicted on sex trafficking and prostitution charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced Wednesday.

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Patch.com

Germantown Gas Prices Are on the Move

Looking to take a drive this summer? You might be in luck. Gas prices are nearly 28 cents cheaper in Germantown now than they were this time last year, according to AAA.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Patch.com

Germantown's Clopper Mill Among 10 'Innovation Schools'

A Germantown elementary school was picked to help pilot a new program from Montgomery County Public Schools that will provide an extra layer of central office support to underperforming schools.

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Patch.com

Chalk Talk: Germantown College Grad, Darnestown Native Makes Dean's List

Students from Germantown Earn Awards at St. Mary's College of Maryland ST. MARY'S CITY, MD-The following students received multiple awards at St.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Journal Gazette

Recruiters add to Pentagon sex-crime crisis

In Alaska, law enforcement officials are fuming after a military jury this month convicted a Marine Corps recruiter of first-degree sexual assault in the rape of a 23-year-old female civilian but did not send him to prison.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Washington Examiner

Montgomery County asks residents to hand over their guns

Montgomery County residents handed over 111 guns, 11 BB guns, 10,000 rounds of ammunition and a grenade at Saturday's statewide gun turn-in day, according to county police spokeswoman Lucille Baur.

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Gazette.net

Council considers free bus between Clarksburg and Germantown MARC

Councilman Craig L. Rice has asked Montgomery County to run a new bus line connecting Clarksburg to mass transit via the Germantown MARC train station.

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Sulekha.com

Single Bedroom available for sharing fo..

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Fri May 10, 2013

Patch.com

MoCo Food Trucks Park It, Online

The grown-up lunch line is just as likely to be outside, on the corner of a busy intersection as it is inside of a strip mall restaurant.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Patch.com

Germantown Councilman Explains Attendance at Democrat Ball

This year's Spring Ball for the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, set for May 11, has become a rallying point for Montgomery County's police union and many state and local party leaders to express their unhappiness with the committee.

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Patch.com

Police Ticket Dozens of Drivers in 'Pedestrian Stings'

Pedestrians in bright yellow t-shirts had about a 30 percent chance of crossing Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda Thursday without a close call from a passing car, according to Jimmy Chen, an intern with Montgomery County police.

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Patch.com

PHOTOS: New Foreign Language School Opens In Gaithersburg

A grand opening ceremony was held recently for Language Stars-the nation's leader in foreign language education for children ages 1-10, the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce announced.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Patch.com

Upcounty Delegation Will Run as District 39 Slate

Maryland Sen. Nancy J. King and Dels. Charles Barkley, Kirill Reznik and Shane Robinson are running for re-election as the District 39 Team Slate, the candidates announced last week.

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The Daily Caller

Late-term abortionist compares fetus to 'meat in a Crock-Pot'

The pro-life organization Live Action released the most recent installment Wednesday in their undercover video series attempting to expose the late-term abortion industry.

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Sulekha.com

One bedroom available May 15th in Chant..

One bedroom available in a 4 bed 3 bath single family home share with other 3 single Indian guys.

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