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Bethesda Hugger Still On The Loose BETHESDA -- There has been no arrest so far in the case of the "Bethesda Hugger," a man who police believe is hugging women after approaching them from behind at night. Read more on Bethesda Patch. Volunteer Firefighters Drop Effort to Block Montgomery County's Ambulance Fee ROCKVILLE—Montgomery County volunteer firefighters signed an agreement with the county on Monday that volunteers say will avoid a repeat of the 2010 ambulance fee referendum and allow the fee to take effect in January. Read more on Rockville Patch. Report: Jury Finds Hang Guilty in Stabbing Death of 12-Year-Old Gaithersburg Girl After deliberating nearly seven hours, a Montgomery County jury Wednesday found David Rich Hang guilty of …
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A circuit court judge on Tuesday granted the farm a stay, halting soccer field development for the time being.
The sight of children running around fields picking vegetables, feeding chickens and painting garden signs -- the scene at Brickyard Road in Potomac just a few days ago -- may be here to stay. The children are visiting the Brickyard Educational Farm, part of the property currently housing a 30-year-old organic farm in the heart of Potomac. The farm faces eviction by Montgomery County and Montgomery County Public Schools so the carefully tended plots can be developed into MSI soccer fields, but a Circuit Court judge Tuesday nullified a lease agreement between Montgomery County and Montgomery County Public Schools, potentially allowing the educational farm to stay on the land indefinitely. The county and school board are in dispute with …
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joseph butswinkas
10:31 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The B.O.E. and others who think that the soccer field project will be in the best interest of Montgomery County are in a word "ignorant". Our kids today are sorely lacking in knowledge of farming and what it's all about. Let them enjoy nature and watch the plants mature as they themselves will, and see that you made a wise choice in not approving this stupid project. Start thinking outside of the… more ›