Elia Griffin

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Montgomery County Sheriff Maxwell Uy. Photo credit: Ricky Carioti for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesMontgomery County Sheriff Maxwell Uy may soon be facing at least one opponent in the 2026 gubernatorial election following a call this week by one of the county’s largest workers unions for local leaders to withdraw their support for him.

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Kyaw “Joe” Myint, owner of Silver Spring’s longtime Burmese restaurant Mandalay Restaurant & Café, says the $5,000 small business grant he was awarded by the state in May to offset losses from construction of the Purple Line felt like a “joke.”“Yes, $5,000 will come in and it might help this month a little bit, but in the long run it’s just one little dent,” Myint told Bethesda Today in mid-June.

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In 1994, the Montgomery County Council recognized the Tastee Diner car as a historic landmark. Photo credit: Elia GriffinA Washington, D.C., developer’s plans to develop a high-rise residential building in downtown Silver Spring that would incorporate and preserve the façade of the historic Tastee Diner dining car are moving forward after gaining county Planning Board approval Thursday.

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The Montgomery County Office of Animal Services took 23 dogs into protective custody Tuesday after officials conducted a search warrant at an unlicensed dog daycare in Silver Spring. An investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed at this time. [WJLA]Three deer in MoCo test positive for chronic wasting diseaseA 2024 sample of 62 white-tailed deer in the state tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday.

3 days ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Elia Griffin

A Silver Spring motorcyclist has died after he was involved in a June 10 collision on Veirs Mill Road in the Wheaton-Glenmont area, Montgomery County police said Wednesday afternoon in a press release. Vincent Rizzo, 36, died at an area hospital on Friday, a little more than a week after the motorcycle he was driving collided with an SUV, according to police. Family members of Rizzo set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to pay medical bills and funeral expenses.