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bethesdamagazine.com | Josephine Jack
Illustration credit: Francesco ZorziBethesda Magazine and the Bethesda Urban Partnership sponsored the 2025 Short Story & Essay Contest for local writers. The judges pored over 145 short stories and 227 essays to select the winners, who were recognized at a ceremony at The Bethesdan Hotel in Bethesda in March. First-, second- and third-place writers in the contest and honorable mentions were awarded cash prizes ranging from $50 to $500.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ashlyn Campbell
Photo credit: Marilyn Nieves/Getty ImagesA 21-year-old man faces a maximum of 60 years of prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to one count of second-degree murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of his mother’s partner following a dispute over a missing dog, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said Tuesday in a statement.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ashlyn Campbell
The Montgomery County school board discusses a program analysis at its June 24, 2025, meeting. Photo credit: Ashlyn CampbellMontgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is leaning toward implementing a model that would create six regions of four or five high schools offering program parity among areas to increase equity, according to Tuesday’s school board meeting.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ashlyn Campbell
The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue logo. Photo by Mishka EspeyA family of five was displaced but no injuries were reported after a portable generator sparked a blaze in a Rockville single-family home Tuesday night, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer posted on social media. MCFRS crews responded about 8 p.m. to the report of a fire at the rear of a house at 11800 Rocking Horse Road, Piringer said.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ashlyn Campbell
A project representing a mini-golf course by Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School students exploring the allure of nonchalance. Photo credit: Ashlyn CampbellAs the school year wound down, a Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School classroom was transformed into an expression of what’s like to be a teen in 2025 — with the desks replaced by a pool table representing a lack of social spaces, a student-made mini-golf course with exhibits highlighting a range of cultural issues, and other interactive experiences.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ashlyn Campbell
School board members and Superintendent Thomas taylor listen as people speak during a budget hearing on Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: Ashlyn CampbellMembers of community committees who have been working with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) on its ongoing boundary study and program analysis were required to sign non-disclosure agreements, raising concerns about the transparency of the process, according to Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (MCCPTA) President Brigid Howe.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby
Montgomery County Councilmember Natali Fani-González (D-Dist. 6) speaks at a County Council meeting in February 2024. Photo credit: enjamin Sky Brandt for the Montgomery County Council. Montgomery County Councilmember Natali Fani-González (D-Dist. 6) says the process that occurs after people die should be more environmentally friendly.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby
Gov. Wes Moore (D) addresses more than 600 attendees at the Committee for Montgomery legislative breakfast in December, hosted at the Marriott Bethesda North Conference Center. - Image Credit: Ginny BixbyA union representing workers at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center announced this week that it is pausing its call for a consumer boycott of the venue and its picketing at the North Bethesda site until Monday due to labor contract negotiations.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ashlyn Campbell
Members of the Black Student Union at Wootton High School during a film screening on Monday. Photo credit: Ashlyn Campbell Thomas S. Wootton High School rising senior Urielle Ngako says trying to fight anti-Black racism that she and other members of the Black Student Union (BSU) experienced in their Rockville school often felt like being buffeted by a hot wind as soon as they walked through the doors.
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bethesdamagazine.com | Ashlyn Campbell
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to more than 200 calls for service Thursday between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. as heavy rain and high winds moved into the area. The severe storms caused trees to fall on a house and downed power lines. [Fox 5 DC] Historic house in Sandy Spring catches fire The historic Harewood house in Sandy Spring, which is 230 years old and was once the home of a U.S. Secretary of State, caught fire Wednesday.