Will Larry Hogan’s Purple Line decision define him?
The Post’s Robert McCartney says the Republican governor has seemed open to the 16-mile light rail, though he still shares anti-transit views with his conservative supporters. [Washington Post]
MCFRS boat crews recover body from Potomac River
MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer said the body is “not likely” to be the missing and presumed drowned swimmer from June 3. [MCFRS via Twitter]
White Flint 2 gets new meeting date
A community open house on the White Flint 2 Sector Plan has been rescheduled to Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Luxmanor Elementary School. [Planning Department]
What it’s like to be told your newspaper is folding
The Gazette editor Andy Schotz writes about what it was like Friday when staff from the newspaper was told the weekly was closing for good. [Society of Professional Journalists]
'Jeff Bezos just shut down my hometown newspaper'
CNN media reporter Brian Stelter reflects on his first job in journalism as his hometown paper folds in the Gazette closure. [CNN]
900 pound man adjusting to life after record skin surgery
Paul Mason, who once weighed more than 900 pounds, is beginning to return to a normal life after a record skin surgery that removed 50 pounds of loose skin from his body. A North Bethesda doctor–Joseph Michaels–participated in the surgery. [New York Times] [Bethesda Beat]
Former county police chief dies
Carol Mehrling, who was the county’s first woman police chief, died over the weekend. [Montgomery County Police]
Suburban MoCo looks to create a more urban bicycling network
The county hopes its recent efforts foster a more welcoming bicycling environment along roads built strictly for cars. [Washington Post]
Primer on local public campaign financing
The County Council and local political organizations will host a public meeting Monday in Rockville with how the county’s new public campaign financing system works. [WAMU] [County Council]
Where’s the affordable rental housing, and how much more is needed?
The Planning Department is doing a comprehensive study on rental housing around the county. [Planning Department]
