Important issues on agenda at Board of Education meeting
The board’s all-day business meeting will include discussion of whether the Muslim holiday of Eid should be a day off for MCPS students and a potential final decision on whether to drop county final exams. [Board of Education]
Local delegate criticizes Baltimore tourism video with no black people
Kensington resident and District 18 Del. Jeff Waldstreicher noticed a Visit Maryland tourism video playing on a loop at Baltimore’s Penn Station that included no black people, which he felt wasn't representative of the majority-black city. The video has since been removed. [Jeff Waldstreicher/Facebook]
Vote delayed on new Town of Chevy Chase ethics law
The town’s council was set to decide the issue at its Wednesday meeting, but it must wait until the State Ethics Commission completes its review of the proposal for write-in candidates. The public hearing and vote is now set for Dec. 17.
Painting in the garage
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is painting parking spaces and crosswalks in the popular Bethesda-Elm Street Garage at Bethesda Row. [MCDOT Parking/Twitter]
Leggett to hold online chat
County Executive Ike Leggett will hold an hour-long “virtual town hall meeting” from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. [Montgomery County]
More rain predicted for Tuesday
The rain will continue through the afternoon and the high temperature is expected to hit near 61 degrees. [National Weather Service]
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