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More than 20 percent of MCPS students miss last day
A total of 33,946 students were absent on the final day of the school year on June 20, a half-day that fell on a Monday, after Montgomery County Public Schools extended the school year by a day due to the number of snow days taken. [MyMCMedia]
Worker injured in fall at Kensington home
A construction worker suffered serious, but nonlife-threatening injuries after falling about 30 feet down an elevator shaft while working at a home on Dresden Street in Kensington.
U/D 4200blk Dresden St., hse under construction, inj worker, 30' fall down elevator shaft, 1 adult Pri2, NLT pic.twitter.com/KijNPODSgW
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 27, 2016
Metro to cut 500 jobs
The regional transit operator announced the cuts of employees deemed non-essential for Metro’s core business in a staff memo sent Monday. The job cuts are scheduled to take place over the next few months. [WJLA]
Montgomery County delegate plans to cross-file anti-fracking bill
State Sen. Bobby Zirkin of Baltimore County plans to push legislation in the 2017 General Assembly to block fracking in the state and state Del. Shane Robinson, a Montgomery County Democrat, says he’ll cross-file the bill in the house as part of an attempt to ban fracking before the state’s moratorium on the environmentally questionable drilling method expires in October 2017. [Washington Post]
Leggett to host online discussion Tuesday afternoon
The Montgomery County executive is scheduled to host the discussion from 2 to 3 p.m. and individuals can submit questions here. [Montgomery County]
Cloudy day with rain possible this afternoon
Tuesday is expected to be cloudy with a high near 86 degrees and scattered showers after 3 p.m. with a possible thunderstorm. [National Weather Service]
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