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Metro riders speak out against proposed fare increases, bus route cuts
The transit operator is proposing fare increases that could add up to a quarter more than typical rates and cutting bus routes such as those for direct buses from Bethesda and Twinbrook to the Silver Spring station. During a budget public hearing last night, riders expressed concern with the moves. [WTOP]
Anti-terrorism training to take place at Naval Support Activity Bethesda
The Bethesda naval base on Rockville Pike will conduct the training between Jan. 30 and Feb. 10, but will not be notifying anyone prior to the exercises:
82-year-old Silver Spring woman dies after Wheaton collision
Consuelo Mary Anglarill died Jan. 29 from injuries she suffered when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Georgia Avenue at Reedie Drive around 11:45 a.m. Jan. 15. [Montgomery County police]
Yvette Monroe selected to Gaithersburg City Council
Monroe will take the seat left vacant by the death of council member Henry Marraffa. Monroe, a past president of the Watkins Mill High Schol PTSA, is scheduled to be sworn in Feb. 8. [City of Gaithersburg]
Walker & Dunlop raises $400,000 to fight poverty and homelessness
The Bethesda real estate firm raised the money over the past three years for two nonprofits—Lift and Community Solutions. [MyMCMedia]
Gaithersburg woman charged with child abuse
Iris Hernandez Rivas, 20, allegedly kicked her 4-year-old daughter Jan. 26 and then left her face down in a bathtub with the shower running—causing injuries to the girl that left her in critical condition at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. [Montgomery County police]
High of 50 expected
The National Weather Service predicts a partly cloudy high of 50 degrees Tuesday with a light wind and a nighttime low dropping to 35 degrees.
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