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WOODSIDE/16TH STREET STATION, 9:07 A.M. “It doesn’t make sense, to put all this in jeopardy for nothing,” said Babou Jobateh, as he stood outside the
Jerry’s Subs he has owned for six years. Jobateh said he worked at the store for 20 years, until he had saved enough money to take out a loan and buy the franchise. He is there from open until close, seven days a week, and is hoping the Purple Line turns out to be just talk.
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Austin Lee, owner of Spring Discount Beer & Wine on 16th Street in Silver Spring, will have to find another location when the Spring Center is demolished to make way for one of the Purple Line stations.
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he Purple Line has been on the books in Maryland for decades, but as 2020 looms, Purple Line planners and Montgomery County residents are hammering out the nitty-gritty details of exactly what this $2.2 billion light rail line will look like. The 16-mile line, which will link Bethesda with New Carrollton, will cross parts of both Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, linking up with Metro stops and MARC train stations. The $2.2 billion price tag is
to be divided among federal, state and local governments. The U.S. and Maryland governments each are expected to contribute about $900 million, and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are expected to provide the remainder, said Leif Dormsjo, Maryland’s deputy secretary for transportation. State officials recently announced that $680 million was earmarked from the recently raised fuel tax for the project. The state also is pursuing a public-private partnership to help defray its costs. Besides being responsible for designing, constructing, operating and
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A Purple Line light rail car pulls into the Bethesda station, as envisioned by the Maryland Transit Administration.
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Students will attend Glen Road school only until January 2015 BY KRISTA BRICK STAFF WRITER
The graduating class of 2021 will be the last class of fifthgraders to complete a full year at the current Wayside Elementary School, as the plans to nearly completely demolish the school got approval from the county’s school leaders Aug. 21. The school board voted in favor of preliminary plans for the school located off Glen Road in Potomac, a project that will
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retain only the 2007 addition made to the school. The cost to build the school is estimated at $17.2 million, according to documents from Moseley Architects, hired by the school system to design the project. “We are thrilled with the project,” said Donna Michela, acting principal for Wayside Elementary School. “The new plan includes fabulous instructional space and the latest and greatest in technology.” Wireless computer access and interactive whiteboard systems are part of the plan. The construction schedule will have students attending the
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The Purple Line station will be at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Elm Street, just outside the Regal Bethesda movie theater. Stairs or a high-speed
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This is not your father’s synagogue, or your mother’s temple. Montgomery County’s Jewish congregations are trying to attract new members and in doing so are challenging some long-held customs, such as requiring tickets to attend the
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Fifth-grade teacher Lynn Stuart walks through her grades pod, which has temporary walls separating the classes, at Wayside Elementary School in Potomac.
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The Montgomery County Security Team held a meeting Friday to discuss school procedures.
County residents remember the historic 1963 March on Washington.
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The Purple Line is a $2.2 billion light rail project that will cross 16 miles to connect Bethesda and New Carrollton, passing through many communities along the way. Take a virtual morning ride on the transit line from Bethesda to Takoma Park to see the project’s impact on Montgomery County.
elevator will lead to the platform. The drop is too steep to allow for escalators. Trains will run every six minutes during peak hours, and 10 to 12 minutes during off-peak hours. As the above-ground train travels west toward Silver Spring, riders will be able to watch cyclists and runners on the adjacent 16-foot-wide Georgetown Branch Trail extension of the Capital Crescent Trail, separated from the rails by a fence. Formerly a freight rail line run by CSX, the line was purchased by Montgomery County in 1988 and preserved as a hikerbiker trail until it could be converted for future rail use.
High Holidays services that start Sept. 4. Also called the High Holy Days, the Jewish High Holidays begin the evening of Sept. 4, the night before Rosh Hashanah, which is the name of the Jewish new year. Following Rosh Hashanah are the “Ten Days of Awe,” which ends with the holiest of all Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur, or the “Day of Atonement.” Traditionally, only congregation members in good standing — meaning dues had been paid — would be permitted to buy tickets to the
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