PatchCast March 8: O'Malley Kicks Off New Tech Center/Trees and Farms at Risk/Vinod Talks N. Potomac/Mardi Gras in Rockville

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Federal, State and County officials gathered at Montgomery College's Germantown campus Monday to break ground on a new BioScience Education Center.

McKenney Hills Forest Preservation Group is fighting for MCPS to change plans for the new McKenney Hills Elementary School to protect older trees in the forest.

Organic farmland in Potomac could become a soccer field, if the Board of Education votes on Tuesday to approve the county’s plan.

Patch spoke with K.N. Vinod, North Potomac resident and owner of three area Indian restaurants.

Rockville Town Square held its first ever Mardi Gras.