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Wheaton Week in Review: Mar 5 - March 11

Catch up on this week's headlines in Wheaton.

Here are some selected stories from Wheaton Patch this week:

Do you take re-usable bags with you when you shop? If not, you’ve contributed to , the first month that the bag tax was in effect.

The Montgomery County Council voted on whether or not to advance by as many as three years.

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Did you know that Wheaton is one of only three places in Montgomery County to be designated as an “”? Find out what that could mean for Wheaton’s economy.

What do you do when your curious child asks “ Our White Knuckle Parenting columnist has a few ideas.

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about whether Maryland should abolish the death penalty or not. Dozens of you have already posted your opinion, but more comments are encouraged.

a March 5 joint meeting of the Montgomery County Council’s Housing and Human Services and Planning, Housing, and Economic Development committees on March 5

Montgomery County Police arrested and charged two suspects for the

A sustained in a vehicle crash on Randolph Road near Kemp Mill Road. for anyone with information about the crash to come forward.

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