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New Year's

Monday, December 31, 2012

Guide to Getting Home on New Year's

If you're out celebrating on New Year's and don't have a designated driver, here are some choices for getting home.

The highest number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities in the last decade occurred on New Year's Day, according to Michael Green, AAA spokesman. But once you start your 2013 pre-celebration, you may not be thinking about statistics. So right now while you're thinking clearly, consider your options. Getting a designated driver or hailing a cab are some of your choices. But if you find yourself with empty pockets and no driver, you have options. Sober Ride Call Sober Ride 1-800-200-TAXI (1-880-200-8294) for a free ride home (up to a $30 fare) from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP). It says rides started Dec. 14 and are available every night until Jan. 1, 2013. People using the service must be 21…

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas and New Year's Closures in Wheaton

Montgomery County facilities will be operate on modified schedules over the holidays.

  All Montgomery County will be closed and no programs will operate on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The following county and state facilities will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day: Recycling and refuse collection for Monday and for Dec. 31 will not be affected. Collection for the remainder of each week will shift forward one day, with Friday collection made on Saturday. Parking will be free at county public garages, lots and curbside meters on Monday, on Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day. Transportation services are running on modified schedules on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day:

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