Swim Coach Curl Pleads Guilty To Sex Abuse — Former local and Olympic swim coach Rick Curl on Thursday pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse involving one of his swimmers in the 1980s. [Washington Post]
Recreation Department Looking For Input Into Adult Programming — The Montgomery County Recreation Department is creating a three-year plan to improve programs for retired and senior adults and wants the community’s input on what programs would and wouldn’t work. It will host a community meeting on Wednesday, March 6 at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver Aquatic Center (5900 Executive Blvd.) from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. [Montgomery County]
Superintendent Uses Newfound Money To Adjust MCPS Budget — MCPS superintendent Joshua Starr on Thursday released a recommended schools budget that is about $6.2 million less than his preliminary budget, thanks to $7 million more in state aid than first realized and $15 million in cost savings. About $16 million of that has been dedicated to fund other areas. The roughly $2.2 billion budget is now $3.8 million more than what is required by the state’s maintenance of effort law. [The Gazette]
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