By Adam Pagnucco. The county’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (MCVFRA) are in a dispute of significant importance to public safety:…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A ghost of Christmas past, the ambulance fee, has returned to haunt Montgomery County government. In a story I recently retold, the county passed an ambulance fee…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) dropped a bombshell 4-page memorandum this morning: the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (MCVFRA), which represents volunteer fire…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Sometimes, fixing one problem creates another. And sometimes, it takes a long time for the new problem to surface. So it is with the latest chapter in…
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Elrich Returns Fire
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By Adam Pagnucco. The heat is definitely getting cranked in County Executive Marc Elrich’s increasingly troubled relationship with his long-time ally, the International Association of Fire Fighters Local Union 1664. …
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Fire Fighters Union President Blasts Elrich
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By Adam Pagnucco. International Association of Fire Fighters Local Union 1664 President Jeffrey Buddle has released an unusual statement attacking County Executive Marc Elrich for comments he made on Fox…
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Elrich Gives Up on Fire Chief Nomination
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has thrown in the towel on his nomination of Division Chief Charles Bailey to lead the county’s fire department. After the nomination drifted…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has found that “a senior Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) employee” has engaged in misconduct. In response to a complaint…
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Top Seventh State Stories, April 2020
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By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in April ranked by page views. 1. IG Investigates “Overtime Scam” in the Fire Department2. MoCo’s Most Influential, Part…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Montgomery County Inspector General (IG) Megan Davey Limarzi released a report titled, “Overtime Costs and Redundancies in the MCFRS EEO/Diversity Office.” The title may be…
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