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Montgomery County Officials Address Discrepancy Between County and CDC Covid Transmission Risk Levels

Published July 29, 2022 at 3:45PM

Earlier this week, Montgomery County’s Community Covid-19 Level was back up to ‘High’, according to the county’s Covid-19 surveillance dashboard. The CDC, however, still had Montgomery County at the ‘Medium’ level. The community levels are based on metrics released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on February 25, 2022, enabling communities and individuals to make better decisions based on their local context and unique needs.

After many publicly questioned the discrepancy between Montgomery County’s numbers and the CDC’s numbers for the county, the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services tweeted the following:

Clarksburg

Detectives Ask for Assistance in Locating Missing 15-Year-Old Male

By Patrick Herron

Published July 29, 2022 at 2:10PM

Mason Chedester was last seen at approximately 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, July 28, 2022, walking on Meadow Mist Way in Clarksburg.

Mason is approximately 5-feet, 5-inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. Mason has brown hair and brown eyes. Mason has braces and his ears pierced.

WMATA

More Trains, Shorter Waits Coming to Blue, Orange and Silver Line Customers Beginning August 1

By MCS Staff

Published July 29, 2022 at 12:29PM

Per WMATA: Welcome news for customers who ride the Blue, Orange and Silver lines. As of Aug 1, trains will arrive every 15 minutes on weekdays, matching service on the Green and Yellow lines. For most customers, the wait for a train will be no longer than 5-8 minutes, as most stations are served by at least two if not all three lines.

“Improving service for customers is how we will restore the confidence of the National Capital Region,” said Randy Clarke, Metro general manager and chief executive officer. “Restoring 7K service frequency and providing even more improvements is my focus.”

Rockville

A Rockville Community is Offering A $1,000 Reward in Animal Cruelty Case

By MCS Staff

Published July 29, 2022 at 12:05PM

The Lake New Mark Commons community in Rockville has raised reward funds in hopes of closing an animal cruelty case involving Canada Geese, according to the Rockville Police Department. A $1,000 reward is being offered. Full flyer from the community can be seen below:

“Lake New Mark, a private lake in New Mark Commons (an HOA community in Rockville) has served as home to a beloved Canada Goose family peacefully for several years. Canada Geese are protected by Federal and State laws.

Education

Video Recap of MCPS Summer 2022 Safety Summit

By MCS Staff

Published July 29, 2022 at 9:47AM

MCPS hosted the Summer 2022 Safety Summit at Walter Johnson High School bringing together school leaders and community safety partners for discussions and training. The conference provided information and clarity around the new memorandum of understanding between MCPS and police. A video recap of the Safety Summit is available below:

https://youtu.be/hQWN0pyGw9U

Bethesda

District Falafel to Open in Old Fu Shing Cafe Location Next to Montgomery Mall

By MCS Staff

Published July 29, 2022 at 9:39AM

District Falafel will be taking over the location that was most recently home to The Wok Chinese Kitchen and previously home to longtime favorite Fu Shing Cafe at 10315 Westlake Drive in the Westlake Crossing shopping center, located next to Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. The restaurant hopes to open by the end of September.

Fu Shing Cafe closed permanently in Westlake Crossing in July of 2019. Soon after Soy Kitchen was announced as the restaurant that would be taking its place, with signage going up, but that signage was replace with signage for The Wok about a year later. The Wok opened in November 2020. A menu for District Falafel’s food truck, and a couple photo of menu items, can be seen below:

Events

Montgomery Parks Announces August Events Across MoCo

By MCS Staff

Published July 29, 2022 at 9:18AM

Montgomery Parks has announced its August lineup of special events, including Salsa in the Park and this year’s Parks Playhouse/Parks Playhouse Junior series. Summer’s almost halfway over, but there’s still so much fun to be had at Montgomery Parks! August Events at Montgomery Parks Include:

Salsa in the Park | August 4 | Wheaton Local Forest Park

Germantown

Germantown Truck Driver Scores $50,000 Prize Playing Pick 5

By Patrick Herron

Published July 29, 2022 at 7:46AM

Asked about the four original digits, the 71-year-old said they were once his house number.

“It was my first house and my first wife,” he said. Accompanying him to Lottery headquarters to collect his prize was his second wife, who proclaimed, “The first wife is out of luck!”

MCPS

MCPS Community Message on COVID-19 Community Risk Level Change

By MCS Staff

Published July 28, 2022 at 6:44PM

On Tuesday, July 26, Montgomery County moved into a high COVID-19 community risk level based on COVID-19Community Level measures as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This combined risk metric helps people better understand what is happening in their community by considering community transmission levels and the current impact of COVID-19 on the health care system.

Montgomery County Public Schools continues to closely monitor available local data with support from our county and regional public health authorities to inform and enhance community prevention strategies.To reduce the impact of COVID-19 in our schools and community at this elevated risk level, at this time MCPS strongly recommends:

Education

MCPS Community Message: Things to Know for Thursday, July 28

By MCS Staff

Published July 28, 2022 at 6:42PM

Here are five things to know for Thursday, July 28, from MCPS. They include information about a new school fee payment tool, free and reduced-price meals information, the Back-to-School Fair and more.

Upcoming Job Fair Information

Business

Maryland-Based AeroVanti Raises $9.75M; Offers Private Flight Experience For Monthly Rate

By MCS Staff

Published July 28, 2022 at 4:22PM | Updated July 29, 2022 at 11:08AM

Runway at the airport the horizon at sunset in the center of the sun

Maryland-based AeroVanti Air Club announced it has engaged Network1 Financial Securities Inc. to raise up to $9.75 million in a Series A fundraising round. The company believes this capital infusion will position the charter aviation club, which has experienced 20X growth since launching in June 2021, to continue to scale its operations, grow its fleet, and expand its destination offerings and flight availability to its growing roster of delighted customers.

Per the press release: AeroVanti has completely reimagined air travel and is in the midst of redefining the entire charter aviation industry, a $25 billion-a-year industry. Through its unique, tiered membership model (as low as $1,000 per month) and competitive hourly pricing at a fraction of the industry standard, AeroVanti has created a completely new market segment in private aviation. AeroVanti members are not burdened by costly initiation fees, expensive hourly rates, capped miles or inconvenient booking restrictions like other membership-based charter services.