Montgomery Village

Rambo in Lake Whetstone???

By MCS Staff

When MoCoShow reader Igor Gindin was perusing old articles from The Washington Post, he came across a story highlighting Rambo’s trip to Montgomery Village. The story may not be as farfetched as it seems, due to Rambo star Sylvester Stallone growing up in Montgomery County, but it’s not exactly what you’d think…

It was July of 1985, and Rambo: First Blood Part II had been released just two months earlier. The movie was now playing at Roth’s Quince Orchard Theater in Gaithersburg. Roth’s was a small theater- the box office was on the outside and there were two theaters when you walked in (one on the left and one on the right). It ended up closing in 1990 when the theaters opened at nearby Rio Washingtonian.

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MoCo Government

Montgomery County Council to Resume in Person Meetings on March 15; Meetings Open to the Public, Attendees Must Provide Proof of Vaccination

By Patrick Herron

During yesterday’s Montgomery County Council meeting, Council President Gabe Albornoz announced that beginning March 15, the council’s Tuesday meetings will be open to the public. Due to the pandemic, the meetings have been virtual for the past two years.

Attendees of the meetings will have to show proof of vaccination before entering.  Albornoz told WTOP, “I think the optics are not negative; I think they are positive. We want to encourage county residents to have their vaccinations, and fortunately, over 90% of county residents are vaccinated,” when asked if a government agency placing restrictions on attendance to a public meeting could cause bad optics.

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MCPS

Progress at the Upcoming Woodward High School on Old Georgetown Road

By MCS Staff

Charles W. Woodward High School opened in 1966. Two decades later, in 1987, its students were merged into Walter Johnson High School. Woodward and Walter Johnson High Schools had the same diminished enrollment levels, but MCPS decided to preserve Walter Johnson given the schools larger capacity

After a brief period as a holding school while Springbrook High was being renovated, the building was used to house Tilden Middle School while that school’s facility began a major renovation project. Tilden relocated to its new building during the summer of 2020.

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MCFRS

Collision Shuts Down New Hampshire Ave in Brookeville Early Wednesday Morning

By MCS Staff

A collision just before midnight shut down New Hampshire Avenue in the area of Ridgecroft Dr in Brookeville early Wednesday morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services PIO Pete Piringer.

MCFRS responded to the single vehicle rollover and evaluated one patient for non life threatening injuries.

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Gaithersburg

Gaithersburg: Crumbl Cookies to Open Third MoCo Location in Kentlands

By MCS Staff

Crumbl Cookies opened its first MoCo location about a year and a half ago at Federal Plaza in Rockville. Tonight we learned of a third Montgomery County location coming to the Kentlands neighborhood in Gaithersburg.

The bakery, known for its long box of cookies, signed on for its second location back in November– near Wegmans at The Shops at Seneca Meadows shopping center in Germantown. The shop will be located at 20650 Seneca Meadows Pkwy, in what used to be home to Sprint, next to Sally Beauty. An opening date for that location has not yet been provided.

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DMV

MoCo Students Will Compete in Culinary Challenge to Create a School Lunch That Meets USDA Guidelines

By MCS Staff

Silver Diner will sponsor and participate in 10th Annual Culinary Challenge with judges Kevin Tien, David Hagedorn, Shelby McCrone, Stefano Marzano, Shane Logan and Dahlia Badt. Chef Ype Von Hengst of Silver Diner will serve as the student advocate in helping students problem solve and providing some tips and recommendations.

Real Food for Kids, a nonprofit focused on elevating school food, hosts its 10th Annual Culinary Challenge. Six teams from Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun and Montgomery County high schools and middle schools will compete to create a school lunch dish that meets USDA guidelines. The winning dish will be featured on the schools’ lunch menus.

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Germantown

Addition Information Released on Monday’s Report of Two Found Dead in Germantown, Believed to be a Murder-Suicide

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Police have released additional information after two people were found dead on Monday morning in Manchester Farm neighborhood of Germantown.

Gaithersburg, MD – A Germantown woman was killed, in what Montgomery County Department of Police Major Crimes Division is investigating as a murder-suicide.

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Gaithersburg

Car Driven Through Kentlands Square Signage in Gaithersburg This Morning

By MCS Staff

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units were called to the scene of a collision that occurred in the Kentlands neighborhood of Gaithersburg just before 9am this morning.

Upon arriving, they encountered two people trapped inside a vehicle that was driven through the brick Kentlands Square signage outside of Panera.

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