For Immediate Release: Monday, January 31, 2022
Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Special Victims Investigation Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager from Silver Spring.
Per Novavax:
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that it has submitted a request to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for NVX-CoV2373, its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate for immunization of individuals 18 year of age and older against SARS-CoV-2.
UPDATE: Cynthia Walker has been located safe and unharmed.
Per MCPD:
Per the State of Maryland:
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped below 10%, as the state continues to report substantial declines in key health metrics.
Crafted from plastic newspaper delivery bags and reused straws, a large art installation with an environmental message has been suspended from the ceiling in the Takoma Park Community Center.
Per the City of Takoma Park:
UPDATE: Amel Abdurezak has been located safe and unharmed.
Per MCPD:
Sip & Develop at 8501 Fenton Street in Downtown Silver Spring will hold its grand opening on March 5, according to a report by Source of the Spring.
The location will allow you to choose your activity from their selection of in-house photography, camera sign-out self photography, film development, or a combination of each, all while you bring your own beverages to enjoy.
Below is a list of current scheduled construction and lane closures in Montgomery County that could affect your commute.
Per MCDOT:
The Dunkin Donuts that’s located in the recently renovated Rock Grove Center on the corner of 355 and Shady Grove will be relocating, according to Chris Wilkinson of JBG Smith. It will be moving to the back side of the shopping center, taking over the old United Bank location at 16268 Frederick Rd. The bank had a drive-thru, which will be used by Dunkin’.
Due to the design and location of the drive-thru, traffic should not see any major impacts on Shady Grove Rd or 355. Qdoba will be opening soon in Rock Grove and the shopping center is in talks to bring on additional retailers in the near future.
Pollo Campero is taking over the location that was home to KFC until December 2020 at 426 N Frederick Rd in Gaithersburg, according to the Gaithersburg Office of Economic Development.
The fried chicken chain, which originated in Guatemala, opened its first location in 1971 and has grown to over 400 locations worldwide, including over 70 in the United States.
Update: Rebecca Ajih has been located safe and unharmed.
Per MCPD: