Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units were called to the Kentlands neighborhood in Gaithersburg to respond to a vehicle fire adjust before 10am this morning.
The vehicle, which is described as a “trash truck”, was found on fire and it was quickly extinguished by firefighters.
A single vehicle collision led has closed southbound Great Seneca Highway just prior to Lakelands Boulevard, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
The collision occurred on Great Seneca Highway between Muddy Branch Road and Kentlands Blvd/Orchard Drive and the driver self-extricated from the vehicle, which landed on its side off the road.
Silver Spring’s United Therapeutics Corporation provided an update on Mr. David Bennett, the first UHeart™ recipient, stating that “The recent transplants of our xenoheart and xenokidney products demonstrate the tremendous potential of our business model for the second half of the 2020s and beyond. Indeed, Mr. David Bennett, Sr., the first UHeart™ recipient, continues to have strong cardiovascular function seven weeks after his transplant.”
The surgery took place at the University of Maryland Medical Centre (UMMC). It was a first of its kind transplant of a genetically modified pig heart that was successfully carried out in David Bennett, a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease.
Yesterday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich released a statement announcing that all products produced in Russia have been removed from the County’s Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) stores. Last night popular Bethesda bar and restaurant Caddies released a statement announcing that it will no longer purchase or serve Russian Vodka while also changing the name of three of its cocktails in support of Ukraine.
The names of three cocktails, Moscow Mule, White Russian, and Black Russian, have been changed to Kyiv Mule, White Ukrainian, and Black Ukrainian. Caddies also announced that it will be donating a portion of revenue from the sale of those cocktails to the Ukrainian Children’s Emergency Fund.
Personal finance website, WalletHub, has released a study to determine the “Best and Worst States for Women” in 2022.
In order to determine how women are faring and where they can find the best opportunities relative to where they live, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key indicators of living standards for women. The data set ranges from median earnings for female workers to women’s preventive health care to the female homicide rate.
Representatives from Montgomery County will provide a presentation on their proposed plans for County properties located on Seven Locks Road, including the County’s proposal for a bus depot, at Monday, February 28th’s Rockville City Council meeting.
Located at 1307 Seven Locks Road, the subject property is triangular bounded by Seven Locks Road to the west, I-270 to the east, and Wootton Parkway to the south.
Over the years we have highlighted hundreds of celebrities with ties to Montgomery County, and we’ll continue to do so in the years to come. Today, however, we’re going to look at just five of many celebrities that you may not know have ties to neighboring Prince George’s County.
Martin Lawrence (Actor/Comedian)
In December, we let you know that Sharetea, a bubble tea cafe located at 13012 Middlebrook Road in Germantown Commons, would be coming to Germantown.
The international bubble tea brand was established in Taiwan in 1992 and has since grown to over 300 stores worldwide. This will be its first Montgomery County location and first in Maryland.
Statement from Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich on the Cessation of the Sale of Russian-made Liquor:
In solidarity with the people of Ukraine, all products produced in Russia have been removed from the County’s Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) stores.
Rockville Exxon station sold big Double Play winner on Sept. 27, 2021
March brings a change of seasons from winter to spring, but this year it also heralds the expiration of four big winning Maryland Lottery tickets — including a $10 million Powerball prize.
Longdraft Road will be closed between Pavilion Dr and Hartley Pl until about noon today after a crash that occurred around 10pm last night destroyed a utility pole on the road.
Police and utility crews were on the scene last night following the crash advising that the closure would be extended duration.