160,000 students will be heading back to school on Monday and more than 900 teachers having been hired by MCPS ahead of this school year. In its staff billetin, the school system also shared that there are 43 new principals (or new to their school). A list of the principals, along with an interesting fact about them, can be seen below, per MCPS:
Monster Milkshake is coming to the Clarksburg Premium Outlets, taking over the space between Kay Jewelers and Beautiful U threading salon near the food court.
The Carnegie at Washingtonian Center, a full-service retirement community featuring 302 one and two-bedroom residences across seven stories and 8.5 acres, officially opened on August 15 in Gaithersburg, MD. The community is located adjacent to the Washingtonian Center.
The Town of Ocean City has suspended all boardwalk tram services until further notice following the fatal collision that killed a 2-year-old boy that on Tuesday, August 20.
Maryland Attorney General Brown has announced that no charges will be filed in a fatal, police-involved collision that occurred on April 27, 2024 in Rockville.
On Monday evening, a vehicle was backed up through the storefront of Flex All Day at 10231 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda’s Wildwood Shopping Center. The store, which offers activewear for women, has posted an update– sharing that they’re working hard to reopen as soon as possible.
Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a riding lawn mower and vehicle that occurred this afternoon in Gaithersburg. (more…)
The Board of Education approved the following administrative appointments at is meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20:
Alert Montgomery has sent out a ‘Severe Traffic Alert’ for crash that has closed a portion of Great Seneca Highway on Tuesday afternoon.
Montgomery County Police and DEA agents arrested a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) first-grade teacher in Burtonsville after an investigation linked her to a fentanyl-related death in Washington, D.C. earlier this year.
At today’s Board of Education meeting, the authorization will be requested to receive and expend, subject to County Council approval, a Fiscal Year 2025 supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to install vape detectors at each high school.