Per MCPS: Congratulations to all student athletes who won the following county and district championships:
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Author: MCS Staff
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A fire that required approximately 95 firefighters on Thursday morning has been extinguished and is under control, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS). MCFRS remains on the scene with hotspots and smoldering debris. Additional photos are available below.
MCFRS responded to a call for a second alarm fire at a strip mall on Lofstrand Ln, between Taft St. and Southlawn Ln. in Rockville on Thursday morning. According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, approximately 95 firefighters are on the scene and about 50% of the fire was knocked out by 6:15am. The fire is described as “significant” and was through the roof of the strip mall (laundry mat, auto body shop) upon MCFRS arrival. The fire at the commercial building also involves some parked vehicles. There are no injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation (likely accidental).
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) was dispatched to 20253 Shipley Terrace, near Wynnfield Dr., in Germantown for fire on the balcony at approximately 1am early Thursday morning.
According to MCFRS Spokesperson David Pazos, “units on scene extinguished a small fire on a balcony apartment from discarded smoking material with no extension or reported injuries. No displacement occurred due to the fire.”
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8:45am Update: The fire has been extinguished and is under control. MCFRS remains on the scene with hotspots and smoldering debris. The cause of the fire is under investigation (likely accidental), and there is significant structural damage). Additional photos below.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a call for a second alarm fire at a strip mall on Lofstrand Ln, between Taft St. and Southlawn Ln. in Rockville on Thursday morning.
Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, will speak to MCPS staff from 3–4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. This address is free and open to any MCPS staff member who wishes to attend. Ample parking is available in the Walter Johnson lot.
Her talk will focus on the power one teacher can have. Peterson will share about the teachers who shaped her own life, the stories of her students and how cultivating joy can sustain us in the difficult and beautiful vocation of teaching.
Germantown-based Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), today announced that Delta Air Lines has selected the Hughes In-Flight connectivity solution to power passenger Wi-Fi service on more than 400 Boeing 717 and regional jets serving North America. Designed for commercial aircraft, the weight-optimized, high-performance aeronautical solution combines the advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning powered Hughes In-Flight management system with a multi-orbit antenna and Hughes JUPITER Ka-band satellite capacity to deliver reliable in-flight connectivity (IFC) even over busy airport hubs. This solution enables a consistent passenger IFC experience at scale across the entire itinerary.
Per the press release: “Hughes welcomes Delta and appreciates their collaborative approach to enabling an enhanced connectivity experience for their regional passengers,” said Reza Rasoulian, vice president, Hughes. “Travelers expect a reliable Wi-Fi experience wherever they go, including in the air; the Hughes In-Flight connectivity solution enables Delta to meet that expectation with fast gate-to-gate connectivity.”
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), in partnership with the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hosted a Student Environment Volunteer Day on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Gaithersburg High School. Students learned about sustainability and helped beautify the community. They also worked to enhance the health of the environment by planting native plants and trees in the stormwater management gardens around the school.
The student environment volunteer day is part of the Out-of-School Time (OST) program offered by Montgomery County Recreation, in partnership with MCPS. The OST days are designed with free out-of-school programming for students throughout the 2023-2024 school year.
Schools across Montgomery County kicked off Mental Health Awareness Week, Oct. 30–Nov. 4 with a variety of activities for students, staff, and the community (video available below).
MCPS and the Montgomery County School Psychologists’ Association (MCSPA) is hosting free events during the week to give youth and families the opportunity to hear from mental health experts on a variety of issues. The week of events, which will be held in-person and virtually, will include speakers and workshops, culminating in a virtual resource fair and expert panel on Saturday, Nov. 4.
Robert Wiedmaier’s Mussel Bar & Grille closed its 7262 Woodmont Ave Bethesda location permanently in April 2022, but the Robert Wiedmaier restaurant group plans to bring the restaurant back to a new location in Bethesda in 2024, according to the group’s website. The restaurant initially opened in Bethesda in July of 2010. A second location opened in Atlantic City, N.J, and a third opened in Ballston. The Atlantic City location has also since closed and the Ballston location remains open. The location of the restaurant will be announced soon.
Per its website, “inspiration for Mussel Bar is an old-world Belgian roadhouse serving Bière, Moules & Frites, the kind of place where Chef in his youth would head late night to unwind with kitchen colleagues, eat simple food and listen to good music. He’s one of the first to ‘muscle’ the craze and honor his Belgian roots in the DC area with bringing the savory mollusks to the forefront of his own gastro-pubs with the original location in Bethesda, MD that opened in July, 2010.” Featured photo courtesy of Taste MoCo.
Raising Cane’s started its expansion into the D.C. metropolitan region when its first area restaurant opened last December in Sterling, VA (45545 Dulles Eastern Plaza). The first Maryland location opened in Towson in January 2023 and both stores featured lines out the door for months on several days of the week. A Waldorf Location opened in May, a Westminster location opened in July, and a Gambrills locations opened in September to make four for the state. Now, the fifth and closest location to Montgomery County will open at 9071 Snowden River Pkwy in Columbia on Tuesday, November 7th.
We previously reported that Raising Cane’s aims to open 14 stores in the next year, stretching from suburban Baltimore to the Richmond area, and now the chain has announced 15+ locations for Maryland alone. A Forestville restaurant, at 3270 Donnell Drive (Prince George’s County) is set to open on December 5th, which will be a closer location for many. None of the other Maryland locations have been announced yet, and we are awaiting word on if Montgomery County will be included in the openings.