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Rockville

Opening Information for Lil’ Cakes & Creamery in Rockville; Giveaways and More Set For Opening Day

By MCS Staff

Lil’ Cakes & Creamery will open its newest location at 844 Rockville Pike, the former site of Sam’s Cafe & Market, on Saturday, March 11. The grand opening will include “free cupcakes or ice cream everyday for a week” to the first 50 guests, face painting, and raffles. Lil’ Cakes & Creamery offers a rotating selection of cupcakes and ice cream, as well as macarons, pupcakes, cookies, cookie sandwiches, pushpops, and milkshakes.

Lil’ Cakes & Creamery opened its first location in Gaithersburg Square back in October 2019 and have additional locations in Urbana and White Marsh.

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Poolesville

Town of Poolesville Seeks Applicants for Planning Commission Vacancy

By MCS Staff

There is a vacancy on the Planning Commission, and The Town is currently seeking applicants for this position. Applications must be received by March 15th. The Planning Commission consists of 5 town residents, of which one is a Commissioner of Poolesville who serves in an ex officio capacity. The volunteer members serve a 5-year term and meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (for more information, click here).

To apply for this position, please fill out the application in the link below, and the Town Commissioners will interview you at a closed session of the Commission. If you have any questions, please contact Town Hall at [email protected]. https://www.poolesvillemd.gov/formcenter/volunteer-application-9/application-for-appointment-to-boards-an-59

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Crime

Rockville Man Arrested for Assault & Firearm Related Charges Stemming From a January 31st Shooting in Gaithersburg

By MCS Staff

Detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Department – Investigative Section have arrested a suspect involved in the shooting that occurred on January 31, 2023, in the area of N. Summit Avenue. With the assistance from the Montgomery County Police – Repeat Offender Unit, police arrested 23-year-old Delonte Jamar Hunter on Tuesday, February 28 in Rockville, where he was taken into custody without incident.

On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at approximately 6:28 a.m., officers from both the Gaithersburg Police Department and the Montgomery County Police Department – 6th District responded to the area of N. Summit Avenue for the report of a shooting that just occurred. Officers located two adult victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Officers provided first-aid to both victims until Fire and Rescue personnel arrived. The victims were then transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Events

Glenview Mansion-Peerless Rockville Speaker Series to Present ‘Women Who Dared’

By MCS Staff

The Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series marks Women’s History Month in March with “Women Who Dared: Pioneering Rockville Mother and Daughter,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park.

Hear the inspirational stories of Clara Finley and her daughter Bliss Finley, Rockville residents who did not let the restrictions placed on women by late 19th- and early 20th-century society hold them back. Clara was a divorced mother with a young child who attended medical school and became a pioneering doctor and supporter of women’s rights and childhood education. Bliss was prominently featured in society columns as a young woman. As she matured, she used her connections to help organize and inspire working women to stand up for the right to vote.

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Rockville

Women’s History in the City of Rockville

By MCS Staff

Rockville celebrates Women’s History Month in March. Rockville 11’s YouTube channel offers a look at how the city has celebrated Women’s History Month throughout the years, including profiles of women in leadership in City of Rockville government and tributes by the women of Rockville’s Mayor and Council to the women who have made positive impacts in their lives. Visit bit.ly/RkvWHMPlaylist.

Then, visit Glenview Mansion for a look back at two Rockville women whose inspirational lives defied social restrictions placed on women in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series presents “Women Who Dared: Pioneering Rockville Mother and Daughter” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at Glenview Mansion and Rockville Civic Center Park. Learn more in the article at left on this page.

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Rockville

Rockville Begins Development of 10-Year Plan to Update Historic Preservation Initiatives

By MCS Staff

Recommendations included in the plan were developed based on prior studies, plans and public discussions dating back to 1981, and address various historic preservation program needs, such as survey and inventory of historic resources, historic districts, incentives, easements, education and outreach, prehistory, and archaeology.

In addition to providing a needed assessment of programming and policy, the work plan will help develop components to be incorporated in an update to Rockville’s Historic Preservation Plan, formerly known as the Historic Resources Management Plan. The Mayor and Council are scheduled to discuss the work plan at their Monday, March 20 meeting.

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Gaithersburg

Watkins Mill Principal Carol Goddard To Retire Following the 2022-23 School Year After Almost 50 Years in Education

By MCS Staff

This article was written by Ashley Huynh, Editor-in-Chief of Watkins Mill’s student newspaper The Current

Watkins Mill High School principal Carol Goddard will retire at the end of the 2022-23 school year, spending almost 50 years working in education and 30 years in Montgomery County Public Schools.Goddard’s retirement comes with mixed emotions for the community, including herself.  “I love this place.  Love the kids.  Love what I do,” Goddard said.  She will miss the kids and staff, and “all the tight, tight friendships I’ve made in the professional world.” “I am happy for Ms. Goddard to retire,” social studies teacher Lauren Squier said.  “I’m sure it was a very difficult choice for her to ‘hang up her pencils,’ but I’m excited for her to enjoy a new chapter in her life.”

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MCPS

MCPS DMM Coordinator, Kimani Gray, Wins Supporting Services Employee of the Year

By MCS Staff

Kimani Gray, supply services coordinator for the Supply and Property Management Unit, doesn’t have an easy job. Even though it regularly pulls him in multiple directions, he always remains calm and focused. Colleagues call him the “behind-the-scenes glue” that keeps schools and offices running. Gray has been named this year’s Supporting Services Employee of the Year, an annual award given by SEIU Local 500.

He has exceptional customer service skills, exceeds expectations with his attention to detail and has in-depth knowledge of the school system’s inventory, which help him meet design and spatial needs for all offices. He deftly juggles several projects at once, and is described as a flexible, positive and kind leader. He also works closely with local businesses as he coordinates the furniture donation program, which allows the Department of Materials Management to obtain new or gently used furniture for MCPS facilities.

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WMATA

Metro developing plan to fix wheels and return 7000-series fleet to normal service

By MCS Staff

Metro’s plan to change the way it presses wheels on 7000-series rail cars (7Ks) is under development, based on technical data released today by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):

“We appreciate the NTSB making the technical reports available so that we can develop our plan to begin repressing wheels on these trains at a higher standard, including the fit onto the axles,” said Chief Operations Officer Brian Dwyer. “We are preparing the technical documents and training plan, while we collaboratively advance the next version of our return to service plan for approval by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.”

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Bethesda

Traffic data about the Little Falls Parkway pilot project to the Montgomery Planning Board on March 30, 2023

By MCS Staff

Montgomery Parks will present information, including traffic data, related to the Little Falls Parkway pilot project(opens in a new tab) to the Montgomery Planning Board at an evening briefing on March 30, 2023. After the briefing, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing so the public can respond to the data and share input on the project. The exact time for the March 30 briefing and public hearing will be posted on the Planning Board agenda closer to the date of the hearing.

The public will have an opportunity to provide testimony virtually or in person at the March 30 planning board hearing or in advance via email or mail. Details on how to sign up to testify, provide advance testimony and the procedures for testifying are outlined on the Planning Board “Sign Up to Testify” webpage.(opens in a new tab)

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DMV

Maryland’s Mike Locksley Named 2nd Most Influential Black Figure in College Football By Sports Illustrated

By MCS Staff

University of Maryland football coach Mike Locksley has been named the second most influential black figure in college football in a list written by Richard Johnson for Sports Illustrated, coming behind former NFL/MLB star and current Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders.

Locksley returned to Maryland in December 2018 as head coach, following the firing of D. J. Durkin. After serving as an assistant coach for several college football squads, he became the head coach of the University of New Mexico in 2009, coming back to Maryland as an offensive coordinator after his dismissal from UNM in 2011. In 2015, Locksley was named the interim head coach at Maryland after Randy Edsall was relieved of his duties. Locksley did not return to Maryland after that season, joining the University of Alabama as an offensive analyst. Locksley was promoted to offensive coordinator for the 2018 season, and that year received the  Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach.

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