The Hall of Fame has previously inducted 102 honorees. A complete listing of inductees, and more information about the Hall of Fame, can be found at the Office of Human Rights website. For more information about the program contact Office of Human Rights, contact Director James Stowe at [email protected].
The list of Halloween Happenings will include:
Many of the bars and restaurants are also offering themed parties, drinks and treats over the weekend of Oct. 28-30 will include the Nightmare on Georgia Avenue at I/O Spaces and the Caribbean Halloween Party at Fire Station 1.
MoCo’s only 24-hour Starbucks location at 505 Quince Orchard Rd. in the FirstField Shopping Center (Gaithersburg) has reopened. The store closed back on September 9th for renovations. The store now features an expanded workspace for the baristas and no longer has an area inside for customers to sit and drink coffee (photos below). The Starbucks located at 300 Spectrum Ave in Gaithersburg temporarily moved to 24-hours while the FirstField location was closed, and has now resumed normal business hours (5:30am-10:30pm).
Also in FirstField Shopping Center news, Roaming Rooster is coming to 511 Quince Orchard Rd. The restaurant will be located in space previously occupied by Duck Donuts, which permanently closed in August. Roaming Rooster is known for its variety of buttermilk fried chicken sandwiches that vary in heat depending on the diner’s preferences – mild, medium or hot. In addition to its free-range, grain-fed, antibiotic-free and Halal chicken, Roaming Rooster offers an all week breakfast menu, salads and sides including wings, chicken tenders and hand-cut fries.
The bomb squad investigation of a suspicious package at the Department Of Energy (19901 Germantown Rd) has concluded and there were no explosives found, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. Germantown Road was closed between Crystal Rock Drive and I-270, including ramps 15A and 15B, from 11:30am until around 5pm. As of 5pm, two lanes of northbound Germantown Rd. were still closed as a result of equipment being removed. Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route and to expect significant delays.
Per MCFRS: “Update(Final) : Department of Energy (Germantown Maryland). Methodical Investigation by MCFRS – Bomb Squad, MCPD, MCSO – All Clear Nothing Found. Incident is Scaling Down. MCFRS Units Clearing Incident. @mcfrspio @mcfrs”
Through the end of December, crews will complete the ADA concrete and guardrail work along MD 108. Once warmer weather returns next spring, crews will complete all remaining work, including resurfacing and pavement markings.
During work periods, crews will close a single lane of MD 108 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and overnight, 8 p.m.-5 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings. Additional workdays and times may be needed to expedite the work and keep the project on schedule.
The schedule of events actually gets started in late October with the Poolesville Community Conversation Circle on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and a celebration of Emancipation Day at Button Farm Living History Center in Germantown on Saturday, Oct. 29. There will be two major events on Saturday, Nov. 5. The Sandy Spring Slave Museum Emancipation Day Open House will have a full day of activities starting at 10 a.m. A Montgomery County: Historical Black Sites and Places Bus tour hosted by the Lincoln Park Historical Foundation, Inc. will begin at noon.
The schedule of events for Remembrance and Reconciliation Month:
Piney Branch Pool is operated by the Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington in conjunction with Montgomery County Recreation. The pool also is available for private rental events The 25-yard indoor pool, which is attached to Piney Branch Elementary, is home for recreational swimmers, swim lessons, seniors, scuba lessons, kayak clubs, water fitness and high school swim teams. The pool hours are 6:30-9 a.m. and 4-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On Saturdays, the pool is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
MCFRS Units, including the MCFRS Bomb Squad are on the scene assisting the Department Of Energy (Germantown, MD) investigating a suspicious package. Extensive road closures in the area effecting RT118 and multiple ramps to/from I270. Not other info at this time.
“The U.S. now has access to the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted, the first protein-based option, as a booster,” said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. “According to CDC data, almost 50 percent of adults who received their primary series have yet to receive their first booster dose. Offering another vaccine choice may help increase COVID-19 booster vaccination rates for these adults.”
The FDA EUA decision was based on data from the Phase 3 Prevent-19 clinical trial and from the U.K.-sponsored COV-BOOST trial. In the Phase 3 trial, a single booster dose of the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted was administered to healthy adult participants aged 18 and older approximately eight or 11 months after their primary series. Following a booster dose, antibody levels increased significantly relative to pre-boost levels, rising above levels associated with protection in the Phase 3 trials. Neutralizing antibodies also increased by 34- to 27-fold compared to pre-boost levels when boosted at eight or 11 months. In the COV-BOOST trial, the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted increased antibody titers when used as a third dose following initial dosing with another authorized COVID-19 vaccine (heterologous boosting).
Germantown Rd. is currently closed between Crystal Rock Dr. and I-270, including ramps 15A & 15B, as a result of a suspicious package in the 19900 block of Germantown Rd, according to Montgomery County Police.
Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route and to expect significant delays. We will post an update as soon as more information becomes available.
The annual Festival of Lights at the Washington D.C. Temple (9900 Stoneybrook Dr) in Kensington will run from December 1, 2022 to January 2, 2023, including Christmas and New Year’s Day. The lights will be turned on nightly from dusk until 9pm and additional details for the festival will be released in the upcoming weeks.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cancelled the Festival of Lights in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns and to focus on the temple’s open house and rededication, which took place this past spring.