The Malibu Barbie Truck will be in Bethesda on Saturday, April 30th, from 10am-7pm at Bethesda Row at the corner of Elm and Woodmont near Matchbox. Similar to the Hello Kitty truck that stopped at the same location on April 2nd, the Barbie Truck will have merchandise for sale.
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The Associated Press is reporting that the CDC will now be extending the mask requirement for travel until May 3rd to “allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.”
Yesterday we reported that residents will no longer be required to wear face coverings when they are passengers on Metro, Metro Bus, Ride-On, and in taxis (including Uber & Lyft) after April 18. That is no longer the case.
Per MCPD:
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 2nd District Investigative Section are investigating an auto theft that occurred on December 16, 2021, in Potomac. Detectives have released photos of the suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him.
Montgomery Village has been named a 2021 Tree City USA community by The National Arbor Day Foundation, according to the Montgomery Village News. It is Montgomery Village’s 34th consecutive year receiving the recognition.
Full details below per Montgomery Village:
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will deliver his 2022 “State of the County” address at noon on Thursday, April 14, at the Silver Spring Civic Building (1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring).
This will be County Executive Elrich’s first in-person State of the County address since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. His 2020 address was held in person on January 15 of that year and his 2021 address, held on March 5, was virtual.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Per the State of Maryland:
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today held a media availability at Government House to discuss the end of the 2022 legislative session.
A 17-year-old was arrested on Saturday, April 9 in connection with several incidents of “unwanted touching” at Black Hill Regional Park in Germantown. According to Park Police, on more than one occasion, the suspect touched people on the buttocks, which is a forth degree sex offense, and then drove away on an electric bicycle.
The investigation took place over several weeks and involved an increased police presence and undercover officers at the park.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 11, 2022
Brookside Gardens (1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton) will be hosting a Drag Queen Story Hour on Saturday, April 16 from 10am to 11am.
Per Montgomery Parks:
National chain Dollar Tree, which has MoCo locations in Damascus, Derwood, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Montgomery Village, Rockville, and Silver Spring, has begun adding “Dollar Tree Plus” sections to area stores. Items in the “Plus” section will be priced $3 and $5. New higher priced items include cookware, headphones, chargers, and t-shirts (Baby Yoda, Lilo & Stich, etc.) similar to those found at FiveBelow.
In January, Dollar Tree raised the price of all items in their stores from $1 to $1.25. The company said the price hike was not a result of inflation, but rather to “allow the company to offer a wider range of merchandise.” Regarding the new “Plus” pricing, Dollar Tree’s President and CEO Michael Witynski said, “For decades, our customers have enjoyed the ‘thrill-of-the-hunt’ for value at one dollar – and we remain committed to that core proposition – but many are telling us that they also want a broader product assortment when they come to shop. We believe testing additional price points above $1 for Dollar Tree product will enable us over time to expand our assortments, introduce new products and meet more of our customers’ everyday needs.”