Author: Patrick Herron

Gaithersburg

&pizza to Give Away 600 Pizzas at Pre-Opening Event for New Gaithersburg Square Store 

By Patrick Herron

&pizza at 570 N Frederick Ave in the Gaithersburg Square shopping center will be will be giving away free pizza to, “600 lucky guests at a pre-opening, sneak peek event.” For a chance to get a free pizza, and stay in-the-loop about the &pizza Gaithersburg Square opening, visit andpizza.com/gaithersburg-square-friends-and-family/

&pizza tells us that opening dates sometimes change due to construction, but the scheduled opening date for this location is March 9. The store will be open daily from 11am-11pm.

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MoCo

Indoor Mask Mandate to End February 21 at 11:59pm, No Further Action Taken by County Council

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Council, acting as the Board of Health, will not be introducing a new Board of Health regulation to extend the indoor mask requirement and will allow the current Board of Health regulation to terminate next Monday, February 21 at 11:59pm.

The Montgomery County Board of Education is set to take up the school system’s mask policy at a meeting on February 24, according to WTOP.

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Bethesda

MCPD Responds to Domestic Incident at Holton Arms School in Bethesda, School Briefly Placed on Lockdown 

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Police responded to a “domestic related event” this morning around 11am at the Holton Arms School at 7303 River Rd. in Bethesda. The private school was placed on lockdown while the situation was handled by police.

A suspect is now in custody and the school is no longer on lockdown, according to a tweet by MCPD.  This is an active and ongoing investigation.

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MoCo

Montgomery Parks Extends Open Parkways through Presidents Day, Announces Operating Hours

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery Parks:

WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks(opens in a new tab), part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is extending the hours for its Open Parkways initiative (opens in a new tab)for the Presidents Day holiday weekend through Tuesday, February 22, at 7 a.m.

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MoCo Government

Indoor Mask Mandate Set to Expire in One Week, County Council Meets Tomorrow for Public Health Update

By Patrick Herron

Back on January 25, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously for a new public health order, which keeps the current indoor mask mandate in place until February 21 at 11:59pm. That mandate will automatically terminate if there is no further action by the Board of Health.

During todays media briefing, council President Gabe Albornoz said, “it’s appropriate for us to be able to move forward with eliminating the mask mandate after the 21st. Especially if the numbers continue to go down.”

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Germantown

Traffic: Overturned  Diesel Tanker on Frederick Rd and Shakespeare Blvd in Germantown

By Patrick Herron

Update: All lanes of Frederick Rd/355 have reopened at Shakespeare Blvd.

Hazmat, police, and fire and rescue are currently on the scene of an overturned diesel fuel tanker (2500 gal) in Germantown in the area of Frederick Rd.  and Shakespeare Blvd., according to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer.

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