As the slightly chilly weekend concludes with a Sunday in the low to mid 50s and mostly sunny skies, a more seasonable to mild week awaits for the area.
MCPS is hosting a series of forums to learn more about the process for the 2024-2025 operating budget. Join us for discussions with MCPS leadership and an opportunity to ask questions and engage in breakout sessions. Please let us know whether you will attend and whether you will need Spanish or American Sign Language interpretation.Events will be held:
Community FarmShare, a small nonprofit based out of Poolesville, MD, had the idea to start a “Veggie Drive” as a way to bring healthy fresh produce to families via food […]
As technology advances faster than ever, cybersecurity and defense companies are competing for more than talent—they are seeking exceptional innovators with the expertise to create the next generation of products, services, and breakthrough technologies.
That combination of diverse and specialized talent, and proximity to customers is what positions Montgomery County, Maryland, as a strategic destination and a growing hub for defense, satellite communications, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing companies.
Thales Defense & Security, Inc.’s (TDSI) expansion is the latest example.
For more than six decades, TDSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales U.S.A, has supported critical national security missions, delivering advanced communications, intelligence, surveillance, and defense technologies to military and government customers around the world.
Last week, the company celebrated a significant expansion of its manufacturing operations in Clarksburg, Maryland.
Over the past year, TDSI also doubled its manufacturing floor footprint through a $4 million investment, expanding production capacity to support the company’s continued growth.
Today, TDSI employs approximately 675 people in Montgomery County, including roughly 250 manufacturing employees.
As demand for its technologies continues to grow, the company continues to expand and has added more than 225 positions locally over the past three years.
A leading U.S. supplier of tactical radio and SATCOM communications, including EW/SIGINT kits, tactical power, Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS), mounted/dismounted EO/IR sensors, missile fusing, cyber protection technology and Anti-Submarine Warfare sonars, TDSI supports customers across the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, and global security partners. (more…)
MoCo High School Sports Scores for Nov 11, 2023:
Field Hockey Varsity, Game MPSSAA Class 4A State Tournament of round Round 3:
This is a 2 day Celebration of Culture Through Art, Fashion, Business, Wellness, and Community
Step into a weekend where culture, creativity, entrepreneurship, and community come alive.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 6th District Investigative Section, are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 87-year-old Jairo Sandoval, of Montgomery Village.
DMV Empanadas, a regular at local farmer’s markets, opened a brick and mortar location in Olde Towne Gaithersburg back in 2019. Now, the restaurant has plans to move to a new location just a couple miles away.
Montgomery County Councilmember reflected on a great day “beautifying” Burtonsville Elementary School alongside the community with a little help from Buch Construction, who’s working on renovating the Burtonsville Crossing Shopping Center. Mink shares the following on social media:
Argyle Middle School principal James Allrich was featured in the November issue of Principal Leadership- a publication of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. His article, titled “Rebuilding School Community and Culture: The move to restorative justice,” is featured in the issue.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has released a statement regarding the hate speech used by counter-protesters in a video of a rally that took place earlier this week in Rockville. According to @RaefMusic, who shared the video on social media and was present, the initial rally was a “gathering was an interfaith collective of MoCo leaders including Muslims, Christians, and Jews seeking an end to the carnage in Gaza.” The full CAIR statement can be seen below:
Major Crimes Detectives Investigating Fatal Montgomery Village Shooting; Identify of Victim Released
Per MCPD: “At approximately 12:49 p.m., officers received a call for a man unconscious, near the initial call, in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Cir. Upon arrival, officers located Alan Garnica of Gaithersburg, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Despite lifesaving efforts, Garnica was pronounced dead at the scene.