MCPS

Wootton High School Student is Part of Trio Who Helped Save A Life at the School on Monday Night

By MCS Staff

A Wootton High School senior, Vivek Majumdar, is one of three people credited for helping save a life at a lacrosse game at the school Monday night. According to David Kaplan of Fox 5, “A teacher at Wootton High School, an emergency room doctor and the 18-year-old student government president who just so happens to be a trained EMT” are being credited for working together to save a man who suffered a medical emergency that caused his heart to stop beating at the school on Monday night.

Per the report, someone came from the bathroom screaming for help when Majumdar and a parent who happened to be an emergency room doctor jumped into action and started performing chest compressions. A Wootton teacher retrieved a defibrillator and the trio was able to eventually get a pulse on the person suffering the medical emergency. The person was transported to Shady Grove hospital where we are told his condition is improving.

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Rockville

Black Bear Update: Sightings Thursday Night in King Farm and College Parkway in Rockville

By Patrick Herron

The Rockville City Police Department (RCPD) tweeted Friday morning that there were additional sightings of a bear last night in King Farm and College Parkway in Rockville. Earlier this week we reported that there had been several sightings of a large black bear in West Rockville, specifically the areas of Woodley Gardens and Great Falls Road. RCPD is working with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to locate and relocate the bear and reminds residents to “Stay alert, calm, do not approach or attempt to capture the bear! Please call RCPD at 240-314-8900 ASAP if you see him.” Tips courtesy of the National Park Service below:

5/5/23 – 9:30 am -Black Bear Update – Sightings of the bear last night in King Farm & College Pkwy. RCPD is working with MD DNR to locate & relocate the bear. Stay alert, calm, do not approach or attempt to capture the bear! Please call RCPD at 240-314-8900 ASAP if you see him. pic.twitter.com/Et3HYQq2CY

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MoCo Government

Montgomery County HOC Dedicates New Affordable Senior Apartment Community in Silver Spring That Is Named for Former County Executive Isiah Leggett

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council President Evan Glass today joined Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Congressman Jamie Raskin and community leaders in Silver Spring as the County’s Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) dedicated its newest affordable senior community, “The Leggett.” The 267-unit, 16-story complex was named for former County Executive Isiah Leggett, who was a strong advocate for affordable housing.  Among the many people attending the ceremonies were Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, members of the County Council, former Congresswoman Connie Morella and former staff of Mr. Leggett’s administration.

Under Mr. Leggett’s leadership as County Executive from 2006 to 2018, Montgomery County expanded affordable housing funding; maintained or constructed 77,000 affordable housing units; and invested in countywide measures to improve the quality of life for senior adults.

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Crime

Detectives Investigate Dollar Tree Burglary; Suspect Flees Scene on Razor Kick Scooter

By Patrick Herron

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigative Section are investigating a commercial burglary of the Dollar Tree store in the 13800 block of Outlet Drive in Silver Spring that occurred on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Detectives have released surveillance video of the female suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying her.

At approximately 9:07 a.m., 3rd District officers responded to the location for the report of a commercial burglary that just occurred. The investigation has revealed that the suspect forced entry into the store, vandalized property and merchandise and left the scene on a razor kick scooter. Detectives reviewed the surveillance cameras of the store and obtained a description of the suspect. The suspect appears to be a female with long dark hair, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black leggings and red shoes.

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Event

Closing Reception at “Inspired!” Art Show & Sales

BlackRock Center for the Arts

12901 Town Commons Drive

Germantown, Maryland 20874

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Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.

Among them, you’ll see:

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Gaithersburg

Gaithersburg Planning Commission Approves Application to Demolish Buildings in Anticipation of Redevelopment at Park and Brookes Ave

By MCS Staff

The Planning Commission approved the revised application to demolish the buildings located at 9, 11, and 15 Park Avenue and 201 Brookes Avenue in anticipation of redevelopment into a pair of four-story multifamily buildings totaling 151 units with 182 parking spaces at its May 3 meeting. At its May 17 meeting, the Planning Commission is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution of approval based on its discussion at its May 3 meeting.

Per the City of Gaithersburg: The Historic District Commission initially reviewed SP-9149-2021 at its June 22, 2022 meeting for potential historic or architectural significance. The application was deferred to its next meeting so the HDC could receive more historical information on the properties. At its July 27 meeting, the HDC determined there was reasonable probability 9, 11, 13, and 15 Park Avenue and 201 Brookes Avenue could be locally designated as an historic district, or, in the alternative, 9 and 15 Park Avenue and 201 Brookes Avenue could be locally designated as individual sites. The HDC directed Staff to prepare a petition resolution to the Mayor and City Council, and the HDC approved the resolution at its August 24 meeting. At its October 3 meeting, the City Council voted not to accept the HDC’s petition to designate the properties as historic. The HDC provided a nonbinding courtesy review of the Concept Site Plan (SP-9149-2021) at its October 26 meeting.

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Gaithersburg

Run For Gaithersburg City Council! Candidate Packets Available Starting May 11

By MCS Staff

Candidate Packets will be released on May 11. The packets will be available online or can be picked up at City Hall. Per the City of Gaithersburg: City residents will cast their ballots for three City Council Members in November of 2023. All Council Members serve at-large. The terms of office for Council Members Neil Harris, Ryan Spiegel, and Robert Wu expire in November. The Council Members elected in 2023 will each serve a four-year term.

Candidate Packets for this election cycle will be released on May 11. The packets will be available online here or can be picked up at City Hall, 31 South Summit Avenue. Candidates must file a petition for candidacy with the Gaithersburg Board of Supervisors of Electionsvia the Office of the City Attorney. The petition must be signed by at least 100 City residents who are registered voters, with both electronic and paper versions of the petition signatures available.

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Events

“Sideline Swap”, an Event That Allows You to Trade-in Your Gently Used Sports Gear For Gift Cards, Runs at Dick’s in Rio Until This Sunday

By MCS Staff

Following last week’s Sideline Swap at Dick’s in Wheaton, the swap will be hosting another local trade-in event at the Dick’s Sporting Good at Gaithersburg’s Rio Lakefront (2 Grand Corner Ave) from Friday, May 5th until Sunday, Sunday, May 7th. You can bring your gently-used sports gear to receive a gift card for the trade-in value. Sideline Swap is accepting hockey, baseball, lacrosse, golf, ski gear & more. Sideline Swap runs from 2pm-7pm on Friday, 10am-6pm on Saturday, and 10am-6pm on Sunday. Items accepted include:

Items not accepted include:

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Education

Six MCPS Graduating Seniors Named Semifinalists in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Competition

By MCS Staff

Per Montgomery County Public Schools: Six MCPS graduating seniors have been named semifinalists in the U.S. Presidential Scholars competition: Sara Cui and Raymond L. Ma, Winston Churchill High School; Ishaan Jain and Paris Z. Ye, Richard Montgomery High School; Brianna J. Lin, Montgomery Blair High School, and Andrew Z. Yuan, Poolesville High School. There were 14 semifinalists from the state of Maryland.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of the country’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. They were chosen based on academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as community service, leadership and commitment to high ideals. Featured photo shows a previous class of Presidential Scholars.

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Bethesda

OPA! One-Day Greek Festival Comes to Bethesda on May 20

By MCS Staff

The Greek Orthodox Church at St. George in Bethesda, Md., will hold its annual Greek Festival on Saturday, May 20, 2023, starting at 11 a.m. The festival will be held on the church grounds at 7701 Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda, and is free and open to the public.

This one-day family-friendly event will feature live music, ethnic Greek food and pastries, beverages, including Greek beer and wine, vendors and traditional Greek folk dance performances from St. George’s kindergarten through high school aged students. These talented group of dancers will perform at 3 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Taverna Night with live music for all to enjoy.

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Gaithersburg

Mysterious Object Flying Over MoCo Thursday Night Revealed to Be Elon Musk’s Starlink

By MCS Staff

On Thursday night we were sent multiple videos from readers across Montgomery County informing us of an unidentified flying object in the sky. The lights appear in a long line that Forbes described as “up to 60 in a long line” and they belong to Starlink, one of many satellites operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Starlink provides satellite Internet access coverage to over dozens of countries and eventually aims to provide global mobile phone service following this year. SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019 and as of earlier this year, consists of over 3,580 mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), which communicate with designated ground transceivers. In total, nearly 12,000 satellites are planned to be deployed, with a possible later extension to 42,000. SpaceX announced reaching more than one million subscribers in December of last year. Below you’ll see a video, as seen in Germantown last night:

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Education

MCPS: Special Education Parents Asked to Complete State Survey

By MCS Staff

Per MCPS: Parents or guardians of children aged 3 to 21 who are receiving special education and related services through their local school are encouraged to participate in the Maryland Special Education Parent Involvement Survey by Friday, May 19.

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has mailed the survey to all parents/guardians of students with an IEP in Montgomery County. The information provided will help guide the state’s efforts in improving special education and related services in public schools. There are two options to complete the survey:

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