Potomac

MCFRS Respond to Collision Involving School Bus; No Injuries Reported

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision involving a MCPS school bus and a passenger vehicle on Wednesday morning. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, the collision occurred around 9am on Accord Dr in Potomac. All 30 passengers on the bus were evaluated by EMS and there were no injuries reported. Passengers were then transferred to another bus.

Per @mcfrsPIO on Twitter: “Update (~9a) Accord Dr, Potomac, collision, involved passenger vehicle & occupied school bus, ~30 passengers on bus, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluated everyone involved, no injuries, @mcfrs PE710, T710, RS741B, A710, BC702, EMS702 responded, all passengers transferred to another bus”

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Germantown

Germantown Listed As Most Ethnically Diverse City in the Country, According to Study

By MCS Staff

WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities, with Germantown ranked as the most ethnically diverse city in America, according to the study. To identify the most ethnically diverse places in America, WalletHub compared more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key metrics: ethno-racial diversity, linguistic diversity and birthplace diversity.

Ethnic Diversity in Germantown (1=Most Diverse; 250=Avg.):

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Education

Georgetown Prep Students Create 127 “Stay Warm Packages” For Those In Need

By MCS Staff

Georgetown Prep has announced the success of the ‘The Assist Goals campaign, Stay Warm Challenge’. “What an amazing success this year as Harrison Hall ’23 and Andrew Hall ’25 were able to put together 23 teams, including 127 boys and families from Prep!” As a whole, the Challenge generated over $25,000 in support, in which Prep students were responsible for 127 Stay Warm Care Packages ($4,425).

Per Georgetown Prep: All four Prep classes were instrumental in achieving this goal and more importantly worked hand in hand with our communities most in need The organizations we supported this year are Shepherd’s Table, Adam’s Place Men’s Shelter & Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter (both Catholic Charities), Downtown Day Services Center, @awidercircle, National Center for Children and Families, Father McKenna Center, and Veterans on the Rise.

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Bethesda

Westbard Avenue Closure Expanded; Shopping Center Remains Open

By Cordell Pugh

This week, the Westbard Square project team expanded their closure of Westbard Avenue near the current Westwood Center and future Westbard Square, which is currently under construction.

Westbard Avenue is now closed between Ridgefield Road and the entrance to the existing shopping center. All vehicular traffic must access the Westbard Shops from Massachusetts Avenue, and all Northbound traffic on Westbard Avenue is now diverted into the shopping center. The sidewalk alongside the newly-closed segment of Westbard remains open.

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Gaithersburg

Four Areas in Montgomery County Ranked in Top Ten of “2023’s Most Ethnically Diverse Cities” List

By MCS Staff

Personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities, and four of the top ten spots were taken by places in Montgomery County. To identify the most ethnically diverse places in America, WalletHub compared more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key metrics: ethno-racial diversity, linguistic diversity and birthplace diversity.

Germantown was ranked as the most diverse in the country, coming in at #1 overall and #1 for ethnoracial diversity. Gaithersburg came in #3 overall, Silver Spring was ranked #4 overall, and Rockville came in ranked #8 overall. For the full report, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/cities-with-the-most-and-least-ethno-racial-and-linguistic-diversity/10264

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Education

Virtual Conversation with MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight Takes Place This Evening (Wednesday, February 22)

By MCS Staff

The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence, the NAACP Parents’ Council and Identity, Inc. are hosting a virtual conversation with MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The event will take place via Zoom from 6:30–8 p.m.

The event will provide an opportunity for families to ask questions on topics, including how well students are doing in school; the anti-racist audit and equity, and student well-being. RSVP and ask a question here. Spanish interpretation will be available. Feb. 22 Virtual Conversation with Dr. McKnight.

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Silver Spring

Purple Line: Rendering and Additional Information on the Future Manchester Place Station in Silver Spring

By MCS Staff

The future Manchester Place station will be near Plymouth Street in Silver Spring. The Purple Line, yesterday, tweeted a rendering along with some additional information regarding the future station. It will have separate westbound and eastbound side platforms inside the 1,000-foot Plymouth Tunnel, built exclusively for the Purple Line.

This station provides entry into the Plymouth Street Tunnel. Access into the station can be made from East Wayne Avenue and Plymouth Street using stairs or elevators. Map below:

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Business

Rockville’s Camber Creek Raises over $100 million for Opportunity Fund I for Investment in Real Estate Technology

By MCS Staff

Rockville-based Camber Creek, a global financial platform focused on driving innovation in the real estate industry that’s located at 5410 Edson Lane, announced that it exceeded its target for Opportunity Fund I with capital commitments of over $100 million. In 2022, Camber Creek closed its fourth core venture fund, which it oversubscribed with $325 million in capital commitments. The Opportunity Fund, whose Limited Partners include existing and new institutional and strategic investors, gives the firm an opportunity to retain its pro rata on earlier investments as well as invest in opportunities unique to the current market environment.

Per the press release: Camber Creek now has over 300 strategic Limited Partners representing leading global real estate owners, operators, and service providers. Camber Creek invests in leading proptech companies, including Arcadia, Bilt Rewards, Curbio, Flex, HappyCo, Measurbl, Notarize, and VTS.

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Business

KLNB Acquires Edge Commercial Real Estate; Looks to Establish Greater Presence in Montgomery County

By MCS Staff

KLNB, the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest privately held CRE brokerage firm, has announced the acquisition of Edge Commercial Real Estate, the 16-year-old Rockville, Md.-based brokerage with offices in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.. The deal allows KLNB to establish a greater presence in Montgomery County, something KLNB has been eager to do.

Per the press release: The deal will increase KLNB’s size by roughly 20%, adding 32 total employees, 18 of which are brokers who specialize in multiple facets of office, industrial, tenant representation, and multi-family investment sales and leasing. Six of the brokers will be immediately installed as principal partners at KLNB. The official financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed, but the transaction includes substantially all of Edge’s assets.

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MoCo Government

County to Offer $20,000 Incentive to Join Montgomery County Police; Department Currently Down 129 Sworn Officers

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County: Montgomery County and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge #35 have come to an agreement to begin offering a $20,000 bonus for new sworn police recruits.  The funding for the initial part of this effort was generated through savings accrued from personnel vacancies within the Montgomery County Police Department. Full implementation of the bonus program would require County Council approval for the fiscal 2024 and beyond budgets.

Chief Marcus Jones confirmed earlier this month in testimony before the Public Safety Committee of the County Council that the Department is currently down 129 sworn officers.

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Crime

Ward 5 Community in Takoma Park to Hold Meeting to Discuss Public Safety

By MCS Staff

The Police Department and Ward 5 City Councilmember Cara Honzak will hold a community meeting to discuss public safety issues in Ward 5. Police Department staff will be providing an update on recent incidents in Ward 5 and provide an overall overview of crime stats/trends and security measures put in place to address these trends. The meeting will be in-person, and a Zoom Webinar will also be available to join and ask questions:

Zoom Registration: Ward 5 Community Zoom Meeting Registration Contact: If you have questions in advance of the meeting, please email them to Cathy Plevywith the title “Ward 5 Public Safety Meeting.”

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