Education

Blair High School Students Earn 2nd Place in National Contest by C-Span

By MCS Staff

10th grade students Nick Bourg, Maggie Megosh, & Trini Szell from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 2nd Prize for their documentary on the Federal Trade Commission, the California Consumer Privacy Act, and big tech data collection, “In Google We Trust.” As 2nd Prize winners, the trio has won $1,500 in prize money.

The 2022 grand prize winners are siblings Tyler and Dermott Foley, students at Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland, where C-SPAN is available through its partner Comcast. The Foleys will receive $5,000 for the documentary, “What Happened to Gibson Grove?” about highways, racial injustice and the fight to save America’s Black cemeteries. This documentary will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. ET and throughout the day April 21.

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Crime

Woman Allegedly Sets Small Fire During Domestic Situation in Silver Spring Friday Night

By MCS Staff

A person of interest has been detained after allegedly setting a small fire during a domestic dispute on the 1200 block of East West Highway in Silver Spring.

According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue PIO Pete Piringer, units were dispatched to the Silverton condominiums in Silver Spring last night after reports of a fire on the fourth floor and the activation of the fire alarm.

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Rockville

GNC is Coming to Federal Plaza

By MCS Staff

GNC will be opening a new location at Federal Plaza in Rockville, according to signage placed in the window next to Crumbl cookies at 12266 Rockville Pike, Suite L.

GNC filed for Chapter 11/bankruptcy in June 2020. The vitamin and dietary supplement company that has been around since the 40s, also announced that it would close 20% of its over 5,000 locations at the time.

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MoCo Government

Tom Hucker Withdraws From County Executive Race; Will Run For At-Large County Council Seat Instead

By MCS Staff

WTOP’s Kate Ryan reports that Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker has withdrawn his name from the County Executive race.

Hucker, who currently represents District 5 as a Councilmember, announced that he had formed an “exploratory” committee ahead of an expected bid back in July of 2021 before officially filing in December of last year.

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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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Aspen Hill

The Joint Chiropractic to Open in Aspen Hill and Park Potomac

By MCS Staff

The Joint, an affordable chiropractic care center, has opened in the Travilah Square shopping center in Rockville and will be opening new locations in Aspen Hill and Park Potomac soon.

Back in January we let you know that a new location is also  coming to the Montgomery Village Center and will be located between Dollar Tree and the soon-to-be open Moe’s Southwest Grill. 

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Maryland

Gas Prices to Increase $.36/Gallon This Sunday as “Gas Tax Holiday” Ends

By Patrick Herron

Last month, Governor Hogan signed a bill that suspended Maryland’s gas tax of $.36 a gallon for 30 days.  That suspension is up this Sunday, April 17.

The State of Maryland is estimated to have lost close to $100 million in tax revenue during the period.  Maryland announced recently that it had a projected budget surplus of more than $7.5 billion.

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Gaithersburg

MCFRS Respond to Fire at Montgomery County Airpark, No Impact on Airport Operations and Runway  

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to a fire at the Montgomery County Airpark on Friday, April 15, around 3:15pm.

The fire, which was electrical in nature, originated underneath/in the crawl space of a double wide trailer office, according to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer.

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MoCo

Temporary Foster Homes Sought for Animals, Particularly for Large Dogs

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County:

The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC) is seeking animal lovers to bring pets from the shelter into their homes on a temporary basis to prepare them for adoption. Every pet that is fostered has a better chance at a happier and healthier life. MCASAC is currently in need of foster homes for large dogs.

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