According to a WSSC spokesperson, the overflow from the collapsed sewer pipe near 9240 Vendome Drive in Bethesda that began Friday was stopped at 11:10 am on Saturday.
The total volume of the overflow is estimated to be in excess of 10,000 gallons. They are still investigating the cause, and vandalism is a possibility.
Tomas Minc, a junior at B-CC High School, is a member of the DMT (Double Mini Trampoline) National Team and will be competing next month , in November, at the 2021 World Trampoline & Tumbling Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Tomas and his partner at that time, won the Synchronized Trampoline competition for their age group (13-14 y.o.) at WAGC (World Age Group Competition) in St Petersburg, Russia in 2018.
Montgomery Parks will be hosting a free Halloween Event at Elm Street Urban Park in Bethesda on October 30 from 1-4pm.
Per Montgomery Parks:
WSSC Responding to a Sewer Overflow in Heavily Wooded Area in Bethesda
Per WSSC:
China Gourmet Bistro at Cabin John Village (7945 Tuckerman Ln) has closed.
This is a part of the redevelopment of the shopping center that involves creating a new corridor in the middle of the center where the restaurant was located.
Wording in headline changed from “retirement” to “stepping down”
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today announced his decision to end his tenure as the director of the National Institutes of Health by the end of the year. Dr. Collins is the longest serving presidentially appointed NIH director, having served three U.S. presidents over more than 12 years.
Update: Eva Ashrafi has been located safe and unharmed.
Per MCPD:
Walter Johnson Principal Jennifer Baker sent a message to students after white supremacist graffiti was found on school property over the weekend. In the message, Baker says she was “deeply troubled and disheartened to learn this morning that our school had been vandalized with graffiti that included references to white supremacy and other hate speech”
FOX5 is reporting that in addition to Walter Johnson High School, similar graffiti was left at several local businesses as well as the beltway overpass of the Trolley Train.
Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer reports that Fire Investigators have arrested a Bethesda man for setting a fire at American Plant (5258 River Rd) back on September 24.
Abdoulaye Yacinthe Sarr Jr has been charged w/ Arson/2nd Degree, Burglary/2nd Degree and Malicious Destruction of Property great than $1,000.
Montgomery County Executive Elrich to Hold Five Hybrid Forums to Seek Input on FY 2023 Operating Budget, Starting with Tuesday, Oct. 5, Forum in Bethesda
Per Montgomery County:
Per the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club:
YMCA of Metropolitan Washington and BCC Rotary Present