Per MCDOT: “On Monday, Jan. 22, starting at 6:30 p.m., the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will hold a virtual public information meeting to discuss the latest plans for the Esworthy Road at Seneca Road (MD 112) Intersection and Spot Improvements Project in Darnestown. The public will have an opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions.

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Montgomery County Police issued the following traffic advisory at 4:16am on Wednesday morning. As of 7am, an update has not been provided:

“TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Downed wires and fallen trees has Darnestown Road closed at Peach Tree Road. Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route. Expect significant delays.”


Updated to include letter sent home to the Travila ES community

Travilah Elementary School, located at 13801 Dufief Mill Rd. in North Potomac, was in a brief lockdown this afternoon following a domestic incident between two people that are not associated with the school community.


Per Montgomery County: Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) will deploy a new point-of-sale system at all its Liquor Wine and Oak Barrel & Vine retail stores over the next several weeks. Each store will be closed for one full day and will reopen at noon the following day to accommodate installation of the new hardware. The first store closure will occur at the Darnestown Liquor Wine location on Sunday, Sept. 10 with the store reopening at noon on Monday, Sept. 11.

During the project schedule, up to three stores will be closed at a time on a rolling basis until installations are complete at all stores. All retail stores will remain open on Saturdays. ABS expects to finish the upgrades by Oct. 10.


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