5:20pm Update: Emergency utility work blocks both directions of Frederick Rd (MD 355) at Professional Drive. This may be an extended incident. Expect significant delays. Seek alternate route.

Montgomery County Police have issued a traffic alert for Professional Drive being closed at N. Frederick Ave. (355) in Gaithersburg due to a water main break.


Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 14800 block of Braemar Crescent Way in Gaithersburg/Darnestown at approximately 5pm on Monday, July 15, for the report of a house struck by lightning. (more…)


In an update to Sunday’s article regarding Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responding to the 600 block of Westside Drive in Gaithersburg’s Brighton Village neighborhood for a house fire at approximately 4:20am Sunday morning, the family that survived the fire is crediting their cat, Prince (who did not survive), for saving their lives.

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The building that was home to Famous Dave’s and Diya Bistro at 917 Quince Orchard Rd in Gaithersburg is set to be demolished. it has been fenced off for a while, with signage for Monocacy Custom Services (Excavation and Demolition) up on the fence. Last month we reported that an amendment to the Schematic Development Plan (SDP) was filed, requesting to construct 297 unit multi-family building on the corner of Quince Orchard Rd and Great Seneca Highway.

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