The City of Gaithersburg’s Transportation Committee identified the I-370 Bicycle Connection project as a key connection from Summit Hall Road to Industrial Drive. The path will be intended to “connect Gaithersburg residents & neighborhoods to local business, mass transit opportunities, and provide a low stress connection to Montgomery County’s master planned bicycle network.”
Update: Sheryl Lynn Birkhead has been located safe and unharmed.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Sheryl Lynn Birkhead, a missing 77-year-old.
Sport Clips, located at 720 Center Point Way in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood, has closed permanently. The store originally opened in April 2014 and was advertised as the franchise’s 1,200th location.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) are currently at the scene of a car fire on I-270 South, just before Exit 9.
The proposed improvements to Quince Orchard Boulevard under the project will include pavement and sidewalk reconstruction, the removal and replacement of existing trees, the installation of storm water management (SWM) infrastructure, and improvements to the storm drain network as well as other roadway related activities.
Additionally, it will include the design of a Shared Use Path along Quince Orchard Boulevard from Firstfield Drive and along Rabbitt Road from Quince Orchard Boulevard to the Youth Center. The design is currently coordinating with utilities as of April 2024.
Planet Fitness, known for its $10 basic gym membership, has announced it will be increasing the price to $15 a month for new members. Members with existing $10 memberships will see no change. The $10 membership rate has been in effect since 1998.
The Montgomery County Police Department will hold a Public Safety Day event on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 11am-6pm at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds (501 Perry Parkway) in Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision involving four vehicles on Shady Grove Rd at Metro Access Rd at approximately 3:30pm on Saturday.