The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released a final report of its special inspection of the Feb. 3, 2021, alert at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR).

Per NIST:


Lapu Lapu, the sister restaurant of popular Rockville/North Bethesda/Kensington restaurant Kuya Ja’s Lechin Belly, is coming soon to the Kentlands.

The new restaurant will be taking over the 325 square foot storefront that was formerly home to Tex-Mex restaurant Peppers, located next to Vasili’s. It will specialize in breakfast sandwiches.


The Gaithersburg Book Festival has selected the finalists for its annual poetry contest for high school students.

The Gaithersburg Book Festival has selected the finalists for its fourth annual poetry contest for high school students. The students had to write a poem on themes of community, escape and/or freedom, and more than 185 entries poured in from around the region.


BALTIMORE, MD (March 15, 2022) — Global biotechnology business Miltenyi Biotec is expanding its operations in Maryland and transferring its North American headquarters to Gaithersburg. The company is working on expanding its 1201 Clopper Road facility to support additional manufacturing, research and development, quality assurance, and more. Miltenyi Biotec plans to add 130 new full-time jobs in Maryland, giving it a total of 300 employees in the state by the end of the year.

“By selecting Maryland for its North American headquarters, Miltenyi Biotec will help us continue growing our industry and further our efforts in remaining one of the top 10 life sciences clusters in the nation,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “We welcome the company’s continued investment in Montgomery County and look forward to supporting their efforts in Maryland and across the globe.”


&pizza reached out to us today to let us know that their new location at 570 N Frederick Ave in the Gaithersburg Square shopping center will officially open next Monday, March 21.

&pizza will also be giving away free pizza to 600 randomly selected people at a sneak preview event. They tell us, “for those who want their shot at being invited to our sneak peek event, where we’ll be giving away free pizza for 600 randomly selected guests, there’s still time to sign up here: https://andpizza.com/gaithersburg-square-friends-and-family/. For those who don’t get selected for the event, not to worry: we’ll be sending out grand opening offers to everyone who signed up.”


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