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New Prime Video Docuseries Brings Montgomery Village Abuse Case to Global Audience, “Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House”

Published September 6, 2025 at 10:59AM

Courtesy Amazon/MGM Studios/ Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House

A dark chapter that occurred in Montgomery Village has resurfaced in Prime Video’s new three-part docuseries Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House, adapted from the award-winning podcast by Brazilian journalist Chico Felitti. The gripping documentary premiered on August 15, 2025 on Amazon Prime Video and revisits a shocking case from Montgomery Village, recounting how Margarida and René Bonetti were accused of enslaving their long-time family maid, Hilda Rosa dos Santos, during their years living here.

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$77,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published September 6, 2025 at 8:36AM

Courtesy Google Maps

A Montgomery County woman won the $77,000 top prize on the $10 Lucky 7s Multiplier scratch-off game, purchased at Brighton Beer & Wine on 225 Muddy Branch Road in Gaithersburg, and plans to use the winnings to pay off her house and save for her family’s future. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)

The Great Pumpkin Race and Fall Fest Returns October 4

By Patrick Herron

Published September 5, 2025 at 3:15PM

Montgomery Village’s Fall Festival will take place this year on Saturday, October 4 from 11am-2:30pm at North Creek Community Center (20125 Arrowhead Road). The event will feature food trucks, games, a petting zoo, and the annual Great Pumpkin Race.

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$50,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Sold at Safeway; Jackpot Reaches $1.8 Billion

By Patrick Herron

Published September 5, 2025 at 1:26PM

A New Mexico resident visiting his son in Maryland won a $50,000 Powerball prize after purchasing the winning ticket at the Safeway on Goshen Road in Gaithersburg, matching four white balls and the red Powerball in the August 27 drawing. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:

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Gaithersburg Rental Center to Close After Nearly Nine Decades of Serving the Community

By MCS Staff

Published September 5, 2025 at 10:44AM

Courtesy Gaithersburg Rental Center

After nearly nine decades as a trusted local business and community staple, Gaithersburg Rental Center, located at 219 E Diamond Avenue, has announced it will be closing its doors in the coming weeks following the sale of its property.

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Gaithersburg Ride On Riders Affected by Temporary Construction Detour

By Patrick Herron

Published September 5, 2025 at 4:28AM

Courtesy MCDOT

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) announced that Ride On Route 56 in Gaithersburg is experiencing a detour at Edison Park Drive and Main Street due to construction, with the rerouting expected to remain in effect through late September.

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Montgomery County Native Mike Morini Releases “Mild PTSD,” a Raw Reckoning with War and Its Aftermath

By MCS Staff

Published September 4, 2025 at 11:22PM

Courtesy Mike Morini

Gaithersburg native and Watkins Mill High School Class of 2000 graduate Mike Morini has released his debut book, Mild PTSD, an unflinching exploration of the emotional and physical toll of war. Morini, who enlisted in the U.S. Army shortly before the September 11 attacks, draws from his deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan to paint an unvarnished picture of life in combat and its lingering effects.

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Gaithersburg Man Charged in Library Child Sex Abuse Case

By Patrick Herron

Published September 4, 2025 at 5:17PM

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives from the Special Victims Investigations Division have arrested and charged 49-year-old Charles Newton Townsend IV of Gaithersburg with multiple sex offenses involving a child at the Quince Orchard Library and are asking anyone with additional information to contact investigators.

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Tristan Turner Left His Montgomery Village Home to Travel to Baltimore and Was Never Seen Again

By MCS Staff

Published September 4, 2025 at 11:28AM

Courtesy The Charley Project

It has now been 20 years since Tristan Courtland Turner disappeared, and his case remains unsolved. Turner, who was 22 at the time, was last seen on August 20, 2005, leaving his home in Montgomery Village, Maryland, to travel to Baltimore. He never returned and has not been heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, Turner was driving a borrowed black 2002 Honda Civic Del Sol with Maryland license plates.

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Mac and Cheese Cookoff Returns Next Month

By Patrick Herron

Published September 3, 2025 at 3:14PM

Saints Row Brewing will be holding a mac & cheese cook-off at its brewery/taproom at 15 Fulks Corner Avenue Suite 101-102 in Gaithersburg on Sunday, October 26.

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Gaithersburg Police Investigating Two Separate Shootings

By MCS Staff

Published September 3, 2025 at 11:47AM

Detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Department – Investigative Section are actively investigating two shootings that occurred overnight, early Wednesday morning.

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