UPDATE: Rodmel Jesua Santos Murillo has been located safe and unharmed.  Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance […]


As part of Green Month, the City of Gaithersburg recognizes individuals and organizations demonstrating outstanding environmental stewardship in the Gaithersburg community with Environmental Awards. Mayor Jud Ashman and members of the City Council presented the awards at a ceremony on Monday, April 7, 2025. A proclamation designating April as Gaithersburg Green Month and April 25 as Arbor Day in the City of Gaithersburg was presented during the Mayor and City Council meeting following the awards ceremony.

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The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has a project to rehabilitate Brink Road Bridge No. M-0064 over Great Seneca Creek located in Gaithersburg. MCDOT will hold a virtual (online) public information meeting Wednesday, April 30, at 7 p.m.

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Last month we let you know that Kareem’s Lebanese Kitchen is set to make a splash at Gaithersburg’s Rio Lakefront. Now we know the restaurant will be taking over the space formerly occupied by Bach to Rock at 212 Boardwalk Place. An opening timeframe is not yet available.

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Last month marked 23 years since Ganignunt “Felicia” Aiemsakul was last seen in the Gaithersburg/Laytonsville area in the early morning hours of March 4, 2002. The disappearance of the then 19-year-old remains a mystery, and authorities are still urging the public to come forward with any information that could help solve this cold case.

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According to the Howard County Police Department, Edward Robinson, 31, of Columbia, MD, was arrested in Gaithersburg on Friday, April 9 and charged with two counts of murder in connection with a 2020 shooting that killed 30-year-old Rabiah Ahmad and led to the death of her newborn daughter Ahja. (more…)


Updated to include links to statements by County Executive Marc Elrich and MCPD Chief Marc Elrich

A Montgomery County jury found Raphael Mayorga, 21, of Frederick, guilty of second-degree assault, failure to remain at the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury, failure to stop at the scene, and multiple counts of fleeing from police. The collision resulted in a police sergeant Pat Kepp losing both of his legs. Mayorga faces up to 28 years plus 120 days in prison, with a sentencing hearing set for August 27, 2025.


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