Sofia, a second grader from Kensington Parkwood Elementary School, could soon have her art on the Google homepage for hundreds of millions to see. Sofia is one of the 55 U.S. state and territory winners in the Doodle for Google contest, MCPS announced this week.
MASTIHA Bakery at 2387 Lewis Ave. in Rockville has closed. MASTIHA opened its Rockville location in April 2023 after relocating from 10560 Metropolitan Ave. in Kensington, where it was formerly known as Baklava Couture.
Kensington Market, located at 4215 Howard Ave., has announced that it will be closing its doors permanently on May 25th.
ALDI has announced it has dropped prices on more than 250 “summer essential” items in its stores. (more…)
7:42pm update: All travel lanes are now open
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to 10644 Connecticut Ave (Kensington) for a fire in an auto body shop at approximately 6:40pm on Sunday.
Montgomery County Police has released additional information regarding the two false bomb threats that that were received on Tuesday, April 24. (more…)
Update: Einstein High School has been cleared. Staff and students are returning back to campus. The threat was determined to be not credible.
The Shelter-in-Place at Thomas S. Wootton HS has been lifted as of 10:48 am. 911 emergency services have completed their assessment and deemed this a non-credible threat. Classes and other activities have resumed as planned inside our building.
A busy couple of weeks coming up in Kensington. In addition to kids being able to read to a therapy dog on the second and third Saturday of every month at Kensington Park Library, there are a few more events coming up soon:
Montgomery County Police has announced the arrest of two woman who allegedly owned and operated multiple illicit massage parlors in Maryland. (more…)
Montgomery County Police have announced that a Kensington man has been indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on charges related to a fatal collision that occurred in October 22. (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Linda Hardy, a missing 75-year-old from Kensington. (more…)