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2019 Rockville High School Graduated, Chris Rindov, Drafted in the Second Round of MLS Draft

Published December 22, 2022 at 8:51AM | Updated December 28, 2022 at 12:56PM

Chris Rindov, a 2019 graduate of Rockville High School and captain of the Maryland soccer team, has been drafted in the second round of the MLS Draft by Sporting KC.

The 6’2, 190 pound defender from Rockville is coming off of a 2022 season where he was named First Team Big Ten and two-time Big Ten Player of the Week. In his time at Maryland, he was a three-time All Big Ten Academic Selection and went from a true walk on to starter to captain of the team. During his time at Rockville, he scored five goals and had an assist his senior year, being named a Washington Post Honorable Mention selection and first-team All-Montgomery County. He won four Maryland State Championships (2016-2019) and played club soccer at OBGC.

Eleven MCPS Students Named to Musical Honor Ensembles

By MCS Staff

Published December 21, 2022 at 5:45PM

Eleven MCPS students have been selected for the 2023 National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME’s) All-Eastern Honors Ensembles. The 11 are:

Richard Montgomery High School

MLK Celebration, Day of Service Set for Jan. 16; High School Students Can Participate in Black History Essay Contest

By MCS Staff

Published December 21, 2022 at 5:42PM

Montgomery County is hosting its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday tribute and celebration from 4–5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16 at The Music Center at Strathmore. This free event, “We Are Martin,” will feature special guests, performing artists and a 200-student chorus from Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School. Tickets will be available beginning Monday, Jan. 2.

The Montgomery County Volunteer Center is also hosting its annual MLK Day of Service from noon–3 p.m. on Jan. 16, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road in North Bethesda. Students can earn up to three Student Service Learning (SSL) hours for attending and participating. Service will continue throughout the week with virtual, home-based and other on-site projects hosted by a variety of organizations.

Updated Montgomery County Holiday Schedule for Christmas Weekend, Saturday, Dec. 24, Through Monday, Dec. 26

By Patrick Herron

Published December 21, 2022 at 12:31PM

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Montgomery County Will Have Holiday Schedule Changes for County-Operated COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Clinics

By Patrick Herron

Published December 21, 2022 at 10:43AM

There will three testing and vaccination sites open on Monday, Dec. 26 and Monday, Jan. 2.

Four Inducted Into Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame

By MCS Staff

Published December 21, 2022 at 8:28AM

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) hosted the 10th annual Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame (MCBHOF) earlier this year, in an annual event that honors top business leaders and raises funds to support scholarships for students who attend programs at USG each year (video below).

This year’s prestigious list of Business Hall of Fame inductees included:

MCPD: Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Impaired Drivers Arrested During Holiday Task Force Initiative

By Patrick Herron

Published December 20, 2022 at 1:29PM

This task force typically starts the week before thanksgiving and ends the first week of January. Montgomery County Police officers and officers from allied agencies (Maryland Transportation Authority Police, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Rockville City Police, Takoma Park Police, Gaithersburg Police, Maryland State Police and Maryland National Capital Park Police) volunteer to work the task force.

Concern for Missing 29-Year-Old Woman

By MCS Staff

Published December 16, 2022 at 9:11PM

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 29-year-old from Germantown.

Sha Li Zhang was last seen on the afternoon of Thursday, December 15, 2022, in the 23400 block of Clarksridge Road in Clarksburg, Maryland 20871.

MCPD Holiday Alcohol Task Force Arrest 50 People for DUI During Week 5 of Enforcement

By Patrick Herron

Published December 16, 2022 at 12:56PM | Updated December 16, 2022 at 1:14PM

Montgomery County Police have announced that 50 people were arrested by the Alcohol Holiday Task Force between December 7 and 11. The task force arrested 28 people in week one, 38 in week two, 31 in week three, and 40 in week four. Earlier this week we reported that over the past five weeks, four police cruisers have been hit while conducting police related activities. In each case, it was determined that the drivers of the striking vehicles were impaired.

Per MCPD: “Members of the Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force will be devoting their full time and attention to detecting alcohol-related offenses this holiday season. During the week of December 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, task force officers arrested 50 people for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs (DUI).

‘Glen Echo’s Wurlitzer Band Organ—A 50-Year Perspective’ Will Be Focus of Montgomery History Free Online Presentation Starting Monday, Dec. 19

By Patrick Herron

Published December 15, 2022 at 9:17AM

Per Montgomery County: Durward Center, the restorer and caretaker of Glen Echo’s Wurlitzer 165 Band Organ for the last 50 years, will explore the journey of the organ at the historic park in a free online presentation from Montgomery History. The presentation will be available for a one-week period starting Monday, Dec. 19.

Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo. The park’s site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly. Following the foreclosure and sale of the Chautauqua grounds in 1903, leisure facilities were developed there to serve Washington’s growing population. In 1911, the site was expanded to become the privately owned Glen Echo Amusement Park, a popular facility that operated until 1968. The National Park Service now operates the park, which serves the Washington area as a regional cultural resource offering classes, workshops and performances in the visual and performing arts.

Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Offers Tips to Prepare for the Winter Storm Season

By Patrick Herron

Published December 15, 2022 at 8:59AM

With winter weather, there are several factors that residents should be aware of and prepare for, such as: slippery road/sidewalks, cold temperatures, heavy snow and ice, frostbite, hypothermia, wind chill and power loss.