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Five Upcoming Events The MoCoShow Team is Looking Forward To

Published September 5, 2023 at 11:18AM

Our small team recently discussed a few upcoming events that some of our staff members/contributors/friends plan to attend in the coming weeks and while many were mentioned, we put together this list of the five events that came up the most:

GreekFest (9/8-9/10, Silver Spring): Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church will hold its annual Greek festival starting Friday, September 8th and running until Sunday, September 10th. The festival will take place over three days– on the grounds of Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, located at 701 Norwood Road in Silver Spring: Friday, 9/8: 4pm-9pm, Saturday, 9/9: 11am-9pm. Sunday, 9/10: 11am-7pm. Read more about the event here.

Rocktobierfest Returns to Rockville Town Center Later This Month

By MCS Staff

Published September 5, 2023 at 9:48AM

Rocktobierfest returns to Rockville Town Center on Saturday, Sept. 30 for a day of bands, beers and being together. The fifth edition of the free festival, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., will include two stages of live music, food, beer sales by local breweries, and an artisan shopping area.

Bavarian and rock musical acts will take the stage, including Mike Surratt and the Continentals, Under the Covers, Capital Effect, Chesapeake Sons, Alt Washingtonia and Rockville German Band. Featured beverage vendors will include 7 Locks Brewing, Crooked Crab Brewing Company, Dawson’s Market, Denizens Brewing Co., Landmade Brewing, Lone Oak Farm Brewing Co., Saints Row Brewing, Silver Branch Brewing Company, Twin Valley Distillers, Waredaca Brewing Company and World of Beer.

Traffic: Southbound 355 Closed Due to Collision Tuesday Morning

By Patrick Herron

Published September 5, 2023 at 9:46AM

Montgomery County Police tweeted the following at 9:34am on Tuesday, September 5: “A traffic collision has Southbound Route 355 closed at College Parkway. Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route. Expect significant delays.” We will post an update when additional information is available. Featured image courtesy of Google Maps.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: A traffic collision has Southbound Route 355 closed at College Parkway. Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route. Expect significant delays. #mcpd #MCPNews #traffic pic.twitter.com/CDU24IqgR7

18-Month-Old Child Hospitalized After Falling From Apartment Building Window in Rockville

By Patrick Herron

Published September 4, 2023 at 7:01PM

Rockville City Police responded to the 400 block of Blandford Street for an 18-month old child who had fallen out of an open window on Monday, September 4. According to police, “the child is conscious and breathing and was transported to a local hospital. Our Investigators are en route as this remains an active investigation.” WUSA reports that the child was found on the sidewalk by a neighbor who then called 911. We will post an update when additional information is available. Featured image courtesy of Google Maps.

City of Rockville to Mark 9/11 Anniversary with Mayoral Remarks at Memorial Ceremony

By Patrick Herron

Published September 4, 2023 at 9:36AM | Updated September 4, 2023 at 2:04PM

Per the City of Rockville: The City of Rockville will mark the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and remember county residents who lost their lives with a ceremony at 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at Courthouse Square Park, at the corner of East Jefferson Street and Maryland Avenue in Rockville’s downtown. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will include a presentation of colors and remarks by Rockville Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton.

The 9/11 memorial at Courthouse Square Park remembers the 11 Montgomery County residents who lost their lives on Sept. 11: William Edward Caswell, Dr. Gerald Paul Fisher, Capt. Lawrence D. Getzfred, Michele M. Heidenberger, Angela Marie Houtz, Teddington Hamm Moy, Lt. Darin H. Pontell, Scott A. Powell, Todd Hayes Reuben, Patricia J. Statz and Ernest M. Willcher.

Rockville Awarded $16,941 Grant to Study Historic City Sites

By Patrick Herron

Published September 3, 2023 at 12:59PM

Per the City of Rockville: The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority has awarded the City of Rockville grant funding to study the Avery Road Colored Cemetery and Benjamin Franklin Smith Family Homestead, located within the footprint of today’s Croydon Creek Nature Center and John G. Hayes Forest Preserve. The city was awarded $16,941 to hire a consultant to perform historical background research and use ground-penetrating radar to document what remains below ground connected to Benjamin Franklin Smith, his family and the sites’ development.

This nondestructive approach will seek to discover what lies beneath the areas, including burial sites, funerary objects, architectural relics, and stone tools, arrowheads or other artifacts. Survey findings will assist with a second phase of the project to provide overall site interpretation of the Smith homestead and cemetery sites.

60th Annual Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show Takes Place on October 14

By MCS Staff

Published September 3, 2023 at 12:56PM

The Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show, a city tradition for six decades, rolls into Rockville Civic Center Park on Saturday, Oct. 14.

The show’s 60th edition will be held 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the picturesque park at 603 Edmonston Drive. Home to the historic Glenview Mansion, the hills of Rockville Civic Center Park offer a fall backdrop for collectors and enthusiasts to share memories as they stroll through vehicles from 32 car clubs, from Packard and Plymouth to Fiat and Ferrari. This year’s special display will celebrate 75 years of Lotus.

Road Diets Project Brings New Traffic Pattern to Rockville Town Center

By Patrick Herron

Published September 3, 2023 at 12:53PM

Per the City of Rockville: The city’s contractor applied final pavement markings on North Washington Street and East Middle Lane in August as part of the city’s Town Center Road Diets Project. New traffic patterns are now in place on North Washington Street and East Middle Lane after the city’s contractor converted the two existing motor vehicle travel lanes into one lane in each direction, creating new bike lanes. New on-street parking spaces were also added.

As a final step in the project, the contractor will install precast concrete curbs for the bike lanes, meter poles and signs. For more information, including the approved construction plans, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/visionzeroprojects.

Rockville Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography

By MCS Staff

Published September 2, 2023 at 11:03PM

Per the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland:

S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Gregory Thomas Clement, age 53, of Rockville, Maryland, yesterday to nine years in federal prison, followed by 15 years supervised release, for transportation of child pornography. Judge Chuang also ordered that, upon his release from prison, Clement must register as a sex offender in the places where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”).

Radon Rental Testing Requirement to Begin This Month in Rockville

By Patrick Herron

Published September 2, 2023 at 6:15PM

Per the City of Rockville: An ordinance that will require specific rental properties in the city to be tested for the presence of radon will go into effect Sept. 27. Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas found in soil and rock, formed by the natural decay of uranium. While no immediate symptoms signal its presence, exposure at high levels can cause cancer. Testing is the only way to know a home’s radon levels. The testing requirement will apply to all units in a rental facility in contact with the ground, including basement apartments and any dwelling unit with a basement, crawl spaces or units built on a slab in contact with the ground. Landlords will be required to conduct a radon test before leasing a qualifying dwelling unit.

The legislation also addresses instances when tenants can have their rental unit tested for radon. If the test results are above the 4 picocuries per liter standard, the tenant must report the test results to the landlord in writing. Landlords must initiate a follow-up radon test within 14 days to confirm radon levels. If confirmed, the landlord must take steps to reduce the radon level within safe parameters and provide tenants a copy of test results indicating levels have been reduced. A tenant has the right to terminate the lease without the loss of a security deposit if the landlord fails to mitigate the issue.

Labor Day Detours Will Impact Ride On Routes 5 and 57 on Monday, September 4

By Patrick Herron

Published September 2, 2023 at 6:11PM

Per MCDOT: Due to Labor Day Celebrations, Ride On Routes 5 and 57 will experience detours on Monday, Sept. 4. Information for each detour can be found below.

To Silver Spring Station: From Knowles Avenue, left on Connecticut Avenue, continue on University Boulevard, right on Perry Avenue, right on St. Paul Street, left on Metropolitan Avenue, and back on route. Stops 24026, 24960, 21284, and 21282 will be bypassed. Use alternate stops 24028 and 23512.