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Gaithersburg Construction Worker Purchases $50,000 Winning Scratch Off from Rockville 7-Eleven

Published August 24, 2022 at 2:42PM | Updated August 25, 2022 at 9:39AM

“My wife’s winnings were enough for me to buy a game that I had tried a few times with pretty good success,” the 47 year-old construction worker explained to lottery officials. Jose told us that he buys a ticket just about every day when he picks up his wife from work. “It was the VIP CLUB game I had my eye on. It has a $2 million top prize!”

Scratching his ticket, Jose saw what he thought was a $50 match. “I scanned it, just to be sure and right away saw the $50 prize, followed by a bunch of zeros. It was confusing at first, until I realized that I’d won $50,000.” The Montgomery County couple refused to believe what they were seeing until the clerk confirmed it, which he quickly did. “My wife shouted and jumped up in the air.”

Montgomery County Police: Notes Regarding President Biden’s Rally in Montgomery County on Thursday

By MCS Staff

Published August 24, 2022 at 2:01PM

Per Montgomery County Police: President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden are scheduled to visit Richard Montgomery High School on Thursday, August 25, from 4-8 p.m., for a grassroots event. In preparation for the event, please note the following:

DATE CHANGE Montgomery County to Hold Ceremony of Remembrance to Commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday, Sept. 1, and Will Launch ‘Montgomery Goes Purple’

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 4:02PM

Montgomery County’s ceremony of remembrance and candlelight vigil has been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 1, in Downtown Rockville to memorialize lives lost to overdose or substance use.

Per Montgomery County: The event will commemorate “International Overdose Awareness Day,” a global event aimed at raising awareness of overdoses and reducing the stigma of drug-related deaths. The event will be held at 7:15 p.m. at Memorial Plaza, located at 101 Monroe St. in Rockville (the terrace between the Montgomery County Executive Office Building and the County Circuit Court).

Man Arrested for Solicitation of Minor After Driving to Meet With Girl He Thought Was 15-Years-Old

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 3:51PM

A 34-year-old Virginia man has been arrested and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor after he attempted to meet up with who he thought was a teenage girl.

On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Jose M. Jimenez of McLean, VA, initiated a conversation on a social media site with a Montgomery County Detective posing as a 15-year-old girl. The next day, Jimenez and the detective exchanged messages and phone numbers, eventually agreeing to meet in person. Jimenez asked the “girl” her age and continued to have sexually explicit text conversations with her.

Fresh Baguette Adds New Production Facility in Germantown

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 5:59AM

Fresh Baguette was founded in 2013 in Bethesda by Florent de Felcourt, a former French naval officer. Since opening the Bethesda location, Fresh Baguette has expanded with bakeries across the DMV located in Rockville, Georgetown, Alexandria, and McLean opening soon. Soon, the bakery will move its primary production facility to a recently leased building at 19548 Amaranth Drive, off of Middlebrook Rd. in Germantown. The bakery will still keep its present facility at its Rockville location at 804 Hungerford Drive, according to Maryland Newsletters.

Their kitchens feature a stone oven imported from France and, with a cold dough process and homemade “levain,” yields “a baguette that is light, airy, with just the right crunch,”according to the company. Per the Maryland Newsletters article, “Opportunities Inc. sold the building on 19548 Amaranth Drive in Germantown to investment group Sun Peak Partners for $5.325 million, but signed a leaseback deal for a smaller portion of it. Sun Peak also brought in Fresh Baguette, which will first move into the remaining space and then gradually occupy all of it.“

New Signage and Art at Recently Renovated Rock Grove Shopping Center on 355/Shady Grove Rd

By MCS Staff

Published August 22, 2022 at 6:18AM

Located at one of Montgomery County’s busiest intersections at Shady Grove Road & Route 355, the property at Rock Grove has completed its renovations by adding a new sign and artwork in the parking lot (photos below). The center consists of a medical office building with ground floor retail and a retail building. Renovations to both the retail center and the office building are now complete. The retail center has been structurally altered to provide maximum ceiling height and to increase its presence along this heavily travelled thoroughfare.

Per Promark Partners, an entirely new façade was installed along the length of the 14,000 square foot strip to include larger storefront glass, metal panels, and stone. The office building was also improved with a new stone façade and bright epoxy paint over the precast panels on floors 2 through 5. Additionally, site circulation has been improved and a new exterior stairway from the rear parking lot to the office and retail entrances was constructed.

Update: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden Will Visit Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville For General Election Rally

By MCS Staff

Published August 19, 2022 at 3:18PM

A notice was sent out by the Democratic Party of Montgomery County informing residents of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden’s visit to the county on August 25th. The event, which has just named Richard Montgomery High School as the location, is to rally Democrats to vote in November’s General Election. Richard Montgomery High School is located at 250 Richard Montgomery Drive in Rockville.

The event requires registration and the full notice sent by the Democratic Party of Montgomery County can be seen below:

Great Seneca Corridor Planning Meeting Set for September 13

By MCS Staff

Published August 19, 2022 at 9:26AM

On Tuesday, September 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Planning will host a meeting to offer residents the opportunity to provide feedback on what they love about working or living in the Great Seneca corridor area, discuss and share ideas that will help create a shared vision for the area, and inform the recommendations for the Great Seneca plan. Online registration is required. Residents can also provide feedback through an online questionnaire.

The Great Seneca area consists of the area that surrounds Shady Grove Adventist Hospital & the Universities at Shady Grove, as well as the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) and the Londonderry, western Quince Orchard, Rosemont & Oakmont neighborhoods. Gaithersburg occupies 10 square miles in the center of the Plan area.

Hangry Joe’s Now Open in Travilah Square

By MCS Staff

Published August 17, 2022 at 6:34PM

The first announced Hangry Joe’s in MoCo (Wheaton already opened, but was announced later) is now open in the Travilah Square shopping center (10050 Darnestown Road). A first look can be seen below:

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Rockville Police to Partner with State’s Attorney and County Schools for Gun Buyback; $100/$200 Visa Gift Cards Offered for Functioning Guns Including Assault Style Weapons and “Ghost Guns”

By MCS Staff

Published August 17, 2022 at 4:53PM

The Rockville City Police Department, in partnership with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office and Montgomery County Public Schools, will host a gun buyback event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, in the parking lot of the RCPD station, 2 W. Montgomery Ave.

Community members will be able to voluntarily turn in their firearms and receive a $100 Visa gift card for functioning handguns, rifles and shotguns, and $200 in Visa gift cards for functioning assault-style weapons and privately-made firearms, i.e., ghost guns. All firearms will be accepted, with no identification needed and no questions asked by law enforcement. RCPD will make the ultimate determination on what firearms are eligible for gift cards.

18-Year-Old Man And 16-Year-Old Arrested and Charged with the December 2021 Rockville Homicide

By MCS Staff

Published August 17, 2022 at 2:54PM

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division have arrested 16-year-old, Maynor Josue Bonilla-Flores of Washington and 18-year-old, Cesar De-La-O-Rodriguez of Washington for the December 19, 2021, homicide that occurred in the 13000 block of Ashby Road in Rockville.

On Sunday, December 19, 2021, at approximately 3 a.m., 4^th District officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting that just occurred. Officers arrived on scene and located three adult victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Two of the victims sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. The third victim had a gunshot wound to his upper body. All three victims were transported to area hospitals. The victim, suffering from the gunshot wound to his upper body, identified as 22-year-old, Danis Alcides Salgado-Mata of Rockville, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.