Brookside Gardens announced today that its “Wings of Fancy” indoor butterfly exhibition has been cancelled for 2022 due to concerns about the pandemic.
When asked why the event was cancelled, given Montgomery County’s current COVID-19 case rate, Montgomery Parks said, “the exhibition is planned six months in advance. Given the information available at the time, we decided that safety of visitors, volunteers, and staff took priority.”
Per MD Lottery:
A Wheaton woman bought a selection of Maryland Lottery scratch-offs in December as she often does during the holidays. Unlike other years, she put the games aside this time and forgot about them until after Groundhog Day. She then pulled the instant tickets out, scratched them off and one turned out to be worth $50,000.
Barberry’s at 2423 Hickerson Dr. in Wheaton is holding its grand opening today at 4pm.
The restaurant will feature American, Tex-Amex, Latin and Peruvian cuisine.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 18, 2022
Senior women’s basketball player Crystal Jones is this week’s Shorewoman of the Week for the third time. Jones averaged 13.3 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per contest in a 3-1 week for Washington College. She is a Silver Spring native and graduate of Wheaton High School.
On Saturday in a 47-38 win at Ursinus, she notched her second double-double of the season with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds as Washington College tied its most single-season wins in Centennial Conference play in program history with 11. This past Thursday, Jones started the team’s game-closing 14-2 run in a 62-55 comeback win over Franklin & Marshall with a three-pointer as she scored 13 points. In Tuesday’s 62-45 win at McDaniel she led all players with 17 points. In a road game at Swarthmore on Monday night, she just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds, with her nine boards being a contest-best.
A crash on Connecticut Avenue and Veirs Mill Road occurred around 2pm today. For reasons unknown at the moment, a car was driven into a tree in the median.
Some lanes are currently blocked on Connecticut Avenue between Veirs Mill Rd and Adams Drive.
The Wheaton Urban District and Montgomery County Recreation will celebrate Valentine’s Day with “I Love Wheaton” an afternoon filled with free outdoor fun and activities from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, at Marian Fryer Town Plaza, located at 2424 Reedie Drive in downtown Wheaton, MD.
The celebration will include:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) have located and identified the vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run collision that occurred on January 17, 2022.
On Monday, January 24, 2022, three Baltimore City Firefighters were tragically killed while fighting a row house fire. Lieutenant Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler & Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo were engaged in an interior attack of the fire when a significant portion of the home suddenly collapsed. Baltimore Firefighter John McMaster is currently hospitalized with critical injuries.Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo was a Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad Life Member and graduated from Wheaton High School. In addition to his service with the Baltimore City Fire Department, Kenny had volunteered in Wheaton for almost 11 years.
The Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad released a statement remembering Kenny:
A fire on the 2600 block of Harris Avenue in Wheaton required approximately 65 firefighters early this morning, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
The initial dispatch was at 2:30am for a heavy fire at a 2-story home in Wheaton. Four occupants were able to get out without injuries, but the family dog, which was located on the second floor, did not survive.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 17, 2022