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Germantown Volunteer Fire Department to Hold Open House With Games and Activities

Published September 11, 2022 at 9:17AM

The Germantown Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its annual open house event at the department (20001 Crystal Rock Dr. Germantown, MD 20874) on Saturday, September 17th from 12pm until 3pm. The open house will consist of a big mix of activities, vendors, and things to see. “As a department, we’re just excited to reach back out into the community after three long years! We got a last minute notification that we were allowed to hold this event again and we jumped at the opportunity to hold it. This event has all come together in just under 5 weeks.”

People will be able to park in the Regal Movie Theater Parking Lot and Aircraft Dr will be closed down between Century and Crystal Rock on the day of the event. Most of the activities will be on Aircraft drive just in front of the department. Activities and vendors will include:

Upcoming Germantown Pizza Hut Location “A Couple Months Away”

By MCS Staff

Published September 10, 2022 at 2:07PM

Back in December we let you know that Pizza Hut is moving into the Cloppers Mill shopping center in Germantown. It will be located at 18070 Mateny Rd, between Shoppers and Popeyes. Construction began earlier this summer and today we were told by a worker that the restaurant should be open in “a couple months” (photo of progress below).

The location is smaller, so it will likely be similar to the upcoming Pizza Hut location that is taking over part of the former GameStop location in Four Corners, which is also a smaller store.

Gold’s Gym to Close Fox Chapel Location When New Germantown Location Opens

By MCS Staff

Published September 9, 2022 at 2:09PM

Gold’s has additional Montgomery County locations in Rockville Town Square, Wintergreen Plaza in Rockville, Airpark in Gaithersburg, Olney, and the Layhill shopping center in Silver Spring.

Five Arrested for Illegal Possession of a Handgun in Clarksburg

By Patrick Herron

Published September 9, 2022 at 11:36AM

Through investigation, the 5th District Community Action Team was contacted and received information from a confidential source, of a large gathering that was scheduled to occur on September 1, 2022, around 6 pm at an unknown location in Clarksburg. Additional information was provided to officers stating that many of the individuals attending would also be carrying illegal firearms during this gathering. At approximately 7:40 p.m., the individuals were all seen leaving the location in multiple vehicles. Officers obtained probable cause and conducted two simultaneous traffic stops at two separate locations. Officers detected and observed controlled dangerous substances (CDS) in both vehicles that were stopped.

A search of the vehicles revealed one loaded Sig Sauer .45 caliber handgun, one loaded Glock 43 style P80 9mm ghost gun, one loaded Glock style P80 9mm ghost gun with a 30-round extended magazine and assorted CDS and paraphernalia.

Crumbl Cookies Now Open in Germantown

By Patrick Herron

Published September 9, 2022 at 10:23AM

Crumbl Cookies is now open at 20650 Seneca Meadows Pkwy, in what used to be home to Sprint, next to Sally Beauty in Germantown. The store is open Monday-Thursday 8am-10pm and Friday & Saturday 8am-midnight. Crumbl Cookies opened its first MoCo location at Federal Plaza in Rockville in 2020 and the upcoming Crumbl location at 277 Kentlands Blvd, next to Panera, is expected to open within the next month.

From the Crumbl Cookies Facebook: “Rob Davis and Mark Sumsion are the franchise partners to the Germantown Crumbl! They love Crumbl Cookies because the company’s mission is to bring friends and family together over a box of the best cookies in the world! Mark is married to Rob’s oldest daughter, Kayla. Rob and Mark have worked together for many years and enjoy running this business as a family! They’ve found a lot of joy in bringing other families in the community together and helping them create memories by trying Crumbl’s new and exciting cookie flavors!”

Lancaster County Dutch Market in Germantown Celebrating its 26th Anniversary

By Patrick Herron

Published September 8, 2022 at 3:58PM

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Retired Postal Service Worker Wins $50,000 Lottery Prize

By Patrick Herron

Published September 8, 2022 at 8:46AM

The Montgomery County man has favored 12345 as his Pick 5 number of choice ever since the digits hit on a significant date in February. “Jumper” missed a win on his birthday when he got a haircut instead of placing a $1 straight bet on 12345. His other favorite number is 8, which leads him to buy Lottery games with 8 in the name as well as 888 in Pick 3 and 8888 on Pick 4.

“I like 8s, period,” he said. The $50,000 Pick 5 prize that the married father just won in the Aug. 19 drawing is his biggest prize to date, well exceeding a $15,000 prize won over a decade ago.

Concern for Missing 13-Year-Old from Germantown

By Patrick Herron

Published September 7, 2022 at 11:21AM

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old from Germantown.

Katherine Yasmin Cruz was last seen on September 6, 2022 at approximately 5:40 p.m., in the 20000 block of Appledowre Circle.

Damascus 5K Returns for 13th Annual Run

By MCS Staff

Published September 7, 2022 at 9:50AM

The Damascus Freedom 5k is back for its 13th annual run. This event takes place along Magruder Branch Trail in Damascus, MD on Sunday, September 11th. This is a non-profit event that raises money for Disabled American Veterans, the USO, Hero Dogs, Fisher House, and the Wounded Warrior Project.

Aside form the 5k course, families enjoy music, food, balloon items, playground, and more. Visit http://DamascusFreedom5k.com to register. Flyer below:

Germantown is 2nd Most Ethnically Diverse City/Area in the Country, According to Report

By MCS Staff

Published September 7, 2022 at 9:38AM

The personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities, with 4 of the top 10 cities/areas listed being in Montgomery County, including Germantown being ranked as the 2nd most ethnically diverse city/area in the country.

To identify the most ethnically diverse places in America, WalletHub compared more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key metrics: ethnoracial diversity, linguistic diversity and birthplace diversity. Germantown came in at number 2, Gaithersburg came in at number 3, Silver Spring at number 4, and Rockville came in 10th out of over 500 caress listed. Jersey City, New Jersey came in 1st. Below you’ll see the breakdown for each area:

4 of the Top 10 Most Ethnically Diverse Cities/Areas Are in MoCo, According to Report Released Today

By MCS Staff

Published September 7, 2022 at 9:26AM

The personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities, with 4 of the top 10 cities/areas listed being in Montgomery County.

To identify the most ethnically diverse places in America, WalletHub compared more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key metrics: ethnoracial diversity, linguistic diversity and birthplace diversity. Germantown came in at number 2, Gaithersburg came in at number 3, Silver Spring at number 4, and Rockville came in 10th out of over 500 caress listed. Jersey City, New Jersey came in 1st. Below you’ll see the breakdown for each area: