Maryland

Update: Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash That Occurred Tuesday Morning; Identity of Victim Released

By Patrick Herron

Per the Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday morning in Montgomery County. Shortly before 5:01 a.m. on Tuesday, troopers from the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack responded to the area of eastbound Interstate 495, prior to the Route 355 exit for a report of a crash involving injuries. According to a preliminary investigation, a Chevrolet Cobalt, for unknown reasons, traveled off the right side of the highway, striking an embankment and tree.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as Tera King, 18, of Weejun Loop, Woodbridge, Virginia, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Montgomery County EMS personnel. The lone passenger in the car, a 20-year-old male, was transported by ambulance to Suburban Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Anyone with information related to this crash is asked to contact the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack at 301-424-2101. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Beyond MoCo

Olney Teenager Arrested for Stabbing Incident in Mount Airy

By MCS Staff

On February 20th, 2023 at approximately 12:21am, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the area of the 14000 block of Shirley Bohn Road, Frederick County, Maryland, along with Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, Officers from the Mt. Airy Police Department, and Emergency Medical Personnel for the report of a stabbing that occurred during a party. It was discovered that a 19 year old male was stabbed and subsequently taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center by Maryland State Police Aviation. Two additional 19 year old victims were also located and transported to local area hospitals for further care.

Per the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office: As the investigation continued, a suspect was identified as a 17 year old male from Olney, Maryland. He was located a short time later and taken to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. It was later determined that the actual assault had occurred in the 6000 block of Buffalo Road in Carroll County, not at the original location of the party. Investigators from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office then took over the investigation. After consultation with the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office, the suspect was transported to Carroll County Central Booking where he will initially be charged as an adult. He is being charged with:

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Montgomery Planning

Montgomery Planning Releases Wheaton Downtown Study

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery Planning: The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), briefed the Montgomery County Planning Board Feb. 16 on its Wheaton Downtown Study, which examines the progress and challenges toward fulfilling the 2012 Wheaton Central Business District (CBD) and Vicinity Sector Plan and offers specific recommendations to inform decision makers on advancing the sector plan’s implementation. Montgomery Planning is now sending the completed study to the Montgomery County Council.

READ THE WHEATON DOWNTOWN STUDY DOCUMENT

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Rockville

Rockville Town Center Master Plan Update to Kick Off with Listening Sessions

By Patrick Herron

Per the City of Rockville:  The City of Rockville will host four interactive listening sessions to kickoff outreach and engagement for the Town Center Master Plan update, which will help guide the area’s success in coming decades.

The same material will be covered at all listening sessions, so only one needs to be attended. Light refreshments and a children’s activity area will be available at the in-person sessions.

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Olney

&Pizza Will Not Be Opening Olney Location This Year

By MCS Staff

We have received confirmation from a representative at &Pizza that the company will no longer opening an Olney location this year.

Back in September of 2021 we let you know that &Pizza would be coming to Olney’s Fair Hill Shopping Center. At that time, we didn’t have an exact location, noting that it would likely take over a spot that was home to an existing business. The pizza shop was then going to take over the storefront that was formerly home to Olney Winery, but that has fallen through as a representative has told us that &Pizza will not be opening Olney “this year.” The storefront is once again available for lease.

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Health

Governor Wes Moore Joins Twenty States to Announce Reproductive Freedom Alliance

By Patrick Herron

Per the State of Maryland: Today, Governor Wes Moore joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai’i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, to announce the launch of a multi-state Reproductive Freedom Alliance (Alliance).

The Alliance is a non-partisan coalition of 20 Governors committed to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom in their states, the largest such coalition ever convened. The Alliance will work together to strengthen reproductive freedom in the face of an unprecedented assault on abortion access and other forms of reproductive health care by states hostile to abortion rights and judges who are advancing their ideological agenda. All Governors who support reproductive freedom are welcome to join the Alliance.

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Sandy Spring

Detectives Investigate Burglary of Medical Cannabis Dispensary

By Patrick Herron

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police- 3rd District Investigative Section are investigating a commercial burglary that occurred on Monday, December 26, 2022, at the Herbiculture in the 4000 block of Sandy Spring Road. Detectives have released surveillance video of the suspects and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying them.  The investigation by detectives has revealed that two suspects smashed a door and entered the establishment. Once inside, the suspects forced entry into the safe and stole and undisclosed amount of merchandise before leaving the scene.

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Gaithersburg

B2J Fish Soup Now Open in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

B2J, which specializes in traditional Szechuan-style fish soup, is now open at 9629 Lost Knife Rd in the Montgomery Village Crossing shopping center in Gaithersburg. The menu include a variety of soups where you choose the broth flavor, protein, and add-ons, including tilapia, bass, and Waygu beef. B2J has additional locations in New Jersey, Texas, and Washington State.

Montgomery Village Crossing is also home to BLT Grill, Hook & Reel, Roy Rogers, and the recently opened Los Amigos. Nori Japan, one of the last remaining tenants at Lakeforest Mall, is also expected to open a location in the shopping center later this year.

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Rockville

Google Provides Universities at Shady Grove with $500K Gift to Strengthen Pathway Programs

By Patrick Herron

Per the Universities at Shady Grove: Google and the Universities at Shady Grove (USG), a regional higher education center in Maryland, are partnering to help shape how higher education institutions can best ensure the success of a rapidly changing and increasingly less traditional student population, by building targeted pathways to degree completion and strong career opportunities. Google has provided a $500,000 gift to USG to support the development of educational pathway analytics, with a long view of systemic change in the way higher education serves the “fluid” learner of today and tomorrow. The goal is to develop an applied research framework for measuring, assessing and learning how to design and implement pathway programs that lead students to college degree completion and career success, and support workforce development. This gift is part of the Grow with Google initiative that helps create new career opportunities through skill development and new pathways to the workforce.

USG is a regional higher education center of the University System of Maryland (USM) in Rockville, Md., which offers nearly 80 undergraduate and graduate-level programs from nine different state universities on one campus. All undergraduate programs offered at the campus provide the upper-division coursework toward bachelor’s degrees and are tailored to serving transfer students, many of whom follow a path from high school to community college, before being admitted into one of the universities that offer some of their programs at USG.

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Downtown Silver Spring

Nike Unite Opens in Downtown Silver Spring This Thursday

By MCS Staff

Nike Unite will be opening its Downtown Silver location on Thursday, February 23, according to a recording on the store’s phone line. The store will be open from 10am-8pm Monday through Saturday and 11am-6pm on Sundays.

Back in June we let you know that the Nike Unite store would be coming to Downtown Silver Spring, taking over the location that was formerly home to DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse location at 910 Ellsworth Drive. Nike is also opening a store in Bethesda.

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Laytonsville

Laytonsville Community Mourns the Loss of The Office Owner Larry Swenson

By MCS Staff

The Swenson family, who owns The Office Cafe & Lounge at 6860 Olney Laytonsville Rd in Laytonsville, is mourning the loss of Larry Swenson. The family has shared the following message below via The Office Cafe & Lounge Facebook Page, referring to Swenson as an incredible man, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend:

“We are deeply saddened to share the passing of our beloved owner Larry Swenson.

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