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.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision with entrapment this morning around 5am on the inner loop of I495 after Old Georgetown Rd, in the area of Rt355. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, a vehicle caught on fire after it went off the road and into a wooded area. There were two occupants inside the vehicle; one patient was extricated and transported with Priority 3, non-life threatening injuries, another young adult patient had Priority 1 traumatic life-threatening injuries and died on scene. We will post an update when additional information is available.
Per @mcfrsPIO on Twitter: “Update – IL Beltway IAO Rockville Pike , collision, vehicle off road in woods on fire, two (2) occupants in vehicle, 1 patient extricated & transported Pri3, NLT; another young adult patient had Pri1 traumatic life-threatening injury, treated on scene, but did not survive, no tx”
As technology advances faster than ever, cybersecurity and defense companies are competing for more than talent—they are seeking exceptional innovators with the expertise to create the next generation of products, services, and breakthrough technologies.
That combination of diverse and specialized talent, and proximity to customers is what positions Montgomery County, Maryland, as a strategic destination and a growing hub for defense, satellite communications, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing companies.
Thales Defense & Security, Inc.’s (TDSI) expansion is the latest example.
For more than six decades, TDSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales U.S.A, has supported critical national security missions, delivering advanced communications, intelligence, surveillance, and defense technologies to military and government customers around the world.
Last week, the company celebrated a significant expansion of its manufacturing operations in Clarksburg, Maryland.
Over the past year, TDSI also doubled its manufacturing floor footprint through a $4 million investment, expanding production capacity to support the company’s continued growth.
Today, TDSI employs approximately 675 people in Montgomery County, including roughly 250 manufacturing employees.
As demand for its technologies continues to grow, the company continues to expand and has added more than 225 positions locally over the past three years.
A leading U.S. supplier of tactical radio and SATCOM communications, including EW/SIGINT kits, tactical power, Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS), mounted/dismounted EO/IR sensors, missile fusing, cyber protection technology and Anti-Submarine Warfare sonars, TDSI supports customers across the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, and global security partners. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a call for a “big dog” stuck in a construction hole on the 700 block of of Kersey Rd, off of Arcola Ave, in the Kemp Mill area of Silver Spring at approximately 9pm on Monday night (photo below).
MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer described the dog as a “fairly large, fluffy, family dog” who was walking in the backyard and fell into a construction hole and got stuck. Rescue crews, assisted by Technical Rescue Team TR700, were able to rescue the dog after about an hour. The dog was unharmed.
25-year-old Melanie Diaz was killed in Saturday’s fire at The Arrive apartment building in Silver Spring. She was found unresponsive in the seventh floor stairway, along with her two dogs, when attempting to evacuate the building from her eleventh-story apartment. Her family described her as someone who “filled everyone’s life with happiness.”
Diaz was a 2021 graduate of Georgetown University who began her career in DC following college and lived at the Silver Spring apartment building. Her family has traveled from Florida and a GoFundMe was started on their behalf to help with funeral expenses and support for them as they will be out of work for an undetermined amount of time:
Connect with neighbors, learn about Lafayette Federal, and grab fun giveaways! All while enjoying food from local Tacos Pretzel & Pizza Creations.
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With March 3 being Employee Appreciation Day and Americans working an average of 1,791 hours per year, much more than people in many other industrialized countries, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Hardest-Working Cities in America.Washington D.C. came in 6th in the nation.
In order to determine where Americans work the hardest, WalletHub compared the 116 largest cities across 11 key metrics. The data set ranges from employment rate to average hours worked per week to share of workers with multiple jobs.
Beginning today (Tuesday, February 21), Red Line customers will see more trains on the busiest days of the week. Trains will operate every 8 minutes all day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, which have become Metro’s highest ridership days as the region recovers from the pandemic.
Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division, Homicide Section are investing the shooting death of a 19-year-old that occurred on a Metro bus. On Friday, February 17, 2023, at approximately 7:40 p.m., 3rd District officers on patrol in the Vista at White Oak apartments witnessed a WMATA Metro Bus pulled over on Lockwood Drive. The officers stopped to assist and discovered that a shooting had occurred inside of the bus.
The victim had been removed from the bus when officers arrived, and the officers attempted life-saving-measures until Montgomery County Fire Rescue arrived. Justice T’Ziyan Elliott was pronounced dead on scene. During the course of the investigation, it was revealed that Elliott, of Silver Spring, was seated in the back of the bus when the suspect boarded the bus and confronted Elliott. Words were exchanged, the suspect pulled out a handgun, shot Elliott and ran from the bus.
Per MCPD: The Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a single-vehicle fatal collision that occurred on Saturday, February 18, 2023. At approximately 2:40 a.m., 59-year-old Lawrence Paul Swenson, of Laytonsville, was driving a black 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, eastbound on Golf Estates Drive near Sand Trap Drive when, for reasons still under investigation, Swenson drove off the left side of the road and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
This is an active and ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact CRU detectives at (240)773-6620.
The new Chopt location in Cabin John Village (Potomac), in the space next to Boulangerie Christophe, will hold its grand opening on March 8. This will be Montgomery County’s fifth Chopt restaurant, with locations currently open in Gaithersburg, Rockville, and two in Bethesda. Prior to the grand opening, on March 7, Chopt will be partnering with Manna Food Center for “Chopt Gives Day” (a tradition the day before every new opening), where 100% of sales go towards their initiatives in ending food insecurity among children and families in Montgomery County.
Chopt joins a bevy of restaurants and retailers that have recently opened or are coming soon to Cabin John Village. Recently Open: The Pretzel Bakery opened in April. Authentic French bakery, Boulangerie Christophe, opened in May. Stretch Zone opened in July. The Scoop ice cream shop opened in August. Cabin John Village, formerly known as the Cabin John shopping center and mall, is named for the adjacent creek and regional park. It has been a pillar of the Potomac community since 1967 and was acquired by EDENS in 2016. Per EDENS: “EDENS has transformed the traditional shopping center experience into a welcoming communal environment that naturally fosters meaningful social interaction. Complementary retail options include a curated mix of home goods, dining, health and wellness and more outdoor greenspace welcomes the opportunity for community events.”
Per Montgomery County: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Council members, and representatives from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) welcomed Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Lt. Governor Aruna Miller to the Pike District for a presentation and update on the UM-Institute for Health Computing project. The Institute for Health Computing is a planned research facility and academic presence at the North Bethesda Metro Station in the Pike District that will serve as an anchor and attraction to developers and businesses. The Institute will include research in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR).
We have certainly had a milder February, but temperatures may reach 80° later this week. Today, we are expected to reach the lower 60s. A cloudy morning should become a mix of clouds and sun later today with temps getting into the 60° this afternoon. Tuesday is expected to be a bit sunnier and a couple degrees warmer today, with temps in the low to mid 60s.
Things will cool down on Wednesday with rain possible and temperatures in the mid 60s before a big warm up comes to town on Thursday, February 23 with temperatures expected to reach the upper 70s and possibly as warm as 80°! DC has reached 80° in February just three times in history– 84° on February 25, 1930, 82° on February 21, 2018, and 82° on February 28, 1948.