Bethesda

Montgomery County Provides Updates on Four ‘Streeteries’ for Fall

By MCS Staff

Four “Streeteries” that were created in early 2020 by Montgomery County as a temporary concept to support businesses struggling from the economic impacts of COVID-19 and allow residents to gather freely on public streets closed to cars are now being reevaluated for fall as the pandemic continues to ease. The County’s Streeteries include Newell Street in Silver Spring, Price Avenue in Wheaton and Norfolk and Woodmont avenues in Bethesda.

The County has been working with communities around each location to establish a long-term plan for each space. The Streeteries will continue in some fashion, although some will change their concept. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has managed the closing of streets to vehicles as part of the Streeteries plans. The closed streets have allowed residents and businesses to use public spaces for in-street activities such as biking, walking, outdoor dining and retail activity. Management of the spaces and collection of community feedback has been led by the County’s respective Regional Service Centers (RSCs).

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Crime

Gaithersburg Woman Indicted on Vehicular Manslaughter and Homicide Under The Influence of Alcohol Charges

By MCS Staff

Per MCPD: 34-year-old Jeniffer Vallecillo of Gaithersburg has been indicted on vehicular manslaughter and homicide while under the influence of alcohol charges, following a fatal two-vehicle collision at Midcounty Hwy and Saybrooke Oaks Blvd. on Monday, November 29, 2021.

Vallecillo was driving a 2021 Toyota Camry when her vehicle collided with 49-year-old Anupom Ghosh of Gaithersburg, who was driving a 2018 Honda CRV. The vehicles collided in the intersection of southbound Midcounty Hwy, and Saybrooke Oaks Blvd. Ghosh was transported to an area hospital, where he later died.

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Montgomery Parks

Montgomery Parks to Host Annual Fall Native Plant Sale Starting August 24, 2022

By MCS Staff

Montgomery Parks  and Locust Grove Nature Center will host its annual fall native plant salebeginning on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. The department’s Native Plant Program began ten years ago at Pope Farm Nursery to bolster native vegetation for native pollinators. The plants help create habitats that are necessary for pollinators’ survival and support the local ecosystem.

The native plants will be available for purchase online via ActiveMONTGOMERY and in-person at Locust Grove Nature Center.

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Crime

Brookeville Man Indicted on Felony Hit and Run Charges

By MCS Staff

75-year-old Robert Worrell of Brookeville, MD, was indicted on Thursday, July 28, 2022, on felony hit and run charges, after fatally striking 64-year-old Robert Lawrence, the morning of Friday, August 11, 2020, with his Ford F-250 in the 4100 block of Bel Pre Rd. in Silver Spring.

Lawrence, of Silver Spring, was transported to an area hospital, where he died three days later. During the course of the investigation, Montgomery County Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) detectives were able to obtain evidence identifying Worrell as the driver of the truck that struck and killed Lawrence.

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Burtonsville

Burtonsville Day 2022 is Scheduled for September 24th

By MCS Staff

The annual Burtonsville Day Celebration is back again! The theme of this year is “Discovering East County.” The celebration will take place on Saturday, September 24th at Marilyn J. Praised Library and Community Center (14906 Old Columbia Pike). The parade will take place from 10am until 11am and the festival will begin at 11am until 3pm. Anyone interested in attending is advised to arrive early to avoid road closures. Additional information below, courtesy of the Burtonsville Day website.

Old Columbia Pike will be closed from Old Briggs Chaney Road (Paint Branch High School) to Marilyn J. Praisner Library from 9:30 am until approximately 11:30 am. The road closures are shown in the map below.

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MCFRS

Five Transported to Hospital After Multi-Vehicle Crash Monday Morning

By MCS Staff

At approximately 3am on Monday morning, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the 600 block of University Boulevard near Glenville Road and Langley Drive, in the area of Piney Branch Road.

MCFRS evaluated five patients and transported them to the hospital, including four trauma patients. All five injuries were non-life threatening, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer. Some lanes were initially blocked with delays extending until 7:25am. All lanes are now open.

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MoCo Government

Recount for Democratic County Executive Nominee Continues Monday Morning

By MCS Staff

The Montgomery County Board of Elections certified the 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election on Saturday, August 13, 2022. Marc Elrich lead David Blair by 35 votes and a petition was filed by Blair for a recount of all votes cast in the contest for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the office of Montgomery County Executive.  The petitioner, David Blair, requested a manual recount of all voted paper ballots ( Maryland State Board of Elections Recount Guide ).

Montgomery County Board of Elections began the recount on Friday August 19, 2022, at the Germantown Community Recreation Center (Gym), 18905 Kingsview Rd, Germantown, MD 20874. After a recount of all early voting ballots and most from Election Day, the recount will continue into mail-in/provisional ballots on Monday and will be conducted from 09:30 AM to 7:00 PM daily until completed. As of now, it appears David Blair has narrowed the lead by one vote, to 34.

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Downtown Silver Spring

Effoi Restaurant Now Open at Former Site of Addis Ababa in Silver Spring

By MCS Staff

Effoi Restaurant held a grand opening last month in the building that was previously home to the iconic Addis Ababa restaurant at 8233 Fenton Street in Downtown Silver Spring. The new restaurant primarily serves Ethiopian cuisine and boasts of “spacious downstairs and upstairs seating areas, parking for guests, and high-quality delicious food prepared by our experienced chef.”

The restaurant is open seven days a week, from 11am until 2am. The menu consists of breakfast, lunch, and dinner items, including popular Ethiopian dishes, vegetarian offerings, some traditional breakfast items, a kids menu, and more. The restaurant transforms into Effoi Lounge in the later hours and offers music, food, drink, and hookah.

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Gaithersburg

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

By MCS Staff

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.

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Gaithersburg

JK Beer & Wine Now Open in Kentlands

By MCS Staff

Earlier this summer we let you know that JK Beer and Wine would be moving from its previous location at 800 Rockville Pike to 331 Kentlands Blvd, the former location of Liberty Income Tax, in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood in the space located on the other side of Giuseppi’s. The store officially opened late last week.

JK Beer and Wine opened at its previous Rockville Pike location in the Golden Arcade shopping center, next to Yuan Fu Vegetarian, in the fall of 2021. It took over the space that was previously home to Enterprise. The beer and wine had a hearing with Montgomery County’s Alcoholic Beverage Services (ABS) on Thursday, June 16th, where they were approved for a “transfer of location of a Class A, Beer and Wine License, Off Sale Only with delivery, for the premises known as JK Beer & Wine.” Construction didn’t take long and the store is ready to go (photos below).

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Arts

Damascus Native Brian Stelter Signs Off of CNN’s ‘Reliable Sources’ for Final Time

By MCS Staff

CNN’s “Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter” came to an end on Sunday night after the company announced Thursday that it is ending the media analysis show that has aired in various iterations for 30 years (Stelter has hosted for nine years). Stelter is a native of Damascus, MD, where he was born and raised, graduating from Damascus High School in 2003.

After graduating from college in May 2007, Stelter joined The New York Times as a media reporter at the age of 22, making him one of the youngest staff members at the time. In November 2013, he became the new host of CNN’s Reliable Sources and also chief media correspondent.

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