Gaithersburg

Discovery Park Receives Award from Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission

By MCS Staff

The City received a 2021 Honorable Mention Award from the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission during a virtual ceremony on December 16, 2021 for Discovery Park. The Sustainable Growth Awards celebrate significant achievement by individuals, businesses, organizations, and local governments to realize the “12 Planning Visions” adopted by the Maryland General Assembly. The awards promote exemplary work that represents or inspires collaboration, innovation, conservation, community impact, and quality of life.

“Our Discovery Park project exemplifies the power of partnerships between businesses, residents and the City for sustainable growth,” said Mayor Jud Ashman. “We appreciate the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission’s recognition of this local initiative that demonstrates our City’s commitment to responsible growth and development.”

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Beyond MoCo

Prince George’s County Public Schools Will Move to Virtual Learning Due to Rise in Covid Cases

By MCS Staff

Prince George’s County Public Schools have announced that all students will be moving to virtual learning starting this Monday, December 20th and going until January 14th (resuming on Tuesday, January 18th after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday) for secondary schools and until Monday, January 31st for K-6.

The full letter to the community from the PGCPS chief executive office can be seen below:

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Athletes

MCPS Update: All Non-Athletic Extracurricular Activities Suspended from Dec. 20-Jan. 7, All Sporting Events Scheduled During Winter Break Cancelled

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Public Schools sent out a community message on Friday afternoon with updated guidelines for sports and afterschool activities. The letter states that all-in person, non-athletic afterschool activities have been suspended from December 20 through January 7, though community events and day care can continue as scheduled.

Athletic practices and games can continue as scheduled but all athletic games scheduled to take place during Winter Break (December 23-January 2) are now cancelled, though optional practices are allowed.

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State’s Attorney

Serial Rapist Sentenced to 20 Years

By MCS Staff

“This defendant preyed on innocent women in our community. We thank Judge Bonifant for imposing a 20 year prison sentence and a lifetime on the sex offender registry. Hopefully this brings much deserved peace to the victims who bravely shared their stories so that the defendant would not be able to hurt anyone else,” said State’s Attorney John McCarthy (in featured photo).

Details of the events can be seen below, per the office of State’s Attorney John McCarthy:

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Beyond MoCo

Beyond MoCo: DC Reports Highest Number of Single Day COVID-19 Cases Over Entire Pandemic on Wednesday

By Patrick Herron

Washington, DC recorded its highest number of single day COVID-19 cases during the entirety of the pandemic on Wednesday of this week when 508 people are reported to have tested positive, according to FOX5.

Last week DC only recorded 126 new cases.

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North Bethesda

Carl M. Freeman Companies, Prudential and ACA Group Moving to Pike & Rose Neighborhood

By MCS Staff

Federal Realty announced today that three new tenants, Carl M. Freeman Companies (CMFC), Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) and ACA Group, have committed to 909 Rose, located in the award-winning, transit-oriented Pike & Rose neighborhood in North Bethesda.

These new tenants will join ESAB, Emagine IT, OneDigital, United Solutions, Industrious and Federal Realty. With the addition of these three tenants, the building is now 89 percent leased.

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MoCo

Kristin Mink to Run For County Council in District 5

By Patrick Herron

Democrat Kristin Mink has announced she will file to run for County Council in the newly designated District 5. Prior to Montgomery County’s new district map being finalized, Mink announced an at-large run.

Mink is a lifelong Montgomery County resident and former MCPS teacher. She made headlines back in 2018 when she confronted Scott Pruitt, then head of the Trump Administration’s EPA, at a D.C. restaurant.

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Health

Governor Hogan Statement on Maryland Surpassing 1,200 COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Triggering New Actions

By Patrick Herron

Per the State of Maryland:

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today issued the following statement after the state surpassed 1,200 COVID-19 hospitalizations, a threshold that triggers new actions by Maryland hospitals:

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DC Sports

Taylor Heinicke Added to Washington Football Team’s Covid-19 List; Game Against Eagles Moved to Tuesday Night

By MCS Staff

Update 3:30pm: The NFL has moved the game between the Washington Football Team and Philadelphia Eagles to Tuesday night at 7pm.

Washington Football Team starting quarterback Taylor Heinicke has been added to the team’s Covid-19 list this morning, per Ian Rappaport.

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