Per the City of Gaithersburg:
The City of Gaithersburg earned a score of 100 points in the 10th annual Municipal Equality Index, an initiative of the Human Rights Campaign that examines the inclusivity of laws, policies and services with respect to the LGBTQ+ community. The City’s score in 2020 was 93. The Index used 49 different criteria to rate 506 cities across the country. The average score nationally was 67, up three points from 2020.
Whitman Girls’ Soccer (14-2-1) has outscored opponents 55-2 since losing to Walter Johnson back in early October.
The team defeated Parkdale 13-0 in the State Quarterfinals before going on to beat fellow MCPS school Sherwood 8-0 in the Semifinals.
From MCFRS:
Thanksgiving is almost here and Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein is urging residents to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday and to keep safety at the top of the “to do” list this holiday season.
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Per the City of Gaithersburg:
Detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Department– Investigative Section are investigating a church burglary of St. Martin of Tours in Gaithersburg. Detectives are releasing surveillance photos of two males as persons of interest and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them.
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Christian Veilleux was a two-year letterman for head coach Patrick Cilento at the Bullis School in Potomac. Today, the freshman quarterback entered the game for Penn State after starter Sean Clifford was injured in the first quarter.
Prior to this game, Veilleux last threw a pass in a live game in November 2019, but he was still able to provide the spark the struggling Penn State offense needed. He threw for three touchdowns and 235 yards after the offense produced 32 yards and one first down on its first four possessions, prior to Veilleux entering the game.
On Saturday, the Washington Spirit defeated the Chicago Red Stars, 2-1, in extra time to win the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League championship in Louisville, KY.
The Spirit came into the game with an 11-6-7 record and on a 7-game winning streak.
A woman and her boyfriend brutally killed her husband of 50 years in Takoma Park, MD in 2014. They were both convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2017, but the boyfriend’s conviction was reversed on appeal.
The State retried his case and on Thursday night– in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the honorable Judge David Boynton, a jury found Hussain Ali Zadeh guilty of second-degree murder for the death of Cecil Brown.
The Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA) board has approved rate ranges for toll lanes in Governor Hogan’s proposal to widen I-270 and part of I-495.
The MDTA is involved in selecting the Phase 1 South: American Legion Bridge I-270 to I-370 Section Developer and has many responsibilities, including establishing the minimum and maximum toll rate ranges and setting the soft rate caps, maintaining tolling customer accounts and interactions, transferring toll revenue to the Phase 1 South Section Developer, issuing bonds, utilizing updated Customer Service Center and back-office systems, establishing operating reserves and administering toll collection.
Per the State of Maryland:
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced Maryland as the first state in the country to become a partner in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Climate Challenge. The “lead by example” partnership agreement, signed by Secretary Ben Grumbles of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), commits the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in state government operations by at least 50% within 10 years.
Life shouldn’t be about views, likes, and shares, but this article will be as we take a look at the upcoming restaurants that have created the most buzz on our website and associated social media accounts.
A couple weeks back we created a list of all the upcoming restaurant openings in the county, but today we’re going to highlight the ten that have generated the most buzz in terms of views, likes, and shares.
Brookside Gardens will be hosting a Drag Queen Story Hour on Saturday November 20 from 10:30am to 11:30am.
Per Montgomery Parks: