Germantown

Second-year carpentry, HVAC, and electrical students from Seneca Valley High School participated in a hands-on construction site tour hosted by Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, where they observed professionals at work and explored Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology.

The visit also marked the beginning of a potential partnership that could provide students with additional real-world experience, including constructing storage units for the reopening of Northwood High School.


Event

Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.

Among them, you’ll see:


Gaithersburg

An 18-wheeler is currently stopped, possibly while attempting to make a U-turn, at southbound Route 355 (Frederick Rd) and Professional Drive in Gaithersburg. Montgomery County Police are on scene.

Vehicles traveling on 355 are being directed to turn right onto Professional Drive and cut through the 7-Eleven parking lot in order to continue along 355. Drivers should expect major delays in the area until the truck is cleared.


MoCo Government

The Montgomery County Council will meet Wednesday, Nov. 12, to vote on entering a closed session regarding personnel matters and, later that day, its joint Economic Development and Planning, Housing and Parks Committees will receive a Maryland Department of Agriculture briefing on a statewide report about value-added agriculture and agritourism. (more…)


DMV

As we do every year, our MoCoSnow team summarizes and compares some of the most popular winter outlooks before the winter season begins. NBC4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer has released his 2025-2026 Winter Outlook, calling for a colder-than-average season with above-normal snowfall across the D.C. region. His forecast puts most of Montgomery County in the 18-30 inch range, with Frederick and areas north/west in Maryland possibly seeing 26-40 inches, and Washington, D.C. and areas south in the 13-20 inch range.

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