MCFRS

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) recently shared information regarding the county’s Flood Sensor Partnership– a cooperative effort among County agencies responsible for various aspects of Public Safety, Storm Event Preparedness and Response, and Emergency Management, along with the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to install 35 next generation IoT flood sensors in flood-prone areas of the County. The flood sensors are manufactured by Intellisense and detect rising flood water levels during storm events to send early flood warnings to officials based on real-time monitoring. Additional information below, per Montgomery County:

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Maryland

Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s termination of the Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program, which was created under the Inflation Reduction Act to aid communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change.

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Burtonsville

Update: Jeffrey’s moved the closing up to July 11th.

Jeffrey’s Subs & Pizza at 15547 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville, which operated as Jerry’s Subs & Pizza for three decades before rebranding in 2020, has announced it will permanently close on Monday, July 14th.


Restaurants

Dolan Uyghur Restaurant, a renowned establishment with locations in DC and Virginia, is set to expand Maryland this summer. This restaurant is celebrated for its authentic and healthy Uyghur cuisine, which is a unique culinary tradition from Central Asia. It will be located at 20-A Maryland Ave in Rockville (The Square at Rockville), which has been home to Kung Fu Kitchen for the last year after a rebrand from Peter Chang.

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Maryland

Maryland Department of Natural Resources scientists caution the public to be vigilant about freshwater algae mats that can sometimes be a health hazard for dogs and other animals. Previously, as recent as last summer, Montgomery Parks urged patrons to use caution when recreating on or near Lake Needwood and Lake Frank located within Rock Creek Regional Park due to potential risks associated with high levels of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria).

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