Health

The Maryland Department of Health, in partnership with Montgomery County, launched a Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Minors program, offering Maryland’s first high-intensity inpatient treatment facility for youth under 21. (more…)


Beyond MoCo

Ninth grade students in Magruder High School’s Aviation Pilot/Unmanned Aircraft program visited Aberdeen Proving Grounds’ Weide Army Heliport on September 12, 2024, where they learned about aviation career paths and helicopter maintenance from Army personnel.

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Gaithersburg

In July we let you know that the Best Buy space located at 15750 Shady Grove Rd. in Gaithersburg’s 270 Center will be “coming available” on February 1st 2025. Store employees have confirmed that it will be closing on October 26th, 2024 (approximately thirty years after the store initially opened the location in the mid 90s).

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DMV

Slick City, a “waterless water park” that offers indoor slides and action sports in spaces that range from 25k-55k SF, it bringing a location to Potomac Mills in Dale City, according to a Biz Journals report.

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I-495

The Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) program has shared that all inner loop travel lanes are blocked on NB I-495 due to a tractor trailer crash that occurred at approximately 7:30am at the VA-193 (exit 44) overpass.

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Maryland

With World Teachers’ Day around the corner and teachers making an average of 5% less per year than they did 10 years ago after adjusting for inflation, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States for Teachers in 2024, with Maryland ranked the 5th best state for teachers.

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