Montgomery County to Celebrate ‘International Walk to School Day’ on Wednesday, Oct. 6, with Event at Summit Hall Elementary School in Gaithersburg
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TODAY: Council to Receive a Briefing on the County’s COVID-19 Rental Assistance and Eviction Prevention Programs at Virtual Meeting at 9am
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The Montgomery County Police Department will be holding a “Coffee with a Cop” community engagement event this Wednesday in Olney.
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Walter Johnson Principal Jennifer Baker sent a message to students after white supremacist graffiti was found on school property over the weekend. In the message, Baker says she was “deeply troubled and disheartened to learn this morning that our school had been vandalized with graffiti that included references to white supremacy and other hate speech”
FOX5 is reporting that in addition to Walter Johnson High School, similar graffiti was left at several local businesses as well as the beltway overpass of the Trolley Train.
Montgomery County Commission for Women Presents Self-Defense Workshops
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A pedestrian was struck by a train Sunday night around 9pm close to East Deer Park Drive in Gaithersburg.
The individual was located near a bridge at Deer Park, per Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services PIO Pete Piringer.
The Montgomery County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council will hold a press event and and yoga demonstration in recognition of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month at 600 Jefferson Plaza in Rockville this morning at 11:30am.
Visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/fjc/dvcc/dvam.html to learn more and to see additional events.
These groups can currently get additional doses (booster shots and third doses):
Additional doses of J&J vaccine are not yet authorized.
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Jon Bernthal, Who Plays Tony Soprano’s Father in The Many Saints of Newark, is From MoCo. Jon Bernthal is know for his many roles in television series and movies, such as The Walking Dead, The Punisher, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Accountant, Ford v Ferrari, and more.
He grew up in the Cabin John area and graduated from Sidwell Friends in DC in 1995. He still has family in the area and is spotted hanging out in MoCo all the time.
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Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer reports that Fire Investigators have arrested a Bethesda man for setting a fire at American Plant (5258 River Rd) back on September 24.
Abdoulaye Yacinthe Sarr Jr has been charged w/ Arson/2nd Degree, Burglary/2nd Degree and Malicious Destruction of Property great than $1,000.
Traffic: List of Upcoming Lane Closures And Planned Construction in Montgomery County
Here’s a list of current scheduled construction and lane closures in Montgomery County that could affect your commute.