Governor Hogan Orders Flags Lowered In Honor of 10,000 Marylanders Lost to COVID-19
Per the State of Maryland:
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Montgomery County Joins Local Community Organizations to Celebrate Welcoming Week Sept. 10-19
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Severe Traffic Alert – Rockville Pike (MD 355) in Bethesda
Montgomery County Emergency Management is reporting that NSA Bethesda Gate 2 is currently closed and causing severe backup at the intersections of MD 355 at Cedar Lane and MD 355 at Jones Bridge Road.
Wheaton Arts Parade & Festival to be Held This Sunday
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Back in March we let you know that Olney would be getting a team in the Cal Ripken League. Since then, we’ve shared that the team was looking for a name and shared a Google form that would allow readers to chime in with potential names for the new team.
This led to satire website, Takoma Torch, writing an article about a website for Montgomery County’s newest baseball team “OlneyFans”– a play on the online subscription service OnlyFans, whose content primarily focuses on pornographic material.
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Rockville Man Charged After Body Found Decomposing in Home
Gary D. Howes, 51, of Rockville was arrested on September 10th after the body of his father, Gary W. Howes, was found in the home they shared.
MCPS Interim Superintendent Unveils Five-Point Plan for Further COVID Safety, Mitigation
After assessing the first two weeks of school and listening to parents and other stakeholders, Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight has developed a five-point plan that enhances and strengthens the mitigation strategies already in place to keep students and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. This plan includes hiring an in-house health/medical expert; establishing a COVID operations advisory committee; creating a COVID-19 dashboard with individual school data, launching a new campaign; “Say Yes to the Test;” to encourage parents/guardians to consent to COVID-19 testing for their children; and providing more support to schools.
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UPDATE: Victims’ Names Released in Sept. 13 Fatalities
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Latest Update on Chopt in Kentlands Opening Date
We spoke to representatives from the Rockville Chopt location yesterday and they told us the new Kentlands location is scheduled to open in “late October”.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Recognition Events Throughout the County
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Latest on Wawa Coming to Gaithersburg
Back in 2019 we reported that Wawa was coming to Gaithersburg and would be taking over the old Becraft Antiques location on 355, across from Gaithersburg High School (405 S Frederick Ave).