The Kentlands Downtown Partnership (KDP) is looking into creating an arts and entertainment district in Kentlands, but that state level distinction could mean a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue for the city. During a KDP meeting in March, the group agreed to explore the merits of the program to...
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Charles H. Acker IV, a former Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) bus driver accused of possessing and distributing child pornography, was friends with at least one of his student passengers on Facebook. Maryland State Delegate Aruna Miller (D-Montgomery) said her daughter was friends with Acker on Facebook, meaning the two could post messages to...
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UPDATED Parents of Lakelands Park Middle School (LPMS) students are being asked to contact the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) central office, not the LPMS administration, with concerns about the arrest of a school bus driver. Charles H. Acker IV, 33, of Germantown was dismissed from his job driving bus routes for LPMS, Quince...
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A Lakelands Park Middle School bus driver was arrested on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. Charles H. Acker IV, 33, of Germantown was dismissed from his job driving bus routes for Lakelands Park Middle School, Quince Orchard High School, Brown Station Elementary School and the Poolesville High School’s extended day program February...
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The Kentlands Downtown Partnership (KDP) is looking into creating an arts and entertainment district in Kentlands, but that distinction on a state level could mean a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue for the city. During a KDP meeting in March, the group agreed to explore the merits of the...
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When temperatures slowly climb and flowers inch their way out of the ground, so do the for sale signs outside of houses as the spring real estate market gets into full swing. Local realtors are predicting strong sales this season, capitalizing on a greater consumer confidence and interest rates that are still fairly low....
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Gaithersburg employees can get free golf lessons, a gym membership and Zumba classes, but only a third of them are taking advantage of this free job perk. The benefit is part of the GFit Wellness program aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle for employees who, in turn, will use up less sick days and...
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Taxpayers have sunk nearly $4 million into what was to become the new aquatic/recreation center off Route 28, but an update to the city’s master plan could take those plans off the table. The Gaithersburg City Council is preparing to update the city’s Land Use Plan, an element used in the city’s master plan...
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Using one Apple computer, 10 people in an office on Clopper Road helped to shape the future of way DNA is sequenced, and Kentlands resident Dr. Robert Fleischmann, Ph. D., had a major role in that movement. Most fair weather weekends, neighbors know Dr. Fleischmann as the avid cyclist with his wife, Barbara, who...
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A Gaithersburg woman was arrested after she attempted to catch a ride on a bus headed for Lakelands Park Middle School (LPMS) and then allegedly stole a car. Kidest Warren, 21 of Gaithersburg, was hanging out at the bus stop at 714 Quince Orchard Boulevard at about 7:30 a.m. Feb. 9, according to a...
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