Gaithersburg police are investigating an attempted burglary at Rachel Carson Elementary School (RCES) in Kentlands. It happened shortly after midnight on Feb. 3 at 100 Tschiffely Square Road. Police said two teenage males were observed trying to gain entry into one of the portable classrooms. “The incident was observed by MCPS [Montgomery County Public...
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The city of Gaithersburg hired a trapper to remove five beavers from Quince Orchard Park (QOP) last month after earlier harassment efforts by the city failed to persuade the animals to move their home to another location. While several QOP residents watched, a trapper captured the beavers during the late afternoon of Jan. 19....
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“The mayor dropped in for Thanksgiving dinner. “To me, our employees, our residents, that means: ‘I am somebody.’” – City of Gaithersburg Homeless Advocate, Jimmy Frazier Bey The Wells/Robertson House is a uniquely Gaithersburg program offering transitional housing for people who are homeless and in recovery from chemical addiction. It has become a model...
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Evan Laratta’s win in the 3,200 keyed a first-ever county championship for the QO boys’ indoor track team. Laratta also finished second in the 1,600. Jack O’Keefe is also a county champion in the high jump, and important second place finishes counted heavily in the team standings. Evan Burnham in the 800, Malcolm Brown...
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UPDATED Police are investigating another armed robbery at a salon in downtown Kentlands. This time it happened at Salon G, 316 Main Street, shortly around 8 p.m. on Jan. 30. No one was injured. “The suspect entered the business through an unlocked rear door and pointed a handgun at the lone employee and demanded...
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UPDATE 2/3 On Feb. 2, city officials issued a news release stating the pool will be closed through early April (and possibly longer) while Montgomery County Public Schools issues a Request For Proposal to complete a structural assessment and corrective action plan. ————————————————————— City officials closed the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center, located at 2 Teachers...
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The Kentlands Downtown Partnership (KDP) announced it is changing the meeting schedule for the New Year. The general membership meetings will now be held on the fourth Wednesday of every other month starting with the Jan. 25th meeting. The second meeting will be on March 28 and so on. The meetings begin at 7:30...
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The oil and acrylic art of Audrey Salkind, Cassie Taggart and Vian Shamounki Borchert and her students are now on display at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn Gallery through March 11. An artists’ opening reception is scheduled for Jan. 24 from 7 – 8:30 p.m., and the public is invited to attend. The gallery is...
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Experience the rich culture of the Chinese Lunar New Year at the Lakeforest Mall on Jan. 23 – Feb. 5. The opening ceremony is Jan. 28 at 12 p.m. Entertainment and activities will take place over two weekends, Jan. 28 and 29 and Feb. 4 and 5 from 12 – 6 p.m. Live entertainment...
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The season’s first snowflakes and sleet accumulated overnight atop the Kentlands landscape and surrounding neighborhoods as temperatures hovered below the freezing mark the morning of Jan. 21. Until today, the mild winter has been something to talk about in the Gaithersburg area. Although flakes rained down on Jan. 3 and Jan. 9 there was...
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