A fire at 166 Chevy Chase Street in Kentlands has displaced nine people in two neighboring units of the piggy-back townhouse community. Eleven fire rescue units responded to the blaze at 3:17 p.m. on September 8. “The fire originated on the exterior deck of 166A,” said Gaithersburg Fire Marshal Ivan Humberson. “It extended up...
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Sonic waves may be the wave of the future for getting rid of the algae that covers much of Lake Varuna. Gaithersburg city officials are considering using an ultrasonic algae control device to kill the filamentous algae growing in the lake at the entrance to the Lakelands community. The battle against the algae in...
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The Kentlands Community Foundation (KCF) has named Kentlands resident Carrie Dietz as its newest director. Dietz replaces Bridget Ryder, who served in the post for seven years. Ryder resigned last month to take a new job. “The Foundation is all about ‘facilitating community’ and Carrie’s commitment to community service mixed with her organizational, writing...
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The Kentlands/Lakelands 5K celebrated its 17th year with the top two male finishers completing the course that winds through both communities on September 4 in under 15 minutes. Gurmessa Megerssa of Washington, D.C., finished the race in 14:43. He was closely followed by Joey Wiegner with a time of 14:44 and Tim Schafer who...
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Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich, the current Republican gubernatorial candidate, is continuing his crusade to take back Maryland. Addressing members of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce at Holly Hills Country Club in Ijamsville, Ehrlich said there is a simple solution to the problems encompassing today’s business owners, one as easy as a change in...
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The Kentlands Film Society (KFS) is once again sponsoring the Manhattan Short Film Festival, but this year it will be open to the public at the Kentlands Stadium 10 Theater, 629 Center Point Way on Sunday, September 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $7 and are available at the door. The program lasts for...
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The Kentlands Community Foundation (KCF) has narrowed its search for the next executive director down to five finalists. KCF Chair John Schlichting said the board of directors interviewed the five candidates on September 1 and he describes the five as “extraordinary.” “All five are awesome and our eleven board members are having a tough...
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Complaints about subpar restoration work are following Verizon as the company continues to install FiOS in the city limits of Gaithersburg. Currently, crews are digging holes for the fiber optic service in Quince Orchard Park (QOP). Community Manager Ruchita Patel describes some of the FiOS restoration work in QOP as the “worse” she has...
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It’s sneak preview day at Rachel Carson Elementary School (RCES) where 886 students are currently enrolled for the 2010-2011 school year. That’s an increase of 20 students in the general population over last year’s enrollment figures, according to RCES Assistant Principal Cathrine Shinn. At today’s sneak peek, students were able to meet their teachers...
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A new soccer field may replace the dilapidated tennis courts and basketball courts on the GE Technology Park site between Lakelands and Kentlands. In September, Montgomery County will be soliciting bids from private companies to rip up the tennis and basketball courts as well as the rundown baseball field and replace it with a...
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