Gaithersburg police have charged Michael Wayne Edwards, Jr. with three additional counts of second degree assault after more victims have came forward following his initial arrest last month. Edwards was originally arrested on July 29 for allegedly spraying semen from a bottle on a woman exiting the Giant grocery store at 842 Muddy Branch...
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Montgomery County police are releasing surveillance photos in hopes of finding a suspect who broke into the Shell gas station at 600 Quince Orchard Road at approximately 6:22 a.m. on July 25. According to police, the suspect stole cash, cigarettes and propane cylinders. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, in his 20’s...
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Gaithersburg officials plan to survey the rate of recycling among city residents in September. “We will have our recycling contractor conduct a week-long survey of all households to determine the rate of recycling participation,” said Ollie Mumpower, engineering services director. “The survey will be a simple tracking of how many homes put out bins,...
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Gaithersburg’s elected leaders are asking Maryland’s Public Service Commission (PSC) to investigate what they describe as “Potomac Electric Power Company’s inability to provide reliable electric service to our residents.” In a three-page letter dated August 5 and addressed to PSC Chairman Douglas Nazarian, the city leaders reject Pepco’s explanation for the power outages that...
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Gaithersburg police are investigating two cases of vandalism at the skate spot in Lakelands. Police are trying to find out who tried to build a concrete skateboard ramp at the skate spot and who ripped down the metal sign posting the rules for the park. A witness called Montgomery County Police in mid-July to...
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A severe thunderstorm with winds exceeding 60 miles per hour knocked out power to over 200,000 Pepco customers in Montgomery County on July 25. The storm lasted less than 30 minutes but packed high winds that sliced through trees, knocked down fences and blew away some house shutters. During the storm, Kentlands, Lakelands and...
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Gaithersburg’s Mayor and City Council want to know why some areas are routinely affected longer during power outages and why Pepco fell down on the job with communication to customers and local agencies during the late July power outage that lasted nearly two days in some parts of the city. At the August 2...
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Rockville community activist and environmentalist Carl Henn died on July 27, two days after he was struck by lightning from a severe thunderstorm at an organic garden in King Farm. Henn, 48, was instrumental in the creation of three community gardens in the city of Rockville, and he devoted his life to civic activism....
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Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett blasts Pepco’s response to the July storm that left thousands without power in a letter sent to the company’s CEO on July 29. “I am at a loss to explain to county residents and business owners why Pepco took so long to mobilize sufficient contractors to assist in restoring...
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They came. They sampled. They left happy. If the stream of shoppers and their pets breezing through Bark Pawsitive Petfood during the store’s July 24 grand opening celebration is an indication of things to come, the store has found a niche in Kentlands Downtown. Featuring organic foods for dogs and cats, Bark aims to...
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