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With more than a dozen websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week. Man Dies From Silver Spring Apartment Fire SILVER SPRING—A 63-year-old man has died from severe burns sustained in an apartment building fire in Silver Spring Tuesday morning. The fire started inside of an apartment on the top floor with damages estimated at $400,000. Read more on Silver Spring Patch. First Lady Hosts Watkins Mill Students for Jackie Robinson Film Workshop GAITHERSBURG—First Lady Michelle Obama and actor Harrison Ford were among participants in a panel discussion following a film screening for Watkins Mill students. “To be able to share this experience …
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With more than a dozen websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week. Report: Gaithersburg Vocal Coach Faces Charges Of Sexually Abusing Student GAITHERSBURG—The coach allegedly sexual abused a then-eighth grade boy in the spring and summer of 2008. Read more on Gaithersburg Patch. Montgomery County Lawmakers Under Fire For Attempts to Weaken Weapons Ban A Washington Post editorial calls out delegates Luiz R.S. Simmons (D-Dist. 17) and Kathleen M. Dumais (D-Dist. 15), of Rockville, for pushing to exempt AR-15s from a proposed weapons ban. The Montgomery County lawmakers say they were characterized in the editorial. Read more at Rockville …
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Catch up on this week's Montgomery County headlines, including a Frederick man charged with the sexual abuse of children at a Rockville middle school; the end of a fight between a Potomac organic farm and the county school board; and news that Bethesda's long-anticipated new police station will have to start the development process from the beginning. Police: Rockville Teacher Accused of Molesting Students ROCKVILLE—Sex abuse charges were filed against a Rockville elementary school teacher, police reported Thursday, stemming from allegations that he molested two female students. The full story is at Rockville Patch. Planning Department Recommends Against Wheaton Costco Gas Station WHEATON—The Montgomery County Planning Board is set to …
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Catch up on this week's Montgomery County headlines, including a Clarksburg man found dead in Washington, a group of teens charged with a New Year's attempted armed robbery and a local woman who will make history with the Cartoon Network. Police: Masked Man Robs Potomac M&T Bank With Hand Gun POTOMAC—Police are looking for a masked suspect who robbed the M&T bank in the Cabin John Shopping Center. Read more on Potomac Patch. Silver Spring Cartoon Creator Named to Forbes '30 Under 30' SILVER SPRING—Rebecca Sugar will become the first woman to create a show for Cartoon Network. Sugar graduated from Blair High School in 2005 and participated in the Visual Arts Center at Einstein High School. Read more on Wheaton Patch. UPDATE: Body Of …
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No Death Penalty Sought in Germantown Double-Murder GERMANTOWN—Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a Germantown mother and her 11-year-old son, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office told Patch. Defense attorneys referenced the decision during a pre-trial hearing. Curtis Lopez, 46, is accused of killing his estranged wife, Jane McQuain, and her son, William, who was found beaten to death. Read more at Germantown Patch. Man Shot by Police Had Fake Gun SILVER SPRING—Police shot and fatally wounded a 22-year-old man staked outside of the home where his girlfriend was baby-sitting children. The suspect appeared to have a gun and after an altercation with police, he was shot. Detectives later …
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With more than a dozen websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you may have missed this week, including a murder suspect's apparent suicide attempt, a spate of Potomac River rescues and tumult over tree removal in Rockville's Town Square. Police Say Suspect in Wheaton Killing Jumped from Roof in Miami WHEATON—Martire Puente-Fulcar, charged in the Sept. 22 homicide of a 37-year-old mother in Wheaton, is in critical condition in Miami after an apparent suicide attempt, police say. Read the full story at Wheaton Patch. More Than 20 Saved in Water Rescues This Year POTOMAC—Rescue workers have saved 23 people in water rescue calls this year, including a victim swept down…
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Catch up on the news you missed this week including a budget proposal for a larger police force in Gaithersburg, what Potomac looked like 400 million years ago and a Twitter gun threat at Quince Orchard High School. QO Administrators Investigated Twitter Gun Threat Tuesday NORTH POTOMAC - Early Tuesday morning, a student notified the Quince Orchard High School administration of a Twitter post suggesting a student might bring a gun to school. After an investigation, it was determined there was no credible threat, according to a letter sent home to parents by principal Carole Working. Read the full story on North Potomac-Darnestown Patch. Young Heroin Overdose Survivor Warns Peers GERMANTOWN - Lea Edgecomb never regained the ability to walk …
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Catch up on news you missed this week including a shooting in Potomac, a fast food chain-inspired campout in Gaithersburg and an NFL player’s homecoming in Germantown. Police Confirm Shooting On Victory Lane In Potomac POTOMAC — Police believe that Sunday's shooting on Victory Lane in Potomac was not a random event. "Detectives spoke with the victim today and believe that the victim was targeted," Montgomery County police said. Chick-fil-A Turns Kentlands Parking Lot Into Camp Site GAITHERSBURG — Participants came from near and far hoping to claim the grand prize of free Chick-fil-A for a year, 100 raffle winners and their guests camped out at the new Chick-fil-A in Kentlands Market Square's parking lot from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. …
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Catch up on news you may have missed this week including a murder-suicide in Kensington, the one-year anniversary of the Lululemon murder and news on a Germantown family’s struggle to stay in the United States. B-CC Middle School Site Selection Committee Recommends Rock Creek Hills Local Park The committee recommended the local park as the site for the new Bethesda-Chevy Chase cluster middle school slated to open in 2017. Read more on Chevy Chase Patch. Northeast Consortium Superintendent Appointed to New Position The Northeast Consortium's 31 elementary, middle and high schools are once again leader-less after this week's announcement that community superintendent Beth Schiavino-Narvaez will leave her post next month to head the MCPS' …
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With editors stationed across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from many corners of the community. Catch up on headlines you may have missed this week, including news of a new headwear policy at Northwood High School, anti-gay fliers at Wootton and Einstein high schools and gas station thefts in Takoma Park. High School Changes Headwear Policy After Kippah Incident Northwood High School, whose administration required a letter of verification from a rabbi when a student wore a kippah to school at the end of January, has changed its religious headwear policy so that a parent's word is sufficient. Read more on Wheaton Patch. MCPS Superintendent Responds to Anti-Gay Flier Multiple students expressed concern to MCPS Superintendent …
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