Event

Join Us for StoryBox Comics Fair, a two-day festival celebrating local and independent comics authors!

Day 1 – Saturday, June 27th, 11-5pm @ DwightMess compound (805 Silver Spring Ave): Events are open to the public, admission is FREE. Featuring Special Guest Artists, gallery exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, a modeling session (suggested donation) and exhibitors, you can dig in to indie comics and also tour the compound, which features an extensive comics collection, a rare video collection, Risograph and screenprinting studios.


MCFRS

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews have entered a third day of searching for Nazir Bell, a 20-year-old Germantown resident and Towson University student who disappeared while swimming in the Potomac River near Great Falls.  Bell became separated from a group while in the water Sunday evening and did not resurface. (more…)


Health

The Maryland Department of Health has expanded its consumer advisory for Clover Hill Dairy and is urging consumers, retailers and restaurants not to eat, sell or serve any cheese products made by the Mechanicsville-based company due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

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MoCo Government

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis has issued a localized public health advisory for portions of the Muddy Branch watershed and nearby stormwater ponds in North Potomac after elevated levels of PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” were detected in water samples near Great Seneca Highway and Key West Avenue.

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Bethesda

Metro and Maryland transportation officials gathered today to highlight temporary dedicated bus-only lanes that will be installed along MD 355 (Rockville Pike/Wisconsin Avenue) to help riders navigate a major summer Red Line shutdown in Montgomery County.

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