An Update From Patch

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This evening and part of Saturday, Patch will be undergoing site maintenance that will increase the speed at which pages load and allow us to make future improvements to the site more rapidly.

This is a first step toward reintroducing popular Patch features such as local calendars and discussion areas.You can still read Patch while the maintenance is under way, but Patch editors won’t be able to post new stories until Saturday evening.

We will be posting vital breaking news in the meantime on the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch Facebook page. (To stay in the loop there, be sure to like the page so the latest updates show up in your news feed.)

Thanks for supporting Patch, and thanks for your patience. We’ll let you know when the site is updated. In the meantime, we’ve pulled together some of the top stories from the past few weeks from Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch.

• Elderly Woman Abused, Family Says Missing Kids Sighted, School Leader Paul Vance Dies
• Movie Theater Bomber, Peek Inside $6.9M House, Trail Rapist + Latest Restaurant Inspections
• Arrest in Bank Bomb Threat, Take Kids to Park Day, 46 Local Jobs + Restaurant Inspections