Good day Germantown! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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Also on today's calendar: Connecting the Community and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Montgomery County GreenFest Scheduled For This Weekend (patch.com) — Germantown residents can head to BlackRock Center for the Arts this Saturday for Montgomery County’s largest environmental festival, GreenFest. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with more than 100 vendors, hands-on activities, electric vehicle information, and battery recycling, all tied to a theme of legacy and collective environmental action.
2. Germantown Teen Charged as Adult in November Shooting That Struck Multiple Homes (wfmd.com) — A Germantown teen has been charged as an adult in connection with a November 27 shooting on Staffordshire Drive that sent bullets into four homes, including a child’s bedroom. No one was hurt, but prosecutors have filed multiple attempted murder and firearms charges as the case proceeds in Montgomery County.
3. DHS fires back at wife of detained Virginia Tech PhD student, calls conditions claims 'categorically false' (wusa9.com) — A Germantown family is at the center of a high‑stakes immigration dispute as DHS forcefully rejects the wife’s description of conditions in detention for her husband, a Virginia Tech PhD student. The agency stands by its allegation that he misrepresented past ties to an Iranian organization but is refusing to release supporting evidence, leaving his future in the U.S. and his family’s stability in Germantown uncertain.
4. NFL Draft 2026: Comprehensive DC-area prospects list (dcnewsnow.com) — A Germantown native, offensive lineman Bowry is among several DC-area prospects expected to hear their names in this year’s NFL Draft, highlighting local talent on a national stage. The piece runs through DMV players’ college careers, projected draft rounds, and how they might fit into NFL rosters.
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