Monday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Tuesday: Hot with partial sunshine, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
Wednesday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 97 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• What Was There Before Germantown Town Center? (mocoshow.com) — Standing at Germantown Library or BlackRock Center today, you're on land that was once Native hunting grounds, then 19th‑century farms with names like "Bachelor's Choice" and "Well Paid For." This piece traces how rural fields near Old Germantown and the train station slowly transformed into the busy Town Center after I‑270 and new utilities spurred rapid growth in the 1970s.
• Mother, daughter killed in wrong-way crash on I-270 in Bethesda (wmar2news.com) — A Germantown man has been charged after police say his Ford Mustang was driving the wrong way on I‑270 in Bethesda, causing a head‑on crash that killed a Virginia mother and daughter. The driver, treated at a hospital and then taken to the Montgomery County Detention Center, now faces multiple manslaughter and impaired‑driving charges as investigators continue their work.
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🗞 Nearby News
Montgomery Village
Montgomery County saw lowest price for regular gas at $3.89 in week ending Aug. 22 (mohawkvalleytimes.com)
Preview: Washington Spirit to Close Out Home-Heavy August with Hello Kitty® Day at Audi Field (washingtonspirit.com)
At a Meeting About Public Safety, One County Executive Candidate Showed. The Other Didn't. (mdbaynews.com)
Clarksburg
Maryland's First Two-Level Zara to Open in 2027 Following $6.5 Million Buildout (mocoshow.com)
Daughter and Girlfriend Charged in Murder of Mother to Stand Trial in 2027 (mocoshow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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