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🌱 Patch AM: MoCo Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Fatal 2025 Park Shooting
And on the Germantown Patch calendar - Frederick Ski Swap
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In today's newsletter:
- Germantown man gets 25-year sentence for deadly park shooting
- Recognize this Germantown burglary suspect from a Ring camera video?
- How the new MARC line could change Germantown commutes.
Also on today's calendar: Frederick Ski Swap and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
- Saturday: High clouds and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. MoCo Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Fatal 2025 Park Shooting (patch.com) — Residents of Germantown are learning that a 40-year-old local man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2025 shooting death of Kendall Butler Jr. near Germantown Square Urban Park on Middlebrook Road. Prosecutors say he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and using a firearm in a violent crime, and he will also face five years of supervised probation after his release. 
2. Police seek public's help in identifying burglary suspect caught on doorbell cam (mymcmedia.org) — Montgomery County police are asking Germantown residents to help identify a burglary suspect caught on a Ring doorbell camera at a home near the 12900 block of Climbing Ivy Drive. No one was hurt, but property was stolen, and detectives say anonymous tips to Crime Solvers could earn a reward of up to $10,000.
3. New MARC train service offers Brunswick-Baltimore connection for UMD commuters (dbknews.com) — A new MARC train service now links Frederick County and Baltimore through stops including Germantown, giving local commuters another option to reach College Park and downtown Baltimore without driving. University of Maryland students say the line could ease traffic headaches and offer a more relaxing, affordable way to get to campus.
4. 8 BioHealth Capital Region Companies Named Among TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2026 (biobuzz.io) — A Germantown-based company, Senseonics, has been named one of TIME's top HealthTech firms worldwide for its long-term implantable glucose monitoring system. It's one of eight BioHealth Capital Region companies honored, underscoring how much cutting-edge medical technology is being developed right in and around Germantown.
📸 Around Germantown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Germantown
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★ Featured events ★
- Frederick Ski Swap →
Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick
9:00 am - Rt. 97 Vintage Market ~ Tails & Treasures Cat & Kitten Adoption Event →
16650 Georgia Ave, Olney
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Badminton – 18+ Drop-in
Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
6:30 pm - Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival →
Butler's Orchard, Germantown - Ping Pong 55+ - Drop - In
Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
9:00 am - Pickleball - +55 Drop In
Germantown Community Recreation Center
10:00 am - Little Ones - Drop In
Germantown Community Recreation Center
10:30 am - Pickleball – 55+ Drop-in
Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
10:45 am - Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival →
Butler's Orchard, Germantown - Germantown October Fest 2026 →
Germantown MD - Germantown October Fest →
Germantown Town Center, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown
11:00 am - BOOs & Brews Halloween Fundraiser →
The Comus Inn, 23900 Old Hundred Rd, Dickerson
4:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 18
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💬 Chatter
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Ok Germantown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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