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Also on today's calendar: The Aging Advantage: Your Guide to staying Independent, Informed, and In Control and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. MCPD Crime Summary for May 11 Includes Bus Stop Stabbing, Knife Assault, and Auto Thefts (mocoshow.com) — Montgomery County police reported multiple catalytic converter thefts on streets in the Rockville-area 1st District, along with several other vehicle-related crimes across the county. Officers also responded to two serious knife attacks, including a bus stop stabbing and an assault on parents walking with their family, plus auto thefts and a gas station robbery arrest.
2. Annabelle Jaffe, Beloved Wheaton HS Counselor for 47 Years, Celebrates 104th Birthday (mocoshow.com) — A longtime Montgomery County educator just marked her 104th birthday at home in Rockville, where family gathered to celebrate her decades of service to local students. Annabelle Jaffe spent 47 years counseling at Wheaton High and later subbed at schools including Rockville High, inspiring generations and even endowing a scholarship for future bioscience and medical students.
3. Why young and old men are leaving the labor force at record rates (spokesman.com) — A Rockville resident’s decision to leave his federal job is one of several personal stories illustrating why American men are exiting the labor force at record rates. The piece links local experience to national trends, from early retirements and disability to shifting job opportunities and changing expectations for men’s work and family roles.
4. Pete Kalamoutsos, Glow Founder, on the 5th Project Glow Festival May 30-31 (thenationalherald.com) — A major electronic music promoter who grew up in Rockville is gearing up for the fifth Project Glow Festival in DC on May 30–31. He reflects on how his Rockville upbringing and Greek heritage shaped his path, and teases bigger crowds, upgraded stages, and new interactive art and food options for festivalgoers.
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