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šŸŒ± Patch AM: 1 Person Hospitalized After Car Collides With MoCo Transit Bus

Make time for Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday on the Rockville Patch calendar

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Good morning Rockville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Driver hospitalized after car and RideOn bus crash near Metro
  • How Rockville riders can best navigate the Red Line shutdown.
  • Did you catch this morning's SpaceX plume over Rockville?

Also on today's calendar: Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 86, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 1 Person Hospitalized After Car Collides With MoCo Transit Bus (patch.com) — A car and RideOn bus collided near the Rockville Metro Station Tuesday morning, leaving one person trapped and later hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash at N. Stonestreet Avenue and Park Road involved no bus passengers, and authorities have not yet explained the cause.
   

2. WMATA Provides Updated Details on Red Line Closure Through September 6 (mocoshow.com) — Rockville commuters face ongoing Red Line shutdowns between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights through September 6, with free shuttles and new bus lanes on Rockville Pike helping bridge the gap. Riders can also get half-price MARC fares from Rockville station, use special Ride On shuttles, and tap free parking options while Metro upgrades tracks and Bethesda's future Purple Line connection.
   

3. DID YOU SEE IT? SpaceX rocket launch lights up skies across the DMV (wjla.com) — Early this morning, Rockville residents could spot a bright SpaceX Falcon 9 plume streaking across the sky as it carried 29 Starlink satellites from Florida into orbit. Viewers around Montgomery County and the wider DMV shared photos and videos of the unusual dawn display, which became visible thanks to ideal timing and weather conditions along the East Coast.
   

4. Autism Therapy's Latest Labor Challenge — Unionization (bhbusiness.com) — Rockville's Verbal Beginnings autism therapy clinic has RBTs on strike after unionizing, highlighting local concerns over pay, safety equipment, and scheduling. Their walkout, underway since July 20, is being closely watched nationwide as one of the first union efforts among autism therapy staff and could influence how similar clinics operate and treat workers.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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