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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:

  • What crimes hit Rockville-area streets in Thursday's MCPD report?
  • Police identify Rockville woman killed in Bel Pre Road hit-and-run
  • How five Montgomery County teachers reinvented their careers for the classroom

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain most of the time, temps: high: 62, low: 56.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police Report Multiple Auto Thefts and Two Incidents Involving Gunfire In October 1 Crime Summary (mocoshow.com) — Rockville-area residents are included in MCPD's October 1 crime summary, which reports tire and rim thefts on E. Jefferson Street and Congressional Lane plus a vehicle stolen from Fishers Lane in the 1st District. The report also details additional auto thefts, gunfire-related incidents without injuries, and a burglary in other Montgomery County districts, underscoring ongoing property crime concerns across the county.
   

• Hit-and-run victim identified as Rockville woman (thebanner.com) — A 62-year-old Rockville woman, Saijuan Chen, has been identified as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run after being struck by a Jeep Wrangler while crossing Arctic Avenue near Bel Pre Road. Police have located a vehicle and driver but released no arrest details, and they're asking anyone with information to call investigators as they continue piecing together what happened.
   

• From Bethesda Magazine: 5 Montgomery County teachers who started in other fields (bethesdamagazine.com) — Two of the featured career-changer teachers work or live in Rockville, including a cancer-fighting science teacher at Richard Montgomery High School and a biology teacher at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. Alongside educators from Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Gaithersburg, their stories highlight how professionals from law, science, hospitality, and federal service are enriching Montgomery County classrooms with real-world experience and renewed passion for teaching.
   

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  • My wife was stung by a yellow jacket on Saturday and had a severe anaphylactic reaction requiring ambulance transport to the ER.
    Glad to say she survived but any further delay could have been tragic. Just to warn you that yellow jackets are 'in season' and are particularly… (Nextdoor Aspen Hill)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Duo from 'Whose Line is it Anyway' brings improv to Strathmore Sunday (wtop.com)

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  • Remembering Chi-Chi's as Restaurant Chain Makes a Comeback (mocoshow.com)

Potomac

  • MD Native, Prominent ALS Advocate Brooke Eby Dies At 37 (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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