Hogan Finishes Chemotherapy; SWAT Team on the Potomac; Selfies With a Firefighter

News, announcements and other helpful links for Wednesday morning

October 14, 2015 8:24 a.m.

Hogan finishes final round of chemotherapy

Gov. Larry Hogan made the announcement and thanked medical staff on his Facebook page. [Larry Hogan/Facebook]

MCPS bus has small fire, leaves students on side of the Beltway

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The small fire caused no injuries, but did mean a busload of students had to wait on the side of the Beltway near Rockville Pike for a new bus. Some students took advantage of the opportunity to snap selfies with a responding firefighter. [Pete Piringer/Twitter]

Via Pete Piringer/MCFRS

SWAT Team training on the Billy Goat Trail

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Part of the popular trail along the Potomac River will be closed until 3 p.m. for the U.S. Park Police exercise. [Washington Post]

New gig for ‘Loo-cy’

“Loo-cy,” the motorized toilet from Bethesda business owner David Goldberg, is now helping out at the Montgomery County Airpark. [David Goldberg/YouTube]

Transportation, White Flint 2 highlight upcoming White Flint meetings

The Planning Department will host a public meeting tonight on the White Flint 2 Sector Plan and the Department of Transportation will host a public meeting Monday on road and bicycle lane projects, plus the parking garage planned for the Marriott conference center. [Friends of White Flint]

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Silver Spring blogger argues new Jumbotrons are a good thing

Just Up The Pike’s Dan Reed explains why he thinks the new screens recently installed at the former City Place Mall are a good sign for downtown Silver Spring. [Just Up the Pike]

A song for every Metro station

An Alexandria man is creating a song for each of Metro’s 91 stations. [CurbedDC]

A little cooler Wednesday on tap

The high temperature will drop to around 69 degrees with partly sunny skies. [National Weather Service]

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