Rockville’s sister city in Taiwan donates 10,000 surgical masks
Yilan City, Rockville’s Taiwanese sister city, donated 10,000 surgical face masks Friday to help Rockville combat COVID-19.
The masks were donated by TECRO, an office tasked with developing relationships between Taiwan and the U.S., which oversees 11 offices nationwide. [Montgomery Community Media]
Off-duty firefighter saves 8-year-old girl in Clopper Lake
An off-duty Takoma Park Firefighter said a hike with his wife turned into a rescue mission when he saw a little girl drowning.
John Peppel, a Takoma Park fire captain, said he and his wife noticed something troubling in Clopper Lake on Thursday. [WJLA]
Montgomery County police to host food drive
The Montgomery County Police Department is hosting a food drive — called “No Empty Plates For People and Their Pets” — on June 11.
The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the curbside dropoff site, 100 Edison Park Drive in Gaithersburg. People can stay inside their car while a volunteer picks up their items. [Montgomery Community Media]
Today’s weather
Sunny, with a high around 82 and a low around 60
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