Rockville’s sister city in Taiwan donates 10,000 surgical masks

Plus: Off-duty firefighter saves 8-year-old girl in Clopper Lake; Montgomery County police to host food drive

June 8, 2020 12:30 p.m.

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]

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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.

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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]

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Sunny, with a high around 82 and a low around 60

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