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In today's newsletter:

  • See why Gaithersburg renamed Griffith Park Pavilion for Henry Marraffa
  • How would a new Discount Tire change the 355 corridor?
  • Vacant Lindberg Drive industrial site lands a new local owner-user

Also on today's calendar: Frederick Ski Swap and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 72, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Rain, with a high of 66 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gaithersburg Dedicates Pavilion in Honor of Former Council Member Henry F. Marraffa Jr. (mocoshow.com) — Gaithersburg has renamed the Griffith Park Pavilion to honor longtime council member Henry F. Marraffa Jr., recognizing more than two decades of service to the city. Local leaders, family, and residents gathered October 6 to celebrate his legacy of economic development, historic preservation, and community-focused leadership that helped shape neighborhoods like Kentlands, Lakelands, Parklands, and Crown.
   

2. Discount Tire Seeks Approval for First Maryland Location (mocoshow.com) — Discount Tire is planning its first Maryland store right in Gaithersburg, proposing a new 7,020-square-foot shop off North Frederick Avenue across from Costco. Plans are under review, and residents can already send comments to City Hall by mail or email as officials consider how this new tire retailer would fit alongside nearby Sheetz and Chick-fil-A.
   

3. Finmarc Sells $10.2M Two-Building Industrial Property in Gaithersburg, Maryland (cremarketbeat.com) — An industrial complex on Lindberg Drive in the Gaithersburg area has sold for $10.2 million and will soon be occupied by Rockville-based National Technology Integrators. The fully vacant, two-building site will become a single-user facility, bringing new design-build operations and equipment staging to the local industrial submarket and potentially adding jobs and activity near existing warehouse and flex properties.
   

4. NIST Joins White House Effort to Drive 'A New Golden Age of Science' (nist.gov) — NIST, based in Gaithersburg, is throwing its weight behind a new White House push to spark a "Golden Age of Science," promising better data, standards, and test beds to speed high‑tech innovation. For Gaithersburg residents, it's a reminder that major national work on advanced manufacturing, AI-driven discovery, and critical technologies is happening right in town, potentially supporting local jobs and partnerships.
   

5. AstraZeneca Opens New $1-Bn US R&D Center (dcatvci.org) — AstraZeneca's massive US expansion includes a new clinical-scale manufacturing facility planned for Gaithersburg, expected to be fully operational by 2029. While the company's flagship R&D center is opening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gaithersburg is part of a broader Maryland manufacturing build-out that could bolster local biotech jobs and reinforce the region's role in cell and gene therapy production.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • If you will, a quick shout out to the Darnestown Safeway once again!
    They've now hired four Afghan immigrants associated with our inter-faith New Neighbors Initiative! Safeway has always been a GREAT corporate citizen… (Nextdoor Kentlands)
  • Dear neighbors, I need some help
    Unscrewing legs of a table using Allen wrench. My shoulders and wrist have lot of pain and have vertigo so I am not able to. Thank you all!! (Nextdoor RIO and Crown)
  • SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler I in Gaithersburg. Apply here.
  • Kisco Senior Living, LLC posted a job opening for Laundry Aide (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM ) in Gaithersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gaithersburg here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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