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🌱 Patch AM: 3 Teenagers Arrested After Bathroom Robbery At Northwest High School: Police

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What's up Germantown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Gunpoint robbery in Northwest High School bathroom leads to three teen arrests
  • How EchoStar's Germantown layoffs fit into Maryland's bigger jobs picture.

Also on today's calendar: Breakfast at the Peace Pole and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Monday: Cloudy, a shower; cooler, temps: high: 69, low: 60.
  • Tuesday: Occasional rain, with a high of 64 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 Teenagers Arrested After Bathroom Robbery At Northwest High School: Police (patch.com) — Parents and students in Germantown are being alerted after a 15-year-old Northwest High School student was robbed at gunpoint in a school bathroom, leading to three teen arrests. Police say a loaded, unserialized handgun with an extended magazine was recovered nearby, and the suspects, including two older teens charged as adults, are being held while the investigation continues.
   

• Behind the Jobs Numbers: Maryland's Layoff List Keeps Growing in 2026 (mdbaynews.com) — EchoStar's facilities in Germantown and Gaithersburg are among Maryland sites shedding 330 jobs, part of nearly 6,700 positions affected statewide so far this year. The article explains how these layoffs fit into broader state job trends, political messaging about job growth, and Maryland's fiscal challenges, giving Germantown residents context for local cuts in a shifting economy.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Germantown

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Other local events
    Sunday September 20
  • Basketball 18+ Drop-in
    Upper County Community Recreation Center
    6:00 pm
  • Pickleball Drop-in
    Upper County Community Recreation Center
    6:00 pm
    • Monday September 21
  • Basketball - 55+ Drop In
    Germantown Community Recreation Center
    9:00 am
  • Little Ones – Drop-in
    Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
    9:30 am
  • Therapeutic Recreation Drop-in
    Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
    11:00 am
  • Basketball Youth Drop-in (Ages 11-17)
    Upper County Community Recreation Center
    2:30 pm
  • Basketball Family - All Ages - Drop-In
    Germantown Community Recreation Center
    3:30 pm
    • Saturday September 26
  • National Hunting & Fishing Day →
    The Izaak Walton League Rockville Chapter, 18301 Waring Station Rd, Germantown
    1:00 pm
    • Sunday September 27
  • Free Bach Concert: Baltimore Symphony Principal Trumpet & Organ →
    Messiah Lutheran Church, 13901 Clopper Rd, Germantown
    5:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hi 👋!
    Any recommendations for a reasonable priced and dependable landscaping company / person in/near Germantown, MD? I need help cleaning up and cutting… (Nextdoor Eton Square)
  • Hello.
    My elderly cat was diagnosed with diabetes today and the vet is telling me she needs a Free Libra device put on her and insulin shots daily. Has… (Nextdoor Fountain Hills)
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Germantown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery Village

  • Hispanic Heritage month kicks off with Wheaton celebration and sisterhood with a Salvadoran city (mymcmedia.org)
  • Spirit star to celebrate young local soccer standouts (mymcmedia.org)
  • County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council President Natali Fani-González Celebrate Grand Opening of The Chimes, New Housing Development With 163 Affordable Units Near North Bethesda Metro (montgomerycountymd.gov)

Clarksburg

  • Amazing Lash Studio Replacement Signs on in Rockville (mocoshow.com)

Bethesda

  • MoCo Man Buys Historic Bethesda Community Store: Report (patch.com)

Ok Germantown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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