🌱 Patch AM: How Germantown students can tap Montgomery College’s growing tech and cybersecurity hub

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• How Germantown students can tap Montgomery College’s growing tech and cybersecurity hub

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 46, low: 42.
• Monday: A bit of rain in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Montgomery College Celebrates Computer Science Education Week, Highlighting State-of-the-Art Programs and Workforce Partnerships (thesentinel.com) — Montgomery College is spotlighting its Germantown-based PIC MC campus, where students can study cutting-edge computer science and IT while learning alongside Holy Cross Germantown Hospital and Hughes Network Systems. The college is promoting hands-on cybersecurity, biotech, and engineering pathways tied to the I‑270 tech corridor, and inviting students, families, and employers to connect as Spring 2026 enrollment opens.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• English Conversation Group- In-person
  Germantown Library , 19840 Century Blvd , Germantown
  10:30 am
• Gaithersburg Games
  Panera Bread , 19965 Century Blvd , Germantown
  1:00 pm
• Basketball - Family Drop-In
  Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center , 14625 Bauer Dr , Rockville
  1:50 pm
• Olney Bridge Club - In-person
  Olney Library , 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
  2:30 pm
• Craft & Chill: UpCycled Wreaths
  Gaithersburg Library , 18330 Montgomery Village Ave , Gaithersburg
  3:00 pm
• Live Music Showcase: Jacob Panic
  7 Locks Brewing , 12227 Wilkins Ave , Rockville
  6:00 pm
• Rebirth Christian Center iServe: Feed the Homeless
  640 E Diamond Ave , Gaithersburg
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Sunday LEGO Challenge
  Quince Orchard Library , 15831 Quince Orchard Rd , Gaithersburg
  2:00 pm
• Rockville Bike Party: Holiday Lights Ride
  Trek Bicycle Rockville , 5750 Fishers Ln Ste A , Rockville
  4:30 pm
• Jeff Muller & Friends
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  6:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Fairy Hair at The Family Room
  The Family Room , 6820 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Laytonsville
  11:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Meet Trinity!
  #adopt #foster #dog Located At: Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center Description: I am a spayed female, brindle and white American… (Nextdoor Brandermill)
• LOST CAT ALERT!
  Have you seen this pet? Donkey was lost on December 24, 2025 and was last seen near Montgomery Village, MD If you have information on their… (Nextdoor Courts at Clarksburg)

• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Germantown. Apply here.
• Maryland Staffing posted a job opening for District Support Pharmacist in Clarksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Germantown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery Village

• Police charge two juveniles with car thefts (mymcmedia.org)
• Grants awarded to improve mobility for adults and disabled persons (mymcmedia.org)
• 5 Things to Know Today, Dec. 25, In Montgomery County (mymcmedia.org)

Gaithersburg

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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