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🌱 Patch AM: How a Kensington native helped topple a top-10 UConn team
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Kensington native helped topple a top-10 UConn team
Also on today's calendar: First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!) and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Kensingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Kensingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Rain, becoming heavy, with a high of 48 and low of 39 degrees.
- Sunday: Some sun, then clouds; breezy, temps: high: 46, low: 28.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 46 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• River Hawks Take Down No. 10/11 UConn, 5-3, On The Road Friday Night (goriverhawks.com) — A UMass Lowell hockey player listed as hailing from Kensington helped the River Hawks notch a 5–3 upset win over nationally ranked UConn on the road. The game recap highlights his two-assist performance, strong team defense, and key late-game plays that preserved the victory and set up the home rematch the following night. 
📸 Around Kensington
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kensington
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★ Featured events ★
- First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
Virtual/Online,
10:00 am - Just Stalking Resources' Annual Awareness Month Soirée
Trinity Lutheran Church, 11200 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
5:00 pm
Saturday January 10
Saturday January 31
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Other local events
- DOG and CAT Adoption Event at PetSmart in Rockville
PetSmart , 5154 Nicholson Ln , Kensington
12:00 pm - Words out Loud Poetry Reading
Modena Reserve Kensington , 10540 Metropolitan Ave , Kensington
4:00 pm - Family Storytime at Noyes
Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
9:30 am - Talent Show
Sligo Middle School
7:15 pm - JCA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
Zoom
10:00 am - Family Storytime at Noyes
Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
11:00 am - Oil Painting
The Compass Atelier , 10335 Kensington Pkwy , Kensington
5:30 pm
Sunday January 11
Tuesday January 13
Thursday January 15
Tuesday January 20
Saturday January 31
Monday February 2
📣 Kensington Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Winter Weeds and Wildflowers
Woodend Sanctuary & Mansion , 8940 Jones Mill Rd , Chevy Chase
10:00 am - Read to a Dog
Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
10:30 am - English Conversation Group - Saturdays -In person
Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
10:30 am - DOG Adoption Event at PetSmart in Bethesda
PetSmart , 6800 Wisconsin Ave , Bethesda
12:00 pm - Emma G performs
Friendship Heights Village Community Center , 4433 S Park Ave , Chevy Chase
12:00 pm
Saturday January 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) will host a second public informational workshop, 5 - 7 p.
m. Tuesday, January 13, to provide additional information and gather more community input on proposals to improve pedestrian access and safety along… (Nextdoor ) - A crash that closed southbound I-270 near Montrose Road in Montgomery County has been cleared, and all lanes are now open.
6:35AM on Jan 9: Crash closes southbound I-270 near Montrose Road in Montgomery County. (Nextdoor )
- ABM posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Kensington. Apply here.
- Bams Landscaping posted a job opening for Landscape Maintenance Team Leader I in Kensington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kensington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wheaton
- How Maryland teen filmmakers are preserving history beyond textbooks (wusa9.com)
- 7 things to do in Montgomery County to make good on your resolutions (thebanner.com)
- Metro Installing Modernized Bus Shelters Across Multiple Stations (mocoshow.com)
Chevy Chase
- MSP Leonardtown Press Release 1/8/2026 (einpresswire.com)
- Wonder opens 10th DC-area location as traditional food halls falter (wtop.com)
- Winning Lottery Ticket Turns Montgomery County Duo Into Millionaires (mocoshow.com)
Silver Spring
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