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🌱 Patch AM: How neighbors are helping a Kensington family after losing everything
Coming up: Family Storytime at Noyes on the Kensington Patch calendar
Hello Kensington! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How neighbors are helping a Kensington family after losing everything
- Which Kensington startups just landed a share of $7.5 million?
Also on today's calendar: Bone Builders Exercise Class for 55+ Tues & Thurs and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Kensingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Kensington? Post it to Kensington photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Kensingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 28 degrees.
- Thursday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 47, low: 42.
- Friday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 51 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kensington Family Loses Everything Days Before Christmas In Devastating House Fire (dailyvoice.com) — A Kensington-area family lost their home and all belongings in a devastating house fire on Beaver Terrace, though the mother, her 3-year-old son, and their dog escaped safely. Neighbors have launched a GoFundMe to help them rebuild, and donations are already coming in as the community rallies just days before Christmas. 
• With these grants, 55 local entrepreneurs get an early holiday gift (thebaltimorebanner.com) — Two Kensington-based companies, Neuroene Therapeutics and Whoosh HPC Lab, just secured county innovation grants, bringing fresh funding and visibility to local entrepreneurs. They’re among 55 early-stage firms across Montgomery County sharing $7.5 million aimed at growing small, innovative businesses and supporting underrepresented founders in fields from life sciences to advanced technology.
📸 Around Kensington
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kensington
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★ Featured events ★
- Family Storytime at Noyes
Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington), 10237 Carroll Pl, Kensington
10:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Bone Builders Exercise Class for 55+ Tues & Thurs
Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
12:30 pm - BabyCat Pub Run
BabyCat Brewery , 10241 Kensington Pkwy , Kensington
6:30 pm - WInter Instrumental Music Concert
Albert Einstein High School Kensington, MD 20895
7:00 pm - Painting From Photos
Compass Art Center , 10335 Kensington Pkwy , Kensington
10:00 am - The British Players Present: Robin Hood
Kensington Town Office , 3710 Mitchell St , Kensington
8:00 pm - Read to a Dog - In-person
Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
10:30 am - Family Storytime at Noyes
Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
11:00 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
📣 Kensington Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Storytime - In-person
Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
10:30 am - Baby Storytime at Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
10:30 am - Chevy Chase Writing Space
Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
12:00 pm - Volunteer in the food forest
Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus , 7600 Takoma Ave #4141 , Takoma Park
1:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A vehicle fire with reported entrapment was reported at IAO Beach Drive and Grosvener Lane, but it was later confirmed that no one was trapped and one patient was being evaluated.
5:47PM on Dec 15: A vehicle fire with reported entrapment is reported at IAO Beach Drive and Grosvenor Lane. (Nextdoor )
- PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Kensington. Apply here.
- Bartley Corp posted a job opening for Accounting - Accounts Payable Specialist in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kensington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wheaton
- Wheaton Safeway Operating as Normal After 300K Gallon Water Leak (mymcmedia.org)
Chevy Chase
- CityVet Opens Its First MD Location In MoCo (patch.com)
- Forbright Bank Announces Results of 2025 Savings Survey (apnews.com)
Silver Spring
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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