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  • What finally convinced a judge Catherine Hoggle can stand trial now?
  • What’s really in MCPS’s Transgender Awareness Week lesson for students?

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  • Monday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 31 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Catherine Hoggle cleared to stand trial for alleged murder of her 2 children (fox5dc.com) — A Montgomery County judge has ruled that Catherine Hoggle is now mentally competent to stand trial for the alleged murders of her two young children, who vanished in 2014. For Montgomery Village–area residents who’ve followed this long-running case, the decision means prosecutors can finally move toward a full trial, with a status hearing scheduled in two weeks and new evidence about Hoggle’s mental state emerging from calls and texts.
   

• Transgender Awareness Week lesson causes concern for some Montgomery County parents (wcyb.com) — Montgomery County middle schoolers, including many from Montgomery Village, are at the center of a debate after Westland Middle School showed a Transgender Awareness Week lesson with tips on being nonbinary and coming out. Some parents say the material is inappropriate and conflicts with their beliefs, while MCPS defends it as promoting respect and safety, amid ongoing legal fights over LGBTQ curriculum opt-outs.
   

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  • Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services respond to a building fire at 28 South Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg, caused by an electric box in the basement, with no reported injuries.
    8:04AM on Dec 12: A building fire was reported at 28 South Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with multiple fire and rescue units responding. (Nextdoor )
  • A large brush fire that extended to a house on Mullinix Mill Road in Damascus, Maryland, was reported with all occupants safe and no injuries.
    5:30AM on Dec 12: A working house fire with a brush fire was reported at 26200 Mullinix Rd, involving multiple fire and rescue units. (Nextdoor )
  • Maryland Staffing posted a job opening for Retail Associate in Montgomery Village. Apply here.
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Sanitation in Gaithersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montgomery Village here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gaithersburg

  • Amazon Same-Day Fresh Produce Delivery Hits 2,300+ Cities (thepacker.com)
  • Department of Commerce Announces Transition of Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (nist.gov)
  • Trone Announces Challenge to Delaney (montgomeryperspective.com)

Germantown

  • Zoo Mantality Brings Community, Brotherhood, and Now Live Workout Battles to Montgomery County (mocoshow.com)
  • Taylor Swift, Drake top D.C.'s Spotify Wrapped (cnsmaryland.org)
  • ‘Santa' Gets Police Escort to Deliver Toys to Children at NIH, Spreads Joy Along the Way (mymcmedia.org)

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