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In today's newsletter:

• How will Samsung Biologics’ Rockville expansion reshape local biotech jobs?
• Can Montgomery Rockville cool off Mercer’s surprising post-break momentum?

Also on today's calendar: McLean School Open House (Kindergarten-Grade 4) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 42 degrees.
• Wednesday: Decreasing clouds and breezy, temps: high: 58, low: 29.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Biologics manufacturing facility to open in Rockville (thedailyrecord.com) — Samsung Biologics is taking over and expanding GSK’s Rockville manufacturing facility, keeping more than 500 jobs and adding new ones as it boosts biologic drug production capacity. State and county leaders say the Rockville site will strengthen Montgomery County’s role as a global life sciences hub and deepen Maryland’s biotech economy.
   

• Howard Levy's rejuvenated Mercer CC men's basketball ready to resume after holiday break (trentonian.com) — Mercer County College men’s basketball returns from the holiday break on a hot streak and will host Montgomery Rockville on Jan. 10. For Rockville fans, the matchup spotlights Montgomery College Rockville’s strong 8–4 start and offers a good early-year test against a rejuvenated Mercer squad that has turned its season around with improved chemistry and confidence.
   

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Saturday January 10

• McLean School Open House (Kindergarten-Grade 4)
  McLean School-Falls Road Campus (Lower School), 11810 Falls Rd, Potomac
  9:00 am
• First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
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• McLean School Open House (Grades 5-12)
  McLean School-Lochinver Lane Campus (Middle & Upper School), 8224 Lochinver Ln, Potomac
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Monday January 12

• St. Raphael Nursery School Open House — Join Us January 12 at 9:30 a.m.!
  1513 Dunster Rd, Rockville
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Other local events

Monday January 5

• Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Dan Hovey
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  5:30 pm
• Brother Bill Quintet
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  8:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Sally Baby's Silver Dollars
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  8:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• The Grandsons
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  8:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Scotch & Soda Band
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  5:30 pm
• The Hard-Core Troubadours
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  9:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Pressed Flowers Frame
  Hammer & Stain Rockville , 107B Gibbs St , Rockville
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Owners Found.
  He is home safe. Thank you for your help! Found dog on Glen Mill Road by Lloyd Road in Potomac, MD. Harness but no collar. No tags. Does anyone… (Nextdoor Hollinridge)
• Montgomery County Fire and Rescue respond to a kitchen fire on the 5th floor of a high-rise residential building at 205 Lee St in Gaithersburg, with all occupants out and no injuries reported.
  3:28PM on Jan 4: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is dispatched to a building fire at 205 Lee St in Gaithersburg, with all occupants reported out. (Nextdoor )

• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Rockville. Apply here.
• Mondelez International, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Nabisco Merchandiser in Rockville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockville here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Bethesda

• Celebrate 40 Years of ‘Stand By Me' with the Movie's Actors (northernvirginiamag.com)
• Maryland's First Kitchen Social Targets Summer 2026 Opening (mocoshow.com)
• Drafted by Nats 10 years ago, Mervis vies to make hometown team (mlb.com)

Gaithersburg

• $1 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at Maryland Gas Station (mocoshow.com)
• Report: Former Penn State Football Defensive End Jaylen Harvey Transfers To North Carolina (onwardstate.com)

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