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Good morning Rockville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Rockville startups just landed a share of $7.5 million?
  • Rockville community mourns the passing of Eugene Sadick, 93
  • How a Rockville arrest ties into a $207 million cash case

Also on today's calendar: Experience Montessori in Action at Our December Open Houses and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 23 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 46, low: 26.
  • Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 48 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. With these grants, 55 local entrepreneurs get an early holiday gift (thebaltimorebanner.com) — Rockville-based startups are among 55 local companies sharing $7.5 million in Montgomery County grants, boosting life sciences and tech ventures right in your backyard. Firms like AkriVita, EasyScaleCloud, and many others in Rockville will use this early holiday funding to grow jobs, develop new treatments, and expand innovative technologies.
   

2. Eugene Sadick (washingtonjewishweek.com) — Rockville readers are noting the passing of longtime resident Eugene Sadick, a 93-year-old Korean War veteran and devoted family man. His life’s journey spanned Massachusetts, New York, Miami, and the D.C. area, but he ultimately called Rockville home, where his daughter still lives and his legacy of storytelling, genealogy, and kindness continues through his family.
   

3. Zhenli Ye Gon, "Cooperate or Else", Obtains Legal Protection to Learn Details of Detention in the US (beforeitsnews.com) — A high-profile drug and money laundering suspect linked to a massive 2007 cash seizure was once arrested in Rockville before being extradited to Mexico. He has now won a Mexican court order requiring authorities to share detailed records of his U.S. detention and Washington, D.C. case, arguing this information is essential to protect his due process rights.
   

4. Lilly Endowment awards $193.5 million to veterans, Indiana youth camps (philanthropynewsdigest.org) — Rockville readers may be interested that Fisher House Foundation in Rockville is among major beneficiaries of a $193.5 million grant package from Lilly Endowment supporting military and veterans’ organizations. The funding also backs dozens of Indiana youth camps, improving facilities and expanding services for children and families.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Recently adopted pup was lost today.
    Need immediate sighting. Last sighting was all over Glen Echo. Do NOT chase. Call the numbers IMMEDIATELY. (Nextdoor Fallsmead)
  • Montgomery County Fire and Rescue respond to a house fire on Gabel Street with residents reporting power loss and smoke, but no injuries are reported.
    4:02PM on Dec 14: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is dispatched to a house fire on Gabel Street in Silver Spring, with no injuries reported and all… (Nextdoor )
  • Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager- 6065 in Rockville. Apply here.
  • PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Medical Biller (Denial Management) in Rockville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockville here.

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