Good morning, Rockville.

A study by Age-Friendly Montgomery found nearly one in four Montgomery County residents was 60 or older in 2025 - the senior population is projected to grow nearly four times faster than that of younger groups by 2045, with those aged 80 and above growing the fastest.

Farmers in the Agricultural Reserve celebrated National Farmers’ Day Monday as the county marked nearly 50 years since setting aside 93,000 acres for farming (one third of county land) and shared a video from the Fair Access Committee that explains the Reserve's role in keeping the air clean.

Precigen's Papzimeos drug treats patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis after FDA approval in August 2025 + the Germantown company credits strong local partnerships and thorough NIH trials for growing revenue and planned expansion, with net revenue more than doubling in Q2.

On Monday, Oct. 13, four Montgomery County school board candidates called for enhanced antisemitism training for teachers and staff at a forum hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council at Temple Beth Ami in Rockville.

They urged MCPS to expand community programs + improve bias data tracking.

Dr. Ankit B. Shah, a sports cardiologist from Chevy Chase, is set to lead medical care for USA Swimming’s national team athletes.

Meanwhile, a Germantown fire caused $12M in damage and Wetzel’s Pretzels opened at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

McMillan Pazdan Smith Acquires Maryland’s Smolen Emr Ilkovitch Architects, Expanding Its K-12 Design Practice

By joining MPS, we will be able to expand our impact, service offerings and technical excellence, while remaining the community-based firm that plans and designs places that become the thriving center of our neighborhoods in our home state of Maryland,” says SEI Principal Ran Ilkovitch.