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City eases standards on development Rockville aligns with county on school enrollment thresholds n
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RYAN MARSHALL STAFF WRITER
On a split vote, Rockville officials decided Monday night to use the same standards as Montgomery County when determining how its growing school enrollment affects proposed new housing and other development projects. The vote is the latest chapter in the monthslong controversy in which two public hearings on the issue
drew testimony from 93 people, with even more weighing in during public comment periods at mayor and council meetings, and through email and other means. Under the new standards, development in an area would be cut off when local schools hit 120 percent of their programmed capacity, rather than the former standard of 110 percent. Capacity will also be determined over all of the schools in a given high school cluster, rather than by individual school, as was formerly done. The new standards mean it might be easier for developers to win approval for their projects. Monday’s 3-2 vote was the culmination of a process that began in November, when Councilman Tom
Moore proposed changing the standards. The idea had also been discussed under previous mayors and councils. Moore and Councilwomen Virginia Onley and Julie Palakovich Carr voted for the change, with Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton and Councilwoman Beryl Feinberg opposed. Moore had withdrawn a motion to change the standards in February before a vote was taken. Moore said Tuesday that it was a relief to have the issue over and done with. While he’s hoping to see an increase in business DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE
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Quartermaine Coffee’s head roaster, Calvin Dove, at work in the Rockville roasting facility.
Roaster keeps business brewing Coffee company serves beans roasted in Rockville, brewed in Bethesda n
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RYAN MARSHALL STAFF WRITER
Breslin, Ron Chazin, Ignacio Diaz, Daniel Zimmerman. Meritorious Service Citation: Susan Gardner, James Gillin, Roberto Morejon, James Ray. On June 6, 2014, Gardner was in her office at Shapiro and Duncan in Rockville when she saw Jeffrey Alvarez being assaulted in the parking lot. Breslin, Chazin, Diaz and Zimmerman followed the attacker through woods and onto a golf
Plenty of people start off their day with a cup or two of coffee, but for Carolyn Weinberg and Calvin Dove their whole day revolves around the brew. Weinberg is the CEO and Dove the head roaster for Quartermaine Coffee Roasters, which has two stores in Bethesda and a roasting facility on Wyaconda Road in Rockville. As you pull into the parking lot of the low, squat building in the industrial park that holds the roasting plant, the rich smell of roasting coffee wafts through the air. Inside, the temperature rises as Dove keeps an eye on a batch of French roast in the company’s roaster. A batch of French roast will reach more than 400 degrees, Weinberg said. Each type of roast requires a different time and heat process to create a different flavor, body and acidity that affect its taste, said Dove, who’s been roasting with Quartermaine for about 15 years. Roasters have to carefully gauge the time for each batch, Weinberg said. Too long and the beans are too dark. After they’re roasted, the beans are dumped out into a large, circular cooling tray, where they’re brought from piping hot to room temperature in a matter of minutes. Quartermaine was started by Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker and Zev Seigel, who founded the Starbucks chain in the 1970s.
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You did it (Above) Sheiku Koroma is congratulated by Principal William Gregory as the audience gives Koroma a standing ovation during Sherwood High School’s 106th graduation exercises Monday at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. About 475 students graduated. The commencement speaker was author Mary Amato. (Right) Seniors Patrick Knowles (left), Matthew Koehler and Austin Kong (waving) look for family and friends before the start of Friday’s graduation exercises. PHOTOS BY DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE
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Police: Rockville-area man fatally stabbed neighbors, stole watches
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VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER
The next-door neighbor accused of stabbing a Rockville-area couple to death on Mother’s Day was held without bail Monday after police brought him back from
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Juneau, Alaska, to face murder charges. Scott Tomaszewski, 31, who lives with his parents on Ridge Drive, is accused of killing Richard and Julianne Vilardo and stealing three watches and other items from their house in the early-morning hours of May 10, according to police charging documents. Richard Vilardo was stabbed 42 times, The Washington Post reported, while
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RYAN MARSHALL STAFF WRITER
Dozens of Rockville workers, residents and first responders will be recognized at the city’s Public Safety Awards on Wednesday. The city will honor the following for their service: • Citation for Bravery: Thomas
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