Voter Registration Blitz, Arena Football, Toddler Takes Terrible Fall: The Daily Digest

Elections | City hosts voter registration drive
The City of Rockville's Human Rights Commission will host a one-day voter registration marathon throughout Rockville on Saturday, Sept. 7.

A decorated City van will travel to six locations to provide residents an opportunity to register to vote:

• Thomas Farm Community Center, 700 Fallsgrove Dr., from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
• Intersection of College Parkway and Rutgers Street behind College Gardens Shopping Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Great Wall Supermarket, 700 Hungerford Dr., from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
• Twinbrook Shopping Center, 2210 Viers Mill Rd., from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (near CVS)
• East Montgomery Avenue, 100 block, (sidewalk close to the Regal Theater) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. 

Another voter registration stop is planned for Sept. 18 at Montgomery College. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sports | Arena Football League coming to Montgomery County?
The AFL has sent a “letter of interest” to the developers interested in building an arena near the Shady Grove Metro station. >>> See: Report: Shady Grove Piques Arena Football League’s Interest

Fire and rescue | Toddler falls from window of Rockville building
The 14-month old seriously injured after falling from a second story window in Rockville on Tuesday morning is expected to survive. Read that story here. 

Around town | No more “white whales”?
Creating a neighborhood conservation district is one of the ideas on the table for East Rockville residents trying to curb masnionization. One residence in East Rockville has earned the nickname “The White Whale” due to its size and color. >>> See: No More “White Whales” in East Rockville? 

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