Good morning, Gaithersburg.

The Kentlands Bar Crawl raised $2,016 for For 3 Sisters on Saturday, Oct.

3 in Kentlands as 175 people joined to support local breast cancer services (the event has generated about $9,200 over four years) and organizers will host another crawl in spring.

Rockville-based Capital Bancorp agreed on Sept.

30 to merge with Peoples Bancorp in an all-stock deal valued at $728 million, which will boost Peoples' presence in Washington and Baltimore. The merger is set to close in the first half of next year pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Several new businesses are set to open in Kentlands soon.

Arepa King will serve arepas at 109A Market Street and Catlands will offer a cat lounge at 375 Main St - also, Compari Trattoria, Gina’s Cucina Siciliana, Maman, Sweathouz, VEG ER for Pets and a drive-thru space by Saul Centers.

Niche unveiled its 2027 rankings that placed 28 Montgomery County Public Schools among Maryland’s top 50 elementary schools with five ranked in the top 10.

All listed schools earned an A grade.

Actor Kevin Saunders, a Montgomery County native who grew up in Gaithersburg, is facing leukemia again as he begins chemotherapy today, and his family has launched a GoFundMe to help cover treatment and living expenses while planning a bone marrow transplant.