Darnestown News

A 13-year-old Darnestown boy saw his Bar Mitzvah as an opportunity to pay it forward.

No one wants to deal with a broken furnace during the cold, winter months. Hoping to avoid such a problem, Tuckers Air Conditioning and Heating of Montgomery County offers Darnestown residents some tips for maintaining the furnace's flame sensor in their blog .

More than 14,300 people took a plunge into the frosty Chesapeake Bay as a part of the 16th annual Polar Bear Plunge, an event spokesman told The Capital .

There is an 80 percent chance of precipitation and morning showers. By afternoon, the high temperature of 56 degrees should settle in and the sun is expected to be shining through some clouds at 3 p.m. 2. On other Patches: Potomac Patch editor Katie Griffith tries her hand at cooking in a new blog .

The Surrey Saddlery , an equestrian supply store, closed its doors in Potomac in July 2010 and moved to Darnestown, where it opened as the first retail occupant in Darnestown Center on Route 28.