Delayed Payment Available on Some City Bills
The continuing federal government shutdown has caused hardship for some Rockville residents who are furloughed, and the city is here to help.
Struggling federal employees and contractors could be eligible for delayed payment, with no penalties, on certain city services, such as summer camp registration, preschool and before and after-school care, water bills and animal registration fees.
Rockville’s 47th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 at Richard Montgomery High School, 250 Richard Montgomery Drive, will include multicultural performances, awards and a keynote speech by Justin Hansford, the executive director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at the Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.
City Hall and all city facilities will be closed for New Year’s Day on Tuesday, Jan. 1. City Hall and some facilities will also be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21.
Recycling and trash will be collected one day later throughout those weeks. Learn more at www.rockvillemd.gov/recycling-trash.
The Mayor and Council meeting originally scheduled for this evening, but postponed due to the weekend’s snow, has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Mayor and Council
Chambers at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave.
The meeting agenda includes:
Find Mayor and Council agendas at www.rockvillemd.gov/AgendaCenter.
Meetings are broadcast live on Rockville 11 and streaming at www.rockvillemd.gov/rockville11 and are available on demand at www.rockvillemd.gov/videoondemand.
Use your mind for better living, find out about lifestyle medicine and play a round of bingo after you learn how to keep your heart healthy, in February at the Rockville Senior Center.
Rockville won a prestigious national award, according to the November 1965 edition of the “City of Rockville Newsletter” — the 1965 Honor Award for outstanding achievement in comprehensive planning, bestowed by the American Institute of Planners. So prestigious, in fact, the newsletter dedicated nearly its entire four pages to planning-related topics.
Rockville’s Mayor and Council presented Good Neighbor Awards on Dec. 3 to (L-to-R): Patrick Bengero, accepting on behalf of his father, Danilo Bengero; Ellen Stein; and Margaret Reiman. (Not pictured is Paul Fitzpatrick, who was unable to attend.) Learn more about these good neighbors and view video of the presentation at www.rockvillemd.gov/AgendaCenter. Learn more about the awards at www.rockvillemd.gov/goodneighbor.
Celebration to Feature Dancers, Vocalists, Martial Artists and More
Celebrate Rockville’s Asian cultures with performances, crafts and cultural displays at the city’s Lunar New Year celebration, from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Richard Montgomery High School, 250 Richard Montgomery Drive.
The city is organizing the celebration in partnership with Rockville’s Asian Pacific American Task Force. Multicultural performances will be from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Confirmed performers include:
The City of Rockville held its annual employee awards ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 6 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. Ten Rockville employees were recognized with 30-year length-of-service awards. Pictured (L-to-R): Lisa Splaine, Recreation and Parks; Randy Maness, Steven Davis and Steve Sokol of Public Works; Maj. Bob Rappoport, Rockville City Police Department; Om Thukral, Information Technology; Kelvin Budd, City Manager’s Office; Jan Golden, Recreation and Parks. Not pictured are Tammy Koniski and Sherri-Lou Hendry, Rockville City Police Department.
Want to do some good deeds in the new year? Rockville has dozens of opportunities available for teens and adults, from snow shoveling to mentoring to stream cleanups.
Whether your passion is helping others or the environment, you can use your free time to lend a hand. Here are some examples:
Adopt a stream: Adopt-A-Stream encourages volunteers to hold stream cleanups along Rockville streams. Even a small group of volunteers can remove large amounts of debris from streams in a short period of time.
Join a board or commission: Consider joining a board, commission or committee to help provide recommendations to the Mayor and Council on issues that matter.
Recreation and parks: Be an inclusion companion for children with differing abilities or help with afterschool programs at one of Rockville’s recreation centers.
Find more Rockville’s volunteer opportunities at www.rockvillemd.gov/volunteer.
