Certified lifeguard? Certified swimming instructor? Not certified but interested in aquatics? Rockville Swim and Fitness Center is hiring!
The center will hold a hiring open house, 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. Positions available include part-time summer lifeguards, slide attendants and teachers for swimming lessons.
New Facility will Accommodate Maintenance and Emergency Operations Services
The City of Rockville on Friday completed the purchase of 6 Taft Court in Rockville, a 64,995-square-foot, three-story building on 2.29 acres of land, where the city will relocate the city’s maintenance and emergency operations from the Gude Drive Maintenance Facility on Rothgeb Drive.
Five Applicants Interviewed Tuesday Evening
The Mayor and Council continued their interviews of candidates for a vacancy on the Rockville council, Tuesday, March 5, selecting three to go forward to a third interview round to be held Wednesday, March 20.
The interviews will be conducted at 7 p.m. in the Mayor and Council chambers of City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave.
The surface parking lot at 198-199 E. Middle Lane, across Helen Heneghan Way from the Cambria Hotel, in Rockville Town Center, has closed. The lot frequently served customers to Regal Row, including Regal Cinemas Rockville 13 and the businesses along East Montgomery Avenue.
The Mayor and Council have selected five finalists in their search for a candidate to fill a vacant seat on the council.
The headline for the “City of Rockville Newsletter” from March 7, 1979, was “Blizzard of ’79 — the Aftermath.” “With few exceptions, outstanding cooperation and community spirit were displayed” during the emergency, according to the article. But there was some confusion about the city’s snow removal procedures that required explanation — hence the article. These days, you can simply turn to Rockville’s website for that information, at www.rockvillemd.gov/winterweather.
Are you in elementary school and Trustworthy, Earnest, Respectful, Responsible, Involved, Fair, Industrious and Caring?
That’s all you need to take part in Rockville’s 2019 TERRIFIC Challenge, which gives free bikes to students in grades 1-5 who fulfill six out of 16 “good deeds,” such as perfect attendance in school for one month, volunteering with a charity, picking up litter in a public place or helping someone who is sick or elderly.
To be eligible, students must have a sponsor to monitor their progress. Successful participants receive a certificate for taking part and are invited to attend the Mayor and Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 6.
Completed forms need to be turned in by Saturday, April 6. (If you previously earned a bike, why not try again and earn one for a younger sibling?) Find details and download a form at www.rockvillemd.gov/terrificbikes. Questions? Call 240-314-8620.
Awardees receive their reconditioned bikes and new helmets at a special event, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Sunday, May 19, hosted by Rockville Bike Hub, where bikes will be fitted and kids will receive a brief safety orientation.
Have a bike to donate? Email rockvillebikehub@gmail.com or visit www.rockvillebikehub.org for more information.
Daylight saving time begins March 10, which is the ideal reminder for homeowners to check their smoke alarms while setting clocks forward.
Your home’s smoke alarms are the best way of notifying you and your family of a fire. State law requires that battery-operated smoke alarms be replaced every 10 years from the date of manufacture. The devices should also be tested at least once a month.
State law also calls for older smoke alarms to be replaced with new, sealed, long-life battery-powered smoke alarms. Hardwired 120-volt electric smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years with new 120-volt smoke alarms with battery backup to ensure proper and timely operation in a fire.
Homeowners with hardwired smoke alarms should not replace their devices with battery-powered alarms. Fire code-compliant smoke alarms can be purchased at most home improvement stores.
For more information visit www.rockvillemd.gov/fire safety or email Timothy Diehl, city fire marshal, at tdiehl@rockvillemd.gov.
Renovations are underway throughout the Rockville Senior Center, including work affecting the front entrance foyer, offices, Carnation Room stage, bathrooms and dining room. Renovations are expected to be completed in June.
The front entrance is closed. Visitors and members should use side or back parking lot entrances.
For more information, call the center at 240-314-8800 or email seniorcenter@rockvillemd.gov.
Rockville is seeking speakers and participants for the city’s 75th annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, May 27, in Town Center.
Rockville and Montgomery County residents who have retired from or currently serve in the United States military are eligible to take part in the ceremony as a featured speaker.
