Rockville City Hall will be closed on Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day, and on Thanksgiving weekend, and other city facilities will be closed or will operate on limited schedules.
Residents and visitors can expect several street closures when the 42nd Annual Rockville 10K/5K races through the King Farm neighborhood on Sunday morning, Nov. 5. The King Farm Village Center area will be closed to traffic until approximately 11 a.m. due to post-race festivities.
Comfort Cases Offer Way to Help Children Facing Challenges Ask civilians to name the tools of the trade for police officers and they’ll likely say handcuffs or a service weapon. They’re less likely to say pajamas, teddy bears or toothpaste.
The City of Rockville will hold a program on white-tailed deer population management methods from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Croydon Creek Nature Center. The presentation and discussion will center on how park jurisdictions have dealt with increased populations of deer since the 1980s. Methods of management will be
Rockville’s Community Planning and Development Services department will be all ears at a listening session, 9 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, Nov. 15. CPDS is hoping to hear from stakeholders and residents, such as landowners, developers, architects, land-use attorneys, civil engineers, citizens and others who have been through the development review process in
Happy Birthday, Town Square — Welcome to Double Digits! While the 10th anniversary is a special milestone in anyone’s life, Town Square’s decade as an iconic downtown gathering space was highlighted even more in October with a jury citation in the Montgomery County Planning Department’s third annual Design Excellence Awards.
100/100 for Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index For the first time, Rockville has scored perfect marks for its commitment to the health, welfare, safety and equality of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2017 Municipal Equality Index scorecard.
Students from two Rockville schools took part in a monthlong challenge in October to encourage kindness and compassion toward each other in an effort to combat bullying. The kindness challenge, sponsored by Rockville’s Community Services Division, asked students from Beall and Meadow Hall elementaries to tick off kind acts, such
A colorful abstract work by local artist and VisArts instructor Emily Eisinger will span the length of Rockville Town Square’s 120-foot ice rink this season.
Rockville recently sent notices to nearly 8,300 city water customers requesting their help in determining and reporting the material used in their drinking water service lines. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent Lead and Copper Rule Revisions require water service
Thanks to D.C.-based artist Rose Jaffe, a vibrant mural now adorns the playground-facing wall of the Lincoln Park Community Center at 357 Frederick Ave. The mural features residents of all ages dancing, playing and moving together, alongside Maryland and Lincoln
Work is continuing on a comprehensive renovation and reconfiguration of the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center’s outdoor recreation pool. Improvements are being made to accessibility, amenities will be modernized, and infrastructure will provide new recreational features and pools for swimmers
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