Stay home but also stay well with online seminars from the Rockville Senior Center in December. For details, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/recreation. You can register online, call 240-314-8800 or email [email protected] for more information. Sessions are free unless otherwise noted. Blood Pressure Session 4: Stress Reduction. Breathing exercises and meditation can lower
The City of Rockville thanks and salutes its essential workers! Here are just a few of our valuable colleagues who are continuing to deliver services to you.
Rockville will have a new option for traveling one of the city’s busiest corridors with the arrival of a 7-mile, premium, branded, limited-stop bus rapid transit service along Veirs Mill Road. The project, which is in the planning stages, will improve transit travel time and connect a significant number of
Human Rights Day is Thursday, Dec. 10. The day commemorates the United Nations’ adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, 1948. The city’s Human Rights Commission is marking the day with information, at www.rockvillemd.gov/humanrights, to prompt ideas, conversation and action for upholding and respecting human rights.
Applications Accepted Starting Dec. 14 The city’s matching grant program helps neighbors work together to accomplish common goals that support the health, vitality and inclusivity of the place they call home. Community Empowerment Matching Grant applications will be accepted starting Monday, Dec. 14. The application deadline is Friday, Feb. 5.
The City of Rockville’s Procurement Division has been recognized for excellence, receiving the 2020 Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Procurement Institute, Inc. The award is earned by public and nonprofit agencies that demonstrate a commitment to procurement excellence. NPI’s annual program, in its 25th year, recognizes procurement organizations
The pedestrian bridge linking Rockville Town Center and the Rockville Metro Station over Rockville Pike is expected to reopen late next summer following repairs. Metro closed the bridge June 17 due to safety concerns after glass panels in the bridge shattered.
Nearly 50 people attended an open house on Nov. 17 to share their vision for Rockville’s Climate Action Plan. There’s still time for you to share your thoughts on the plan, a Mayor and Council priority initiative, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare the community to adapt to a
The City of Rockville is taking steps to make sure drivers know the right way to make a right turn after stopping at a red light. The city is posting “Right Turn Yield on Red After Stop” signs at 10 intersections within Rockville city limits where red-light cameras help enforce
An environmental study of the state project to widen interstates 270 and 495 between the American Legion Bridge and Frederick with toll lanes is “severely flawed,” the Mayor and Council stated in a letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation.
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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