Halloween Hits Rockville
October 1, 2024
Rockville’s candy bowl is filled to the brim with events for all ages. Register at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration for events with a course number.
Day: October 1, 2024
2024 Rockville Holiday Drive is Officially Underway
October 1, 2024
For Close to 50 Years, Drive Has Encouraged Heartfelt Giving For nearly a half-century, through the Holiday Drive, the city has sponsored outreach that brings the community together each year to provide food baskets, gift certificates and toys to needy Rockville families throughout the Thanksgiving and December holidays. Here are
New Grant Program Will Open Soon for Applications
October 1, 2024
This article has been updated to reflect a new date for the grant application deadline. The deadline was extended after the October issue of “Rockville Reports” went to press and is different than what appears in the print edition. Applications will open soon for a new grant for local organizations
Rockville Honored for a 34th Time for Its Budget Presentation
October 1, 2024
The city’s Department of Finance in September earned the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for Rockville’s FY 2025 Adopted Budget. This is the 34th time the city has received the award. It includes special recognition in three categories: Budget Process, Capital Program and Financial Policies. “While we
City Police Invite Community for Coffee and Conversation
October 1, 2024
Get to know the men and women who protect and serve our city. The Rockville City Police Department invites community members for National Coffee with a Cop Day from 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Starbucks, 39 Maryland Ave., in Rockville Town Square. RCPD officers will be on hand for
F. Scott Theater to Close for Upgrades to Accessibility, Sound
October 1, 2024
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and its social hall will close for nine months in late December for renovations that will improve accessibility and sound. The venue will close Tuesday, Dec. 17 and reopen Sept. 1, 2025. The primary focus of the renovations is to improve safety and compliance with
Driving Safety, Finances and Tax Tips: This Month at the Senior Center
October 1, 2024
Stay healthy, informed and entertained with seminars and events from the Rockville Senior Center in October. Register with the course number at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration. Learn about 60-plus programs, courses, activities and services at www.rockvillemd.gov/seniorcenter or by calling 240-314-8800. See the “Adults 60+” recreation guide at www.rockvillemd.gov/life for more information.
Ready for Fall, Rockville Completes Several Park Projects
October 1, 2024
Six accessible parking spaces have been renovated at Dogwood Park. The spaces at the 44-acre multiuse park, at 800 Monroe St., along with accessible routes to the playground, basketball courts and picnic pavilion, were adjusted. The Promenade Park elevator near the Monroe Street and East Montgomery Avenue intersection has been
More Trees? Wish Granted, Thanks to the Chesapeake Bay Trust
October 1, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded the city a grant of $181,720 to plant more than 950 trees in the southern section of RedGate Park and Arboretum. This is the second year in a row Rockville has received funding to help with reforestation efforts at RedGate. In spring, nearly 1,500 trees
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West to Be Sworn In as Rockville Police Chief
June 20, 2025
Jason L. West will be officially sworn in as Rockville’s police chief on Monday, June 30 during a ceremony at City Hall. The ceremony will be held from 5-7 p.m. in the Mayor and Council chamber. It will be broadcast
Jason West Named Rockville Police Chief
June 4, 2025
Jason West will be Rockville’s next police chief, effective immediately, City Manager Jeff Mihelich announced June 4. West is a 25-year police veteran. He has been with the Rockville City Police Department for eight years, serving as acting chief since
Rescheduled: Equipment Show to Highlight the ‘People, Purpose, Presence’ of Public Works
June 2, 2025
The City of Rockville has rescheduled its annual Equipment Show, which was postponed by rain. The show offers the opportunity to climb into the operator’s seat of some of the big trucks used by the city’s Department of Public Works.
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