For nearly a half century, Rockville’s Holiday Drive has sponsored outreach that brings the community together to provide food baskets, gift certificates and toys to needy Rockville families throughout the Thanksgiving and December holidays.
The city’s safety and risk, public works, and recreation and parks teams held a ceremony Aug. 9 recognizing Rockville employees for their contributions to promoting safety in city operations.
Montgomery County will launch a program in October to offer incentives for residents to electrify their homes. Electrification involves replacing fossil fuel-powered equipment with electric. Household gas stoves, water heaters, furnaces, or dryers can be switched for cleaner, more efficient, climate-friendly electric appliances or heat pumps. Take the Electrify Everything
Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton will discuss the state of the City of Rockville, 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in an event hosted by the Greater Rockville Chamber of Commerce at Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Drive. Chamber public policy chair Brian Barkley will ask questions. Questions may be submitted ahead of
Bryan Barnett-Woods, a principal transportation planner with the City of Rockville, has been named the Roland B. Sweitzer Municipal Employee of the Year for the state of Maryland. Barnett-Woods, who serves as the city’s Vision Zero coordinator and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation coordinator, was honored by the Maryland City
Jenny R. Snapp, deputy director of Community Planning and Development Services, joined the City of Rockville in January and has lived in the Fallsgrove neighborhood since February. We asked her a few questions to get to know her better and learn more about her new role. What does your position
Along with a list of candidates vying for an expanded number of council seats and a mayor, four advisory referendum questions will also be on the Nov. 7 Mayor and Council election ballot.
Barack Matite Named Acting City Manager Rockville, Maryland, Aug. 18 – Rob DiSpirito has resigned as Rockville’s city manager. DiSpirito submitted his resignation to the Mayor and Council on Thursday, Aug. 17. It became effective at 5 p.m. that day. The Mayor and Council accepted his resignation and appointed Deputy
A city program that seeks to stop commercial facilities from polluting storm drains and streams recently took high honors in the Chesapeake Stormwater Network’s Best Urban BMP in the Bay Awards.
Representatives from Montgomery County will deliver an update on the Seven Locks Justice Complex during the Monday, April 29 meeting of Rockville’s Mayor and Council. The complex is proposed for the 25.8-acres county-owned detention facility site at 1451 Seven Locks Road. The Mayor and Council meet
Rockville is taking steps to meet the growing demand for electric vehicle chargers with the launch of new EV charging stations at locations across the city. Pepco officials joined members of Rockville’s Mayor and Council and city staff April 15
Make Memorial Day Weekend Great at RedGate with the City’s Annual Music Fest Everclear, the alternative rock band whose career spans four decades and many memorable hits, will headline the City of Rockville’s Hometown Holidays Music Fest on Memorial Day
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