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Losing Weight, Loneliness and Driving: This Month at the Senior Center

March 29, 2022

Stay home and stay healthy with free online seminars from the Rockville Senior Center in April. Register with the course number at www.rockvilled.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. Activities are

City Pays Police to Protect, Serve — and Converse in Multiple Languages

March 29, 2022

¿Hablas español? Rockville city police employees who speak multiple languages can now earn extra pay under a new city program that pays a stipend to multilingual members of city law enforcement. Under the program, Rockville City Police Department employees who interact with the public are eligible for a stipend totaling

RHE Opens Wait List for Public Housing Program

February 28, 2022

Rockville Housing Enterprises will open its public-housing program and project-based voucher unit wait list in March for one, two, three and four bedroom units. Applicants can sign up online-only for the wait list, which will be available from 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 16 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 18, at

County to Provide Free, Virtual Tax Preparation Appointments through VITA

February 28, 2022

Montgomery County is hosting free, virtual tax preparation sessions throughout tax season for low- to moderate-income families that earned $58,000 or less in 2021. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which is run by the Montgomery County Community Action Agency, provides IRS-certified volunteers from nonprofit and public agencies who can

Register Now for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Training

February 28, 2022

The city’s Human Rights Commission presents its annual IDEA Leadership Workshop for students from 10 a.m-2 p.m. Saturday, April 23.   The IDEA — which stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access — Leadership Workshop is open to students living in and/or attending Rockville-area high schools or Montgomery College, Rockville Campus. The

Rewarding Neighborliness with a Good Neighbor Awards Nomination

January 31, 2022

Rockville prides itself on being a community of good neighbors — we need your help to find them. The city is seeking nominations, through 5 p.m. Friday Feb. 25, for its Good Neighbor Awards. The program recognizes community members who are unselfishly giving back and improving quality of life in

Rockville’s Generosity on Display During 2021 Holiday Drive

January 31, 2022

A total 260 individuals and organizations around Rockville delivered a brighter Thanksgiving and Christmas for those in need through the 2021 Holiday Drive. The Mayor and Council will recognize donors to the 2021 Holiday Drive at their Monday, Feb. 28 meeting. Sixteen organizations and individuals will be recognized with plaques

Prescription Drug Drop Box Debuts at Rockville City Police Station

January 31, 2022

Box is Available 24/7, Permanently Located in the Station’s Front Lobby Residents can now safely dispose of unused, unwanted or expired medication, with no questions asked, in a new prescription drug drop box in the front lobby of the Rockville City Police Station, 2 W. Montgomery Ave. Resembling a mailbox,

Rockville to Distribute Free Rapid At-Home Test Kits Friday in Lincoln Park

January 21, 2022

UPDATE, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21: The City of Rockville’s distribution of free, rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church for Friday, Jan. 21 has ended for the day. ORIGINAL POST, 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21: The City of Rockville will distribute a limited number of free, rapid at-home COVID-19

Free, Reconditioned Bikes for TERRIFIC Kids

December 29, 2021

Rockville has outstanding kids, and every T-E-R-R-I-F-I-C kid needs a bike. How do you prove you’re TERRIFIC? Show us you’re Trustworthy, Earnest, Respectful, Responsible, Involved, Fair, Industrious and Caring! The TERRIFIC challenge gives free bikes to Rockville residents in grades 1-5 who fulfill six good deeds, such as volunteering with

Rockville’s Generosity Lights Up Holidays for Community’s Most in Need

January 27, 2023

Rockville’s community warmth and holiday spirit were on display during the 2022 Holiday Drive, with 223 donors donating $40,829 in cash to families and people in need throughout November and December. This was the first year the Holiday Drive returned

New Speed Cameras Coming to Veirs Mill Road

January 26, 2023

In a continuing effort to reduce the number of speeding vehicles in Rockville neighborhoods, the Rockville City Police Department will begin deployment this month of speed monitoring systems in the 900 block of Veirs Mill Road, near the intersection with

Public Hearing Notification: Hearing on Voting Age, Vote on Mayor and Council Size Are On the Agenda for February

January 26, 2023

Rockville’s Mayor and Council will consider in February several recommendations from the city’s Charter Review Commission that could change the city’s voting age, the size of Mayor and Council and other elements of city elections.

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