Rockville retailers can apply for up to $5,000 in a matching grant to improve their building’s exterior façade, through the Rockville Economic Development, Inc.’s latest business incentive program.
Tuesday, Sept. 4 is the first day of the 2018-19 school year for Montgomery County Public Schools, and the beginning of a new era for public schools in Rockville.
The City of Rockville is planning to launch a pilot project that will evaluate whether prohibiting right turns from state-owned Route 28 (West Montgomery Avenue) onto Hurley Boulevard during weekday morning peak hours will deter cut-through traffic.
Variable message signs alerting motorists to upcoming traffic impacts were posted during the first week of August on roads leading to the John C. Brown Memorial Bridge, which provides a critical link between the eastern and western portions the city over the Metrorail and CSX tracks on Edmonston Drive. The
Shared-use Path Would Improve Access to Schools, Neighborhoods Rockville is moving forward with a study of the feasibility of a path for pedestrians and bicycles along Scott and Veirs drives after the project was one of four approved by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board for Transportation Alternatives Program
Compares Rockville, Then and Now Ever wanted to see a side-by-side map comparison of how Rockville looked during two different periods? Now you can, with a new online “orthophoto” map tool, one of the city’s numerous geographic information system maps.
Marji Graf was recently named president and CEO of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce. Graf has spent the last 10 years as the CEO of the Okemo Valley (Vermont) Regional Chamber of Commerce. Her first day is Monday, July 2. She succeeds Michelle F. Day, who served as the Rockville
A project to improve a stormwater management pond in Cabin John Stream Valley Park this spring meant moving some of the pond’s longtime residents. The city enlisted help from the Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society to relocate about 70 turtles to a new home at the recently constructed stormwater management
Repairs to the Edmonston Drive Bridge are scheduled to begin in July and bring major traffic impacts to Rockville’s only bridge over the Metrorail and CSX tracks. The eight-month-long project is scheduled to begin the week of July 16 and will include cleaning and painting; concrete abutment and pier repair; and concrete crack
The Mayor and Council approved fee increases at their May 14 meeting for permits that include building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and almost all other construction trades, for both residential and commercial projects, in order to better reflect the cost of providing those services. The fees will take effect July 1.
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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