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Rockville Councilmember Julie Palakovich Carr to Step Down
Julie Palakovich Carr, serving in her second term as a Rockville councilmember, has announced she will resign her office, effective Jan. 8. Palakovich Carr was elected Nov. 6 to represent District 17 in the Maryland House of Delegates, which includes Rockville. She will be sworn in Jan. 9. “It has been a great honor to…
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Rockville to Salute Residents’ Service at Veterans Day Ceremony
A Rockville veteran of the United States Army will be the featured speaker as the city honors veterans of our nation’s armed forces at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Park. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will include a wreath laying, a military salute by the American Legion…
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Help Your Neighbors, Help Others with Rockville’s Annual Holiday Drive
The 2018 Rockville Holiday Drive is officially underway! For more than four-and-a-half decades, Rockville 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. Some ways you can make a difference in 2018:
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Better Water, Better Beer
Learn Why We Need Healthy Watersheds and Enjoy a Brew Healthy watersheds make for better beer and you’ll be able to taste the clean-water difference at an event jointly hosted by Croydon Creek Nature Center, the Rockville Environment Commission and local craft beer makers, True Respite Brewing Company. Enjoy an adult evening of beer tasting…
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Recognizing RRPFI’s Decade of Helping
The Rockville Recreation and Parks Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Croydon Creek Nature Center on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The Board of Directors thanked volunteers and donors who helped the foundation raise more than $100,000 over the past 10 years. Contributions from the foundation include support for the Recreation Fund to help send kids…
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It’s So Nice On Ice
Green leaves on the trees didn’t stop skaters as the ice rink at Rockville Town Square opened for the season in late October. At 7,200 square feet, it is the largest in all of Montgomery County. Rink hours are noon-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; noon-11 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. The…