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Rockville Earns Top Score for LGBTQ Support for Second Year
City Scores Perfect Marks on Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index For the second consecutive year, Rockville has scored perfect marks on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index for its commitment to the health, welfare, safety and equality of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
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Community Packs Town Hall Meeting on Town Center Future
Mayor and Council to Hold Nov. 13 Special Meeting at City Hall The Buchanan Room at VisArts was filled to capacity, Tuesday, Oct. 9, for a Mayor and Council town hall to discuss the future of Town Center. “This is an opportunity for all of us,” Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton explained as she opened the…
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Mayor and Council to Hold Town Hall to Discuss Moving Town Center Forward
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. WHERE: VisArts, Buchanan Event Room, 155 Gibbs St. WHO: Anyone interested in the future of Town Center. Recognizing concerns about recent announcements regarding Rockville Town Center, the Mayor and Council will hold a Town Hall meeting to hear concerns expressed by the community. The meeting will be at 7…
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Mayor and Council Name Taylor-Ferrell as New City Clerk
The Mayor and Council have named Deputy City Clerk Sara Taylor‐Ferrell as City Clerk/Director of Council Operations. Taylor-Ferrell began her career with the City of Rockville as a temp in 1995. She joined the City Clerk’s Office in 1996 and has served in multiple roles in that office. “Rockville has some important initiatives coming up…
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RCPD Blue and a Strong Brew: Have Coffee with a Cop on Oct. 3
Rockville City Police Department officers will join community members for National Coffee with a Cop Day from 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Krispy Kreme in the Fallsgrove Village Center, 14919 Shady Grove Road. Officers will be on hand for informal one-on-one chats with community members – no formal speeches, no agendas and no distractions.…
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Tricks for Making Halloween a Treat
Trick-or-treaters take to Rockville neighborhoods Wednesday, Oct. 31. There are no set hours for trick-or-treating. The Rockville City Police Department urges drivers to be aware of extra pedestrians in neighborhoods. Homeowners should clear yards and sidewalks of obstacles, keep homes well-lit inside and out, and report any suspicious activity to police. City police offer these…
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Preparing for Snow with a ROAD-EO
Snow plow crews from the City of Rockville practiced in September for the second annual Snow Road-eo Challenge. Crews from Rockville, which hosts this year’s event on Tuesday, Oct. 9, are looking to avenge a narrow loss to the City of Gaithersburg in last year’s inaugural challenge. The challenge helps crews hone their skills at…