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City to Give Away Radon Test Kits for National Radon Action Month
Note: At this time, all free radon kits have been reserved. Discounted, $3 test kits are still available through the City of Rockville at www.rockvillemd.gov/radon. The City of Rockville is giving away 150 radon test kits to city residents for National Radon Action Month. The test kit involves placing a small measuring device in the…
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Recycling and Refuse Reminders: Christmas Trees and Polystyrene, Needles and Bags
From taking away your Christmas tree to purging your home of plastic bags, the city’s recycling and trash collections can help you safely clean up from the holidays. Rockville collects Christmas trees as part of its recycling collection. Place trees at the curb for pickup on regular recycling and trash collection days after removing all…
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Nominate a Neighbor for an Environmental Excellence Award
The City of Rockville’s Environmental Excellence Awards recognize individuals and organizations that contribute to Rockville’s environmental health and sustainability. Nominations are being accepted in the following categories through 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 for awards to be presented during Earth Month in April: Eligible individuals must live, work or study within the city. Eligible organizations…
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For Sixth Year, Rockville Nets Full 100 Points for LGBTQ+ Support
Rockville has scored 100 marks for the city’s commitment to the health, welfare, safety and equality of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in its sixth year of participating, and the 11th year for the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index. Rockville scored 95 out of 100, plus an additional 10 bonus points,…
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Mayor and Council Discuss Budget Priorities, Multilingual Community Surveys Debut
The Mayor and Council continued their work on the city’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget in December with a discussion of their priorities and the release of budget priorities surveys in five languages to gather community input. The discussion focused on staffing, benefits, program offerings, capital project initiatives and priorities for the community, as well as…
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Town Center Road Diets Project Kicks Off
Seeks to Make Retail-Residential District Safer and Friendlier for Pedestrians and Bikes A project to make Rockville Town Center safer for pedestrians and bicyclists by calming traffic kicked off Nov. 21 as city staff and the city’s contractor discussed the construction schedule for the Town Center Road Diets Project. At a kickoff meeting, city staff…
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Rockville Civic Center Park: January Cultural Choices
Rockville Little Theatre presents “Pride@Prejudice” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays from Jan. 27-Feb. 5. This adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic romance features five actors playing more than 30 roles, adding voices including bloggers, commentators, scholars, even Jane Austen herself, to the beloved Austen characters. Daniel Elihu Kramer’s affectionate take on one…
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Your Adventure Awaits with Rockville’s 2023 Summer Camps
Rockville’s 2023 summer camp season will be here before you know it and it’s almost time to plan your adventure! Information will be online on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at www.rockvillemd.gov/life. Don’t wait to start your kids’ adventures and give them memories and stories to last a lifetime. Registration opens 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15…
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Celebrate Rockville’s Asian Cultures and Lunar New Year
Rockville rings in the Year of the Rabbit this month with performances and interactive displays, at the city’s Lunar New Year celebration. The annual celebration, organized by the city in partnership with Rockville’s Asian Pacific American Task Force, will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Thomas S. Wootton High School, 2100…