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Steps to Pedestrian Safety: Enforcement and Upgrades
The city’s ongoing efforts to increase safety on city streets included, in recent weeks, a focus on street crossings, with increased police enforcement at crosswalks and improved signals and flashing beacons. Enforcement EffortsThe Rockville City Police Department conducts special traffic and pedestrian enforcement operations to address safety issues and community concerns. “Our overarching goal is…
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Raking News: Leaf Collection in April
The city will vacuum leaves from neighborhood curbs from April 6-17 in five collection areas throughout Rockville. An interactive map at www.rockvillemd.gov/leafcollection allows residents to input their address and learn when their leaves will be collected. Unlike the fall leaf collection, which has two collection rounds, city crews make only one pass to collect leaves…
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Working on a Historic Property? You Could Qualify for a Tax Credit
UPDATE, Saturday, March 14: Due to ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19, this event has been cancelled. Restoring or repairing the outside of a historic home? Preserving the exterior of a historic structure? You could be eligible for a property tax credit. Learn about how to apply for historic preservation tax credit from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March…
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Rockville Science Center Storefront Opens with Eyes on the Skies
The Rockville Science Center is now in Rockville Town Center. The storefront center is located at 36C Maryland Ave., across from the Rockville Town Square Plaza ice rink and Rockville Memorial Library, in Rockville Town Square. The storefront center’s first major event will be an opportunity to experience a universe of stories and see the…
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Expanded Locker Rooms, Upgraded Lobby Open at Swim and Fitness Center
Visitors to the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center can now walk through an inviting, brand-new lobby and use larger, modernized indoor-pool locker rooms, as well as other improved amenities, before they hit the water. The newly renovated lobby and lockers rooms were made available to customers in late January, but renovation work at the swim…
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Spring Sports — Now Registering
Registration for youth and adult sports is now open. Adult sports during the spring are: men’s softball; co-rec softball; co-rec basketball; co-rec volleyball (indoor and beach); and co-rec soccer. Game nights vary. Registration deadlines for adult league players and teams are in late March. Youth sports for spring are youth coach-pitch baseball, T-ball, soccer, and…
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Get Set for the Suds & Soles 5K
Registration opens Friday, Jan. 31 for the 2020 Suds & Soles 5K. This year’s race, to be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, has once again been selected as the Maryland Road Runners Club of America 5K Championship Race. The Montgomery County Road Runners Club and the City of Rockville are teaming up again…
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Hearing, Heart and Prostate Health at the Senior Center
Learn to interact better with people with dementia and learn about hearing-loss options, heart health and the prostate this February at the Rockville Senior Center. Register at the senior center’s information desk by calling 240-314-8800, or with the course number at www.rockvillemd.gov/ registration. Dementia-friendly InitiativeCommunity members can often feel awkward when communicating with someone living…