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2019 Rockville Holiday Drive is Officially Underway
For More than 45 Years, Drive has Encouraged Heartfelt Giving For more than four-and-a-half decades, through the Holiday Drive, 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. Here are some ways you can make…
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Tricks to Make Halloween a Treat
There are no set hours for trick-or-treating on Thursday, Oct. 31. Drivers should be aware of extra pedestrians in neighborhoods. Clear yards and sidewalks of obstacles, keep homes well-lit inside and out, and report any suspicious activity to police. Kids should walk in groups and young children should be accompanied by an adult. Costumes should…
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Amy Tan to be Honored with F. Scott Fitzgerald Award
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival will honor “The Joy Luck Club” author Amy Tan, on Saturday, Oct. 12, with the 2019 F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. The award has been presented to some of America’s most distinguished writers, including Richard Russo, Annie Proulx, Norman Mailer, Pat Conroy, John Updike…
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Urban Land Institute Delivers Report with Town Center Recommendations
A panel of experts from the Urban Land Institute who conducted an intensive two-day study of Rockville Town Center in July has delivered a 42-page report detailing their recommendations on ways to strengthen the vitality of the 200-acre downtown area. In the report, panelists grouped their analysis and recommendations into four categories: contextualizing Rockville; retail…
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Permanent Courts Installed for Pickleball Play
More than 100 people attended as Rockville cut the ribbon on four brand-new pickleball courts at Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park at an opening ceremony in September. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America, and to accommodate a burgeoning population of players in Rockville, the city installed the four lighted, dedicated pickleball courts in the…
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Pump House Plaque, Commemorating Mayor Marcuccio, to Come Before Mayor and Council
The Rockville Recreation and Park Advisory Board has forwarded to the Mayor and Council its unanimous recommendation to dedicate a plaque at the Pump House commemorating former Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, who died in June 2018. The commemoration was requested by the East Rockville Civic Association. The Mayor and Council has final decision-making authority on the…
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Nominate a Neighbor for a Human Rights Awards
The city’s Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for two awards to be presented at Rockville’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday, Jan. 20. The Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Award will be presented to a student at a Rockville high school who has worked to fulfill King’s dream in either their school or…
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Boards and Commissions Task Force Continues Work
The Boards and Commissions Task Force began meeting in March 2018 and has performed an extensive examination of Rockville’s volunteer boards, commissions, committees and task forces. The task force’s mission is to identify gaps or overlaps between boards and commissions, and recommend continuing, repurposing, merging, eliminating or adding boards or commissions. They are also reviewing…
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Hometown Holidays is Back May 23-25
Save the date for the City’s of Rockville 31st annual Hometown Holidays Music Fest on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24. The 76th annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade is scheduled for Monday, May 25. After some consideration of the festival’s dates, the Mayor and Council decided in August to continue with the three-day…