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Celebrate a Fabulous Fourth with Fireworks in King Farm
A Rockville tradition, the Independence Day celebration, returns to King Farm on Wednesday, July 4. GET THERE What: Independence Day Celebration When: Wednesday, July 4, 7-9:30 p.m. Where: Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, 1800 Piccard Drive Hosted by the Mayor and Council, the celebration is held annually at the 26-acre Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, 1800 Piccard…
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Most City Facilities Closed July Fourth
City Hall and the following city facilities will be closed Wednesday, July 4, for Independence Day: Lincoln Park, Thomas Farm and Twinbrook community centers; the Rockville Senior Center; Croydon Creek Nature Center; Glenview Mansion, including the mansion’s art gallery; and F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and its box office.
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Apply for CDBG Grants to Help Home Repair Organizations
CDBG Funding Targets Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Providers Rockville’s Department of Community Planning and Development’s Housing Division will hold a housing providers forum on applying for Community Development Block Grant funding, 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, in the Mayor and Council chambers at City Hall. The forum will share information on how affordable housing providers…
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Rockville Chamber Welcomes New CEO
Marji Graf was recently named president and CEO of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce. Graf has spent the last 10 years as the CEO of the Okemo Valley (Vermont) Regional Chamber of Commerce. Her first day is Monday, July 2. She succeeds Michelle F. Day, who served as the Rockville chamber’s CEO since June 2015…
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Operation Turtle Lift: Public Works Project Relocates Pond Residents
A project to improve a stormwater management pond in Cabin John Stream Valley Park this spring meant moving some of the pond’s longtime residents. The city enlisted help from the Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society to relocate about 70 turtles to a new home at the recently constructed stormwater management pond at Horizon Hill Park.
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Edmonston Drive Bridge Rehabilitation Begins July 16
Repairs to the Edmonston Drive Bridge are scheduled to begin in July and bring major traffic impacts to Rockville’s only bridge over the Metrorail and CSX tracks. The eight-month-long project is scheduled to begin the week of July 16 and will include cleaning and painting; concrete abutment and pier repair; and concrete crack sealing on…