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Rockville Police Provide Greater Transparency in Latest Annual Crime Report
Crimes Against People and Property Continue Downward Trend The Rockville City Police Department’s annual report offers analysis and statistics not provided in previous reports, and details a 9.1 percent overall increase in crime in 2016 that was due largely to a spike in auto thefts and several Part II crimes. The year-over-year increase is in…
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Rockville’s Diversity Discussion Continues in May
A Mayor and Council discussion on Monday, May 1 will revisit the success of the city’s diversity town hall and continue celebrating Rockville’s multicultural community. The discussion, part of the 7 p.m. Mayor and Council meeting at City Hall, is a follow-up to a Feb. 9 town hall meeting on diversity that brought more than…
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Rockville Scores High Marks in 2016 Community Survey
Ninety-two percent of Rockville residents who responded to the city’s ninth biennial community survey once again described the city’s overall quality of life as excellent or good. Eighty-six percent of respondents rated the city’s overall quality of services as excellent or good. Results from the 2016 community survey were presented to the Mayor and Council…
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Rockville Scores High Marks in 2016 Community Survey
Ninety-two percent of Rockville residents who responded to the city’s ninth biennial community survey once again described the city’s overall quality of life as excellent or good. Eighty-six percent of respondents rated the city’s overall quality of services as excellent or good. Results from the 2016 community survey were presented to the Mayor and Council…
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Back In the Day
In 1962, after eight crowded years in a 74-year-old house, Rockville city government was finally moving into a new, $250,000 city hall building, bringing its 130 employees under one roof for the first time, according to the Jan. 15, 1962, edition of “The Evening Star” — even though the new office space wasn’t quite complete.…
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This Year’s Anniversaries in Rockville
70th, Montgomery College. The Mayor and Council passed a proclamation March 13 recognizing the college’s anniversary. 60th, Rockville Concert Band The Mayor and Council will present the band a certificate of recognition at their April 3 meeting. 60th, Rockville Sister Cities and Pinneberg, Germany Celebrations and exchanges are scheduled throughout 2017. 35th, Rockville Senior Center…