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Jesmyn Ward to be Honored with F. Scott Fitzgerald Award
The 28th annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival will honor author and two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward with the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. Since 1996, the award has been presented to some of America’s most distinguished writers, including Richard Russo, Annie Proulx, Norman Mailer, Pat Conroy, John…
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Glenview-Peerless to Examine ‘What Makes Gatsby Great?’
“What Makes Gatsby Great?” asks the latest installment of the Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series, an illustrated presentation by Jackson R. Bryer, professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland and co-founder and president of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society. The presentation will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 at…
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New Grant Program Will Open Soon for Applications
Applications will open soon for a new grant for local organizations that partner with Rockville to support community services and enrichment programs that benefit city residents and visitors. What was previously the Human Services Nonprofit Grant and the Community Organization Grant have been combined into one grant program — the Community Services and Enrichment Grant…
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Safety Above All
The city’s safety and risk, public works and recreation and parks teams took part in a ceremony to recognize Safe + Sound Week, a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. During the ceremony, the…
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Human Rights Commission Seeks Student Ambassadors
Rockville’s Human Rights Commission is seeking 10 students to serve as HRC Student Ambassadors in its sixth annual Student Ambassador Program. Ambassadors will serve as liaisons between the HRC and their high schools. The program will accept two students each from Richard Montgomery, Rockville and Thomas S. Wootton high schools, and four students who attend…
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Veterans and Military Members Wanted for City Ceremonies
Rockville’s annual Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies each include a member of the military as a featured speaker. Rockville and Montgomery County residents who have retired from, or currently serve in the United States military are eligible to take part in the ceremonies. The Veterans Day ceremony will be held Monday, Nov. 11. The…
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Painting the Plow to Prevent Pollution
Campers in Croydon Creek Nature Center’s Conservation Service Learning program in July designed and painted an environmentally friendly message on a snowplow blade used by Department of Public Works trucks. The “Don’t Be Salty, Save Our Streams” message seeks to spread the word about protecting our wildlife and environment by using less salt to treat…
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Fall for a More Sustainable Lawn and Garden with These Tips
Fall is the perfect season to take environmentally friendly steps for healthier, more sustainable gardens and lawns. Fall Wildlife GardeningHelp pollinators, birds and other wildlife thrive by leaving flower stalks and seeds over the winter. Plant goldenrod, asters and other native plants that bloom in fall. Use fall leaves as mulch in your garden beds.…
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Mayor and Council to Hold Public Hearing on Community Development Block Grant Funds Needs
The Mayor and Council will hold a public hearing during their Monday. Sept. 9 meeting on housing and community development needs for Community Development Block Grant funding in Fiscal Year 2026.Testimony from the hearing will be used by the Mayor and Council to determine funding decisions. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. CDBG are federal…