Speedy drivers have paid more than $2.1 million to Gaithersburg’s city coffers this fiscal year after getting caught by speed cameras within city limits. According to the city’s finance office, $2,103,463 has been collected so far this fiscal year from drivers who were caught by speed cameras. This amount is $1.3 million more than...
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The unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day weekend made for the unofficial testing of the pool waters and checking out some of the improvements at Quince Orchard Park, Lakelands and Kentlands community pools. With so many bodies enjoying the refreshing water, most people didn’t notice the new tile lining the Lakelands pool. The community...
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Kentlands resident Michael Queen is suing MSNBC talk show host Ed Schultz, claiming he helped the former radio host move to television but was never paid for his efforts. Queen, a broadcast engineer working for NBC for 32 years, claims he helped launch Schultz’s TV career and the two had a verbal agreement in...
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The unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day weekend made for the unofficial testing of the pool waters and checking out some of the improvements made to Quince Orchard Park, Lakelands and Kentlands community pools. With so many bodies enjoying the refreshing water, most people didn’t notice the new tile lining the Lakelands pool. The...
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Visitors to Rachel Carson Elementary School (RCES) will soon need to be buzzed in through a new security system to be in place there this month. The project is part of the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) capital projects plan to fit all elementary schools with an access control system by fiscal year 2014....
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Robert Randolph may be the newest member of the Kentlands board of trustees, but he’s not in unfamiliar territory. He’s been there before. Randolph, 63, of Chevy Chase Street served on the board from 2005 to 2007 and was recently appointed to fill the remaining term for resigning board member Peter Shiner. Randolph steps...
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This large tree fell at 5 a.m. on May 15 less than ten feet behind Terre and Fred Gordon’s home on Still Creek Lane. The tree took out a number of smaller trees on its way down.
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Take-Home Car Costs Unknown High gas prices are hitting drivers in the wallet, and they may also lead to some changes in policies Gaithersburg city government has regarding its fleet of vehicles. City Manager Angel Jones has directed city staff to investigate options to reduce the budget spent on filling up the tanks of...
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Suspect Once Worked at LPMS Just a week after Montgomery County Police announced the arrest of a school bus driver on child pornography charges, another former school employee was arrested on charges he sexually assaulted a minor. Michael Rosenzweig, 52, of Germantown, Md., was charged with five counts of third-degree sexual offense for an...
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Anyone headed to the Lakelands pool this year will have to abide by a new dress code. The board of directors voted on March 14 in favor of a new requirement that anyone at the pool must be wearing attire that is “family friendly.” This was in response to a request by the community’s...
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