A candidates forum for the democratic primary, 6th Congressional District, will be held on March 18 from 2 – 4 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.) at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg. Organizers said the event will feature all five Democrats running in the race: Charley Bailey,...
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The city of Gaithersburg will receive $750,000 from the state of Maryland to develop a 60-by-120-yard artificial turf soccer field on 1.5 acres of the 11.6-acre site at Lakelands Park. It will be the first artificial turf field owned by the city of Gaithersburg. Lakelands Park Middle School will utilize the field through an...
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Gaithersburg police are investigating the theft of copper downspouts from the Kentlands Mansion and a residence next door. Police said the thefts were reported on March 8 at 9:33 a.m. Earlier this year, Montgomery County police warned residents they were seeing an increase of copper gutter thefts and copper downspouts in other parts of...
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UPDATED Mayor Sidney Katz and the City Council appointed nine residents to the Kentlands Firehouse RFP [request for proposals) Committee at a meeting on Feb. 6. The new committee is comprised of the following residents: Michelle Clark, Chris Jones, Shahab Kaviani, Sigrid McCutcheon, Jennifer O’Brien, Kevin O’Brien, Robyn Renas, John Schlichting and Joyce Whitman....
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Gaithersburg city officials have scheduled a Feb. 27 meeting with Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) traffic engineers to discuss safety issues at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Kentlands Boulevard/Orchard Ridge Drive. The meeting follows concerns raised to city and county leaders by both Quince Orchard Park residents and MedImmune officials following a...
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The city of Gaithersburg’s Mayor and City Council conducted a Jan. 30 work session to accomplish two things described in the agenda and information published on the city’s website: “In advance of the FY 2013 Mayor & City Council Retreat, public input on budget priorities for fiscal year 2013 (July 1, 2012 through June...
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The city of Gaithersburg’s history is steeped in the influence of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railway. When the railroad was established there in 1873, the station was called “Gaithersburg,” and a formal incorporation followed five years later. “One of the main reasons Gaithersburg became all that it is today is because of the...
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UPDATED Community leader JoAnn Schimke, president of the West Riding Citizens’ Association, says the city of Gaithersburg needs a printed newsletter to have at least one thing that unites everyone in the city — besides taxes. “I believe providing direct and consistent information to all the citizens will improve civic involvement, making our city...
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Chris and Terry Kirtz purchased, completely overhauled and opened the circa-1892 “folk” Victorian Gaithersburg Inn in 2004-2005. Since then, the inn has been a success — and a stroll through the gracious home, as well as a chat with the two charming proprietors, make that success easy to understand. The Kirtzes looked forward to...
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UPDATED The Kentlands Downtown Partnership (KDP) is hosting a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Kentlands Stadium Theaters to discuss public safety issues following two armed robberies at Main Street salons last month. KDP President Joe Pritchard said city police and Gaithersburg’s elected leaders are planning to attend...
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