Gaithersburg City Council member Cathy Drzyzgula wants to know more about the severe storm that caused so much damage in the East Deer Park, Observatory Heights, West Deer Park and Greater Historic District neighborhoods on August 12. Shortly after the storm, Drzyzgula contacted the National Weather Service (NWS) and she plotted the storm damaged...
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One Gaithersburg resident is describing the Olde Towne and Deer Park neighborhoods as resembling a “war zone” after an early morning thunderstorm toppled and uprooted trees, downed power lines and even blew off portions of a roof from a historic commercial building on August 12. At press time, city code inspectors condemned four houses...
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It’s one of the largest construction sites in Montgomery County as hundreds of construction workers report to MedImmune every day to build the company’s newest tower and parking garage adjacent to Great Seneca Highway in Quince Orchard Park. Passersby may have noticed one of the towering cranes was removed from the site during the...
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After seven years and with bittersweet emotions, Kentlands Community Foundation (KCF) Executive Director Bridget Ryder is stepping down from her post, effective mid-September, to take a job as a senior consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton. The search is currently on for a replacement for Ryder, who said she will remain in her role through...
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It was no ordinary day at the shop for Kentlands resident Luc Brami when a very familiar face popped in to say hello. President Barack Obama visited Brami’s sign shop, Gelberg Signs, in Takoma Park August 6 to find out exactly what Brami and his co-owner brothers Neil and Guy were doing right. “The...
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Free Compost Bins for Montgomery County Residents The Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services has selected Brookside Gardens’ Library as one of its distribution sites for free compost bins. The bins are lightweight and collapsible, and Montgomery County residents can take up to two bins. Distribution hours are during normal library hours from 10...
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Select Libraries Begin Year-Round Sunday Service Beginning August 15, the following Montgomery County public libraries will be open on Sundays year-round — except on certain major holiday weekends — from 1 to 5 p.m.: Bethesda, Germantown, Marilyn J. Praisner, Rockville Memorial, Silver Spring and Wheaton. “Residents have expressed a desire for year-round Sunday service,”...
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Gaithersburg police are investigating two cases of vandalism at the skate spot in Lakelands. Police are trying to find out who tried to build a concrete skateboard ramp at the skate spot and who ripped down the metal sign posting the rules for the park. A witness called Montgomery County Police in mid-July to...
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Rockville community activist and environmentalist Carl Henn died on July 27, two days after he was struck by lightning from a severe thunderstorm at an organic garden in King Farm. Henn, 48, was instrumental in the creation of three community gardens in the city of Rockville, and he devoted his life to civic activism....
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For the first time in over five years, the Gaithersburg Planning Commission is recognizing local projects and organizations for excellence in planning. The commission publicly voted on the 2009 nominees at the June 16 meeting and plans to recognize the winners with certificates to be presented at a ceremony on September 15 at City...
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