When Kentlands Community General Manager Randy Fox opens his office windows for fresh air, he can hear the rustle of leaves in autumn wind. He can hear the sound of children at play and vehicles driving on pavement. What he…
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Many Incumbents Are Winners in Local Elections
by Karen O'Keefe • • 0 Comments
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, voters from the city of Gaithersburg voted to reelect incumbents in three uncontested races: those for mayor and for two City Council slots. For the job of mayor, Sidney A. Katz was reelected to a four-year…
Latent Physical Fitness
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So I finally decided to try to get myself in somewhere on the physical fitness spectrum. It’s never too late, right? After all, I have a few months before I turn 60. I have never been in good physical condition.…
Clongen Labs Opens in Gaithersburg
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On Nov. 7, county and Gaithersburg officials joined lobbyists, scientists, businesspeople and others to celebrate the opening in Gaithersburg of the new home of Clongen Laboratories. The lab’s relocation to Gaithersburg is significant because Clongen is a business that has…
Neil Simon’s God’s Favorite Opens at the Art Barn
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God’s Favorite is Neil Simon’s eleventh play – or his fourteenth if you include the musicals. It was written in 1974 and first opened on Broadway in December of that year. Now the comedy has come to Gaithersburg, presented by…
After Delays, Gaithersburg Library Staff Is in the Building
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The library will not open to the public until sometime in January 2014 – and that date is not yet finalized – but reconstruction of the Gaithersburg Public Library is substantially completed and the library staff is at work shelving…
Touting His Unique Independence, Phil Andrews Campaigns for County Exec
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In a wide-ranging interview with the Town Courier, the Montgomery County Council member who represents District 3 (Gaithersburg and adjacent jurisdictions) talked about his 15 years on the council, his current campaign to win the county executive race, and his…
City Scene
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Eye-opening Internet Safety Presentation Held Online bullying, recruitment by terrorists and extremists, solicitation by pedophiles and exposure to every kind of scam are but a few key strokes away. The wrong Internet contacts – even brief ones – can shatter…
Local Student Arrested on Drugs and Firearms Charges
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Ethan Gettier, 16, was arrested Oct. 11, after Montgomery County police entered his home on Triple Crown Court, North Potomac, to execute a search warrant. Also arrested in the home was Darel Gettier, 62, father of Ethan Gettier. Ethan Gettier…
Doug Gansler’s Beach Week Lesson
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Without taking a position on the Maryland gubernatorial race or on the merits of Doug Gansler as a possible future governor of the state, I have had some thoughts about his presence at a party of underage people during “Beach…