On Friday, April 11, two days after a Gazette newspaper story was published announcing planned restrictions on free movement and campaigning by candidates for public office during the upcoming Sixth Annual Kentlands Day neighborhood festival, Gaithersburg officials met with a…
On March 17, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced a recommended $4.97 billion operating budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2015, which begins July 1. The budget, a 3.4 percent increase over 2014, funds education $26 million beyond what is…
Repairs to the failing retaining wall along Quince Orchard Road got under way April 10 after a protective jersey wall, required by the State Highway Administration, was set in place and the city of Gaithersburg approved plans and issued permits…
On March 24, the Gaithersburg Mayor and Council met in joint session with the members of the Gaithersburg Planning Board for a presentation on the logistics of joining the Capital Bikeshare program. The presentation by Anne Root, Bikeshare program manager…
After a large section of retaining wall owned by the Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA) collapsed along Quince Orchard Road on March 30, forcing the evacuation of two families and the condemnation of their homes, a Town Courier investigation found the…
A proposed amendment to the administrative resolution that outlines the Kentlands Citizens Assembly’s “due process enforcement procedures for addressing alleged violations of the governing documents” was withdrawn from consideration by the Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA) Board at their meeting on…
The Kentlands Community Foundation continues to roll out 25 planned events to celebrate the community’s 25th anniversary, and next up is a photographic scavenger hunt. The hunt begins Saturday, April 5 and ends 25 days later at midnight on April…
On May 17, Gaithersburg will welcome more than 100 authors to the city’s fifth annual book festival, held on the grounds of the Gaithersburg City Hall. This local event has become an important regional literary festival. Authors of every kind…
The wedding of my firstborn child, Jacqueline, is approaching, and I have no idea what I am doing. Fortunately, this turns out to be fine, since Jackie is the one getting married. Also, she is an organized, capable and determined…
The Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) team charged with the design of the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) is investigating several value-engineering options forwarded to the MTA/CCT team by Montgomery County. Some of the options include changing the transitway’s alignment on Muddy…
