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…
Spring usually means the birth of trees, plants, flowers and babies. The Gaithersburg-based Second Chance Wildlife Center takes in around 3,500 wild animals annually for medical treatment, attentive care and release. By far the busiest month for the non-profit is…
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…
Emma Leath Named 2014 Gaithersburg Junior Mayor Of the 205 entries submitted by resident 4th graders in the city of Gaithersburg, Emma Leath of St. Martin’s School has been selected as Gaithersburg’s next Junior Mayor. Her first appearance will be…
Digital Dish The city of Gaithersburg launched its new and improved website on March 25. The web address remains the same, but the new site offers better organization and easier navigation, calendar filtering options, integration of emergency notifications and social…
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…
Most Montgomery County voters are familiar with the three candidates who will face off June 24 in the Democratic primary election for Montgomery County Executive. Over the past two decades, County Executive Isiah Leggett, former County Executive Doug Duncan and…
Quince Orchard Boulevard Street Reconstruction Beginning the week of March 31, the city will be conducting street reconstruction on Quince Orchard Boulevard. The work, affecting Quince Orchard Boulevard from Diamond Drive to approximately 600 feet east, consists of removal and…
The gas gauge on Jeremy Filko’s Subaru stated it would be empty in 40 miles. The gauge was wrong. The vehicle died about 100 yards away from a gas station in the middle of Quince Orchard Road where West Diamond…
