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…
‘Above and Beyond’ Award Received City Manager Tony Tomasello accepted the “Above and Beyond” Award on behalf of the city of Gaithersburg. Presented at the Employer Awards Luncheon hosted by the Maryland Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and…
It’s Saturday morning and Quince Orchard Library is bustling. Kids dressed in their karate uniforms are running around, stopping occasionally to look at the pictures in Flora and Ulysses or tapping out a game at the computer section. High school…
The Montgomery County Council is united in support of a proposal, sponsored by Council member Phil Andrews (District 3) and cosponsored by every one of his eight Council colleagues, to provide candidates for County Executive and County Council seats with…
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Seeks Participants Community groups and other organizations are invited to march in the parade, planned for March 15, 10 a.m. to noon at the Washingtonian Center. The grand marshals and emcees for this year’s parade are…
When Michele Potter and her department, Gaithersburg’s Parks, Recreation and Culture, applied for funding from the Governor’s Stream Restoration Challenge, what stood out about their application was their excellent educational component. The city’s application was for reforestation of the Muddy…
The Maryland Transit Authority is marking new milestones in the evolution of the Corridor Cities Transitway. On Jan. 29, project manager Rick Kiegel and a team of two engineers and two information specialists came to the Lakelands Clubhouse to talk…
City Enhances Security of Free Wireless Network On Thursday, Jan. 23, traffic on Public-COG, the city of Gaithersburg’s free wireless network that is available at several municipal facilities, was encrypted. A password is now required, and can be obtained from…
It may be a cold January, but in the race to select a Democratic candidate to run for the Montgomery County Council’s third district seat, things are beginning to heat up. Primary election day is June 24. To date, two…
Update on Pepco’s Request for Rate Increase On Jan. 7, the Public Service Commission (PSC) granted the City’s Petition to Intervene in Pepco’s latest rate case. PSC also set the hearing schedule for the case, with hearings to be held…
