Gaithersburg Community Shred and E-Waste Event + Food DriveBring your paper documents and select electronics to our free Community Shredding & Electronics Recycling event on Saturday, October 2, from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park.To maintain physical distancing, staff will remove shredded material directly from your trunk. Click here for a list of what we'll accept. While the service is free, we will gratefully accept the donation of nonperishable food items and diapers for the Gaithersburg HELP food pantry. This is a City of Gaithersburg, Maryland announcement.   Dahlias, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland USA Canon PowerShot G11 Camera Photograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs 09/20/2021

Shady Grove & Rockville Metro Stations Now ClosedShady Grove and Rockville Metro stations are closed, without rail service, through December 4 for the Rockville Canopy Replacement Project. Construction crews will be working around the clock to demolish and replace the platform canopy at Rockville Station and install other improvements, including new, more efficient LED lights, an upgraded speaker system for announcements, new digital information screens, and new CCTV security cameras. Free shuttle bus service will be available between Shady Grove, Rockville and Twinbrook stations.Project details and shuttle bus information can be found here. This is a City of Gaithersburg, Maryland announcement. Longwood Gardens Photowalk, Kennett Square, PA USACanon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Ro... 09/17/2021

Incorporating Changes from the Pandemic into Ongoing Operations“Incorporating Changes from the Pandemic into Ongoing Operations” will be the theme from noon-1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, when Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Economic Revitalization and Recovery program continues its series of virtual town hall meetings to keep businesses informed on strategies for doing business as the health crisis continues.County Executive Marc Elrich initiated the series of town halls held every other Friday to share timely updates on COVID-19 topics of interest to the business community. The town halls give businesses an opportunity to hear directly from County leaders. Judy Stephenson, the County’s small business navigator, will host the session. She also will provide updates on grant programs available... 09/21/2021

Montgomery County Public Schools Quarantine GuidelinesStudents will now have to quarantine only when a close contact with COVID-19 symptoms tests positive or had a known exposure to someone with COVID-19. The change comes as Montgomery County Public Schools begins rapid testing in school health rooms, which can help schools quickly determine what's COVID-19 and what is just a run-of-the-mill cold symptom. Students can only be tested if parents opt-in to testing. Before this change, any contact of a student who showed symptoms had to be quarantined until test results came back negative. Parents complained that this will keep too many kids home from school unnecessarily. Click on this link to read more: Gaithersburg Patch, Colleen Martin   Scotch Broom, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, ... 09/18/2021