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Deadline Nears for Gaithersburg City Council Candidacy Residents will go to the polls on November 5 to elect three City Council members to 4-year terms. Candidate Packets for those interested in running are due back by 5 p.m. on August 22. Residency and other restrictions apply. Applicants must s...
08/12/2019

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Book Recommendation: The Archangel Project by C. S. Graham The Archangel Project (2008) is the first first book in the Jax Alexander mystery series by The New York Times bestselling author C. S. Graham, a pseudonym of writing team Steven Harris and Candice Proctor. I enjoyed this book and recomme...
08/12/2019

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Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 2 hrs Yields: 10 servings   Ingredients: Cooking spray 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt 1/2 tsp. ground ginger 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/2 c. (1 stick) melted butter 1 1/4 c. granulated suga...
08/12/2019

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MCPS Briefing on a New Elementary School at Kelley Park At a Mayor and City Council Work Session on August 12, MCPS staff will present community feedback about Gaithersburg Elementary School #8, a possible new school in the Gaithersburg cluster. It is proposed for several acres of Kelley Park, a ...
08/11/2019

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Preventing Car Thefts and Thefts From Vehicles Officer Kim Jones of the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland provided this advice.During the time period between 07/28/19 to 08/03/19, we have seen an increase in the number of car thefts and thefts from vehicles in the 6th District.  Mos...
08/11/2019

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At a recent final walk-through of a home, one of my buyer clients, who worked as a mover during college, made this observation. He said,    "There are two kinds of people in this world - the kind who take all of their toilet paper when they move out, and the kind who leave toilet paper for the b...
08/11/2019

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Tax Free Shopping Week in Maryland, August 11-17, 2019 Just in time for back to school shopping, the State of Maryland announces Tax-Free Shopping Week August 11 through 17. Qualifying apparel and footwear of $100 or less per item and the first $40 of a backpack or book bag purchase are exempt fr...
08/10/2019

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Senior Forum and Resource Fair, Montgomery County, Maryland Montgomery County Council Vice President Sidney Katz and Councilmember Andrew Friedson invite you to a Senior Forum & Resource Fair.Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 9:30 AM – 12:30 PMPotomac Park Community Center11315 Falls RoadPotomac, Ma...
08/10/2019

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Gaithersburg Indoor Aquatic Center Closed for Maintenance Gaithersburg's Indoor Aquatic Center, located at Gaithersburg Middle School, will close for annual cleaning and maintenance August 10 - September 2. Aquatic Center members can use the Water Park at Bohrer Park free of charge during this pe...
08/10/2019

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Black-eyed Susan, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland I took this photograph in our Kentlands home garden. Black-eyed Susan is one of my favorite plants and these flowers add a lot of color to many gardens in our community. They require little care and bloom every year. Maryland State Flo...
08/09/2019
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