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Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Sidney Katz will host a senior resource fair and forum on April 8. The event is focused on educating seniors about consumer protection and will serve as a way to connect residents with resources in the community. Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg will host the event. The resource fair aims to […]

You’re never too old to play in the snow.  Thirty six residents from Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg from age 62 to 92, took part in a daylong snow tubing excursion at Whitetail Ski Resort in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. MyMCMedia’s Willie James Inman reports.   Related:

Whoever said getting old is no fun has not met these seniors. Residents of Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg took a day trip to Mercersburg, Pa. to have a little fun in the snow. From a young age of 62 to a wise and benevolent age of 92, these seniors did not shy away from […]

It’s Election Day in the city of Gaithersburg and so far the biggest turnout has been at the Kentlands Clubhouse, according to City Attorney Lynn Board. Board said at 3 p.m. there had been 432 votes cast at the Kentlands Clubhouse. That compares to 395 at Potomac Oaks Clubhouse, 236 at Gaithersburg City Hall, 232 […]

I spent a good portion of the weekend covering the Gaithersburg Book Festival (GBF) and it’s an assignment I enjoy because of the extraordinary people I get to meet at this popular literary event. At the authors’ reception on Friday night at Asbury Methodist Village, I met the author and illustrator of a popular children’s […]

It’s the literary party of the season: the reception for the authors attending the 6th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports the invite list for this special party includes not only authors but city officials, sponsors and the tireless volunteers who work year round on this event. You can find out more about […]

The City of Gaithersburg will hold city elections on Nov. 3 for the office of Mayor and several Council seats and two of the six polling places will be new this election cycle. City Attorney Lynn Board said the polling place at Asbury Methodist Village is changing from the Hefner building to the Rosborough Center […]

Montgomery County Residents talked about the impact of living with dementia during a roundtable conversation on March 12 at the Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg. Brain Health- The Patient’s Path was a discussion where Asbury residents shared positive results, and how specific strategies can help them maintain a good quality of life. “Alzheimers does not […]

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University has received a $1 million grant from its parent foundation. The award comes from the Bernard Osher Foundation, which is based in San Francisco, Calif. “This generous grant from the Osher Foundation will make it possible for the Osher at JHU program to meet growing community […]

You are never too old to fall in love. That’s the true life adage of a Gaithersburg couple – in their eighties- who met several years ago online. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.