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December 15, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Confederate Soldier Statue on Historic District Commission Agenda This Week

The Confederate soldier monument still sits outside the Red Brick Courthouse in Rockville as local officials continue to talk about moving it to a new location. The discussion will resume on Dec. 17th as the statue is one of the items on the Rockville Historic District Commission’s (HDC) agenda . County officials are requesting a Certificate […]

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November 12, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg Voters Elect Ashman, Spiegel, Wu and Harris (VIDEO)

The city of Gaithersburg hosted municipal elections on Nov. 3rd for the positions of mayor and three open Council seats. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke has the results. The newly elected leaders were sworn into office at a special meeting at City Hall on Nov. 9th.

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November 4, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg Councilmember Henry Marraffa on Election Results (VIDEO)

Gaithersburg Councilmember Henry Marraffa may not have won his bid to become the next mayor of Gaithersburg but his work continues for the city on the Council. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Marraffa received 1,003 votes in the city’s Nov. 3rd election, according to the unofficial election results. That’s 27 percent of […]

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November 4, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg Councilmember-Elect Robert Wu on His Victory (VIDEO)

Gaithersburg resident Robert Wu has been elected to the Gaithersburg City Council. A 16-year veteran of the U.S. Army, Wu lives in the Parklands community where he serves as the HOA President. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Wu talks about his win and what city residents can expect from him on the dais. Wu received 2,498 […]

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November 3, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Ashman Elected Mayor, Spiegel, Wu and Harris to Council in Gaithersburg (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)

Jud Ashman has been elected Mayor and Ryan Spiegel, Robert Wu and Neil Harris have been elected to the Gaithersburg City Council, according to unofficial election results from the November 3rd election. MyMCMedia talked to Ashman shortly after the results were announced at Gaithersburg City Hall and he said he was overwhelmed with gratitude for […]

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September 14, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg Leaders Approve Matching Grants for 19 Neighborhoods

Nineteen neighborhood and homeowner associations are being awarded a total of $60,000 in matching grant funds from Gaithersburg’s Frederick J. Felton Neighborhood Matching Grant Program. The program provides an incentive for neighborhood organizations to improve their communities by awarding matching grants of up to $5,000. Some of the neighborhood projects being funded with city monies […]

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August 26, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Councilmember Julie Palakovich Carr Seeks Reelection as Part of Team Rockville (VIDEO)

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Rockville City Councilmember Julie Palakovich Carr announces her plans to seek reelection as part of Team Rockville. The city of Rockville election is set for Nov. 3.

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August 18, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg’s Job Picture Brightens, Unemployment Rate Falls

Gaithersburg Economic Development Director Tom Lonergan delivered some good news to city leaders at the Mayor and Council meeting on Aug. 17. According to Lonergan, the city’s unemployment rate is down and there are more Gaithersburg residents working now than in the past two years. “We got some fresh data in from the state’s Department […]

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July 5, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Rockville Kicks Off Southlawn Industrial Area Study (VIDEO)

The city of Rockville has embarked on a study of the Southlawn industrial area. Rockville 11 reports. Learn more about the Southlawn area feasibility study at www.rockvillemd.gov/southlawnstudy. You can visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

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June 15, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg Leaders Recognize GHS Championship Baseball Team (PHOTOS)

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and the City Council honored the Gaithersburg High School baseball team on June 15th. The team was recognize for winning the 4A state championship game last month. It’s the first time the school has brought home the baseball state championship trophy. PHOTOS | Phil Fabrizio City of Gaithersburg @GburgMD honors MD […]

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