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The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce held its 11th Annual Wine Tasting at the Kentlands Mansion in Gaithersburg. Over 90 area business leaders -including city of Gaithersburg Councilmembers Cathy Drzyzgula, Henry Marraffa, Mike Sesma and Ryan Spiegel – attended. The event sponsors included The city of Gaithersburg, DrinkMore Water, the Melting Pot Gaithersburg, Pinky and Pepe’s Grape […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) will hold its 11th Annual Wine Tasting on Thursday, May 22 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Kentlands Mansion 320 Kent Square Road, in Gaithersburg. Over 100 area business leaders will be in attendance. “The wine tasting is a top-notch event with great food and wine pairings plus networking like […]

The Mayor and City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Monday, May 5 allowing the city of Gaithersburg to join the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities & Towns Campaign. HEAL encourages the adoption of policies and implementation of programs to help stem the obesity epidemic and create healthy, prosperous communities. There are fourteen municipalities […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) will hold its 11th Annual Wine Tasting on Thursday, May 22 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kentlands Mansion 320 Kent Square Road, in Gaithersburg. Over 100 area business leaders will be in attendance. Come and grow your business at the wine tasting! “The wine tasting is a top-notch event with […]

Don’t have any special place to be, but the novelty of snow has worn off Friday morning, as I sit at my desk, looking out my second-floor window. In the distance, up a hill and between houses and trees, I can see a tiny stretch of Quince Orchard Road. Cars and trucks are zipping through […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) Executive Committee voted unanimously to induct City of Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello into the GGCC Hall of Fame. The purpose of the Hall of Fame Award is to recognize and honor a Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce member who demonstrates outstanding service, commitment and involvement in the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber. […]

Slow down! A new speed camera location has been approved for enforcement efforts under the city of Gaithersburg’s Safe Speed Program on the southbound side of South Frederick Avenue at Education Boulevard. The posted speed limit in the 500 block of South Frederick Avenue is 35 miles per hour. The camera will become operational on […]

Officials with Gaithersburg’s public works department recently contacted the city’s recycling contractor, Unity Disposal & Recycling, to find out if the sanitation workers strike would impact the city’s recycling service. According to a daily briefing item emailed to the city’s elected leaders on Oct. 17, the contractor confirmed that the city of Gaithersburg’s recycling service […]

City of Gaithersburg staff attended a meeting on Oct. 9 with State Senator Jennie Forehand, three residents, and State Highway traffic engineers at Great Seneca Highway and High Gables Drive to discuss pedestrian safety at that location. According to a daily briefing email sent to the city’s elected leaders, the meeting stemmed from a complaint […]

He’s worked for the city of Gaithersburg longer than any other employee. Robert “Bobby” Johnson celebrated 40 years with the city on September 10. Now supervisor of the Mowing & Bulk Pickup crews in the Public Works Department, Johnson started his career with Gaithersburg as a fulltime “maintenance man” in 1973.  By 1978 he had […]