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Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and the City Council will hold a work session to discuss small cell tower installations in April. The meeting will give residents an opportunity to comment on the proposed construction of the towers during a presentation by City staff on Monday, April 11. According to a news release from the City of Gaithersburg, […]

The Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg honored a former Quince Orchard High School football star during a City Council meeting on March 7. After graduating Quince Orchard High School in 2013, Ty Williams enrolled at Georgetown University to study government and play football. Williams was severely injured during the opening season game for Georgetown […]

UPDATED Gaithersburg city leaders are asking residents and business owners to contact Governor Larry Hogan about the importance of moving forward with the Watkins Mill Road Interchange. On Friday, Mayor Jud Ashman and the Council released a joint statement about the project: “Late last year the City Council and I were very disheartened and disappointed […]

Pulitzer prize winning writer Harper Lee has died at the age of 89. According to a statement released by HarperCollinsPublishers, Lee died in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala. Her critically acclaimed novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” continues to have an impact on American culture and Lee received many literary awards for the book, including the […]

Public urination, car alarms going off in the middle of the night, and trash on lawns, have neighbors of the Saybrooke community in Gaithersburg fed-up and they blame a surge in non-resident street parking. At the Feb. 16 City of Gaithersburg Mayor and Council meeting, members of the Saybrooke area neighborhood, who live by Victory […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and City Manager Tony Tomasello released an update about winter storm clean-up efforts on Sunday. The city officials say a snow emergency remains in effect and the city may be closed on Monday, Jan. 25.  The leaders also urge residents to remain patient and off Snow Emergency Routes and cul-de-sacs during cleanup efforts, as […]

The City of Gaithersburg honored outgoing Councilmember Cathy Drzyzgula on Nov. 16th with a reception at City Hall. City councilmembers, staff, county and state officials all gathered to celebrate Drzyzgula’s accomplishments and work in city office. Drzyzgula took office in November 2007 and during her term helped move forward several projects, including planning for the Route […]

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 […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Zoe’s Kitchen, located at 177 Kentlands Boulevard in Gaithersburg on July 17th. Zoe’s Kitchen is a fast casual dining experience, serving Mediterranean style cuisine with a Southern twist. At Zoe’s, ingredients are delivered fresh daily, nothing is fried and there are no microwaves. […]

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 […]