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An off-duty law enforcement officer who was killed last week was described as a compassionate man who loved to make people laugh, mourners recalled at his funeral on Thursday. Sander B. Cohen, who also served as Deputy Chief Fire Marshal with the Maryland State Police and a volunteer with the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department was […]

The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) is expecting Santa to arrive soon for his annual tour of Rockville. Santa will begin touring neighborhoods in Rockville Saturday, Dec. 9. The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department posted the 2017 schedule for Santa’s Tour on their website and Facebook page. He has a busy schedule to make it to […]

Members of the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) are thanking the city’s elected leaders for supporting the department’s purchase of a new advanced life support (ALS) chase car. According to a city news release, the car, a 2016 Chevy Tahoe known as ALS703, will be staffed around the clock with RVFD volunteer and career paramedics. […]

The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) welcomed 27 firefighters from Pinneberg, Germany on Wednesday at the Glenview Mansion. Pinneberg is Rockville’s Sister City and the  visit is in coordination with the Rockville Sister City Corporation. According to a news release, the firefighters are visiting Rockville for a week for an educational program that includes celebrating […]

Five-years in the making, the new Safeway on Rockville Pike is the largest in Montgomery County. The store held a grand opening event on Dec. 9th. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. Related Posts: 

The largest Safeway in Montgomery County opened on Rockville Pike on Dec. 9th. Safeway representatives welcomed local residents at a grand opening ceremony as the Richard Montgomery High School marching band performed live music at the event. After a ribbon cutting ceremony, event attendees entered the massive grocery store to shop. The store, which measures […]

The Hanukkah Fire Truck Parade took place in several Rockville and Gaithersburg communities on Dec. 8th. There were stops in Fallsgrove, Potomac Glen, the Hanukkah Wonderland in Kentlands, Washingtonian Woods, Lakelands Park and at Chabad Lubavitch. You can find more information about tonight’s event, here. Celebrating the 3rd night of Chanukah in Gaithersburg with the […]

There were a few rabbis, Christmas lights, a menorah and Santa Claus and it was all under one roof and the roof was that of the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department Thursday night.   For the first time, Station 3 out of Rockville hosted the Santa Ride, a parade through the community with Santa on the […]