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Coping with Change and Anxiety
Potomac Community Village will present a Zoom video talk on Coping with Change and Anxiety in the Age of Covid-19 at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 17.
‘White Elephant:’ Author to Speak at Potomac Library
A satirical debut novel “about a behemoth of a new house in a DC suburb like ours.”
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Residents Raise Concerns About Changes to Cabin John Creek Trail
Almost three dozen Cabin John residents turned up Sept. 2 to hear Montgomery Parks trail construction head Bob Turnbull explain why the under construction hiker/biker trail that runs from Seven Locks Rd. at Cypress Grove to the park at the one-lane bridge on MacArthur Blvd. does not follow the old trail, veering away from the creek so many residents loved to walk beside.
Protecting Trees in Potomac
Trees are front line workers to clean our water.
Spurred on by two recent cases of unlawful tree cutting on private property in Potomac, the West Montgomery County Citizens Association invited representatives from Montgomery County Planning Department to speak at its December meeting.
Creating Snowmen (Snow-people?) at the Potomac Library
Crafts on the third Wednesday; coming up: suncatchers.
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Garden Club Expands Potomac Library Gardens Since 1986
Potomac Village Garden Club, Glenstone Foundation team up on native garden at the Potomac Library
Ever since the Potomac Library opened its building on Glenolden Drive and Falls Road in 1986, the Potomac Village Garden Club has worked to add plantings and specialty gardens to the library grounds.
Getting Shots into Arms in Montgomery County
A glimpse at County’s COVID-19 vaccine plan
County residents looking for when and where they can get COVID-19 vaccines can only wait and wonder.
Sewer, Expansion at Glen and Travilah?
Citizens group hears plans for added commerce at Travilah and Glen Roads.
The West Montgomery County Citizens Association hosted developers Guy Semmes and Robert Eisinger at its November meeting, to hear plans for future development at Potomac Oak Center and the recently renovated white house across the street.
Gaithersburg Book Festival Selects Poetry Finalists
Churchill student among finalists in Gaithersburg Book Festival contest.
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Plenty of Thanksgiving Dinner Options in Potomac
Like everything else in 2020, Thanksgiving Dinner this year will be different.
Pools In For Summer in Potomac
Pools allowed to open as county enters Phase 2 of Covid recovery.
The good news came just hours before the actual beginning of summer. Public swimming pools in Montgomery County could open.
Elie McConihe Cain Dies at 83
’Mayor of Potomac’ dead of complications of Covid-19
Eleanor (Elie) McConihe Cain, known to many long-time residents as the mayor of Potomac, died on Tuesday, Jan. 19 of complications relating to Covid-19.
Activities, Entertainment Available with Zoom
Three local groups have joined together to offer Zoom lecture and videos to residents during this time of quarantine and social distancing.
Wootton High School: Zoom and Circumstance
MCPS Graduation week begins with Universal Virtual ceremony.
The Thomas S. Wootton High School Class of 2020 had two graduation ceremonies this week. Twice the usual number, doing double duty for the graduates who might be wishing for just one “normal” graduation.
C&O Canal Superintendent speaks at WMCCA meeting
The October meeting of the West Montgomery County Citizens Association (WMCCA) was held via Zoom Wednesday, Oct 14.
A Time To Give Thanks in Potomac
What would your answer be if a stranger asked you, “What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?”