VisArts is presenting its 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in Rockville Town Square. The Festival will be held rain or shine. Admission is free and parking is free for the first two hours.
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Wootton High School assistant principal Stephanie Labbe sent a message to the school community providing an update on the bomb threat that caused Wootton to be in Shelter-in-Place for approximately 33 minutes on Tuesday, April 23rd until police deemed the threat non-credible. Einstein High School was also evacuated on Tuesday due to a bomb threat that was also found to be non-credible by police. The full message can be seen below:
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is set to deliver his “State of the County” address next week in Rockville.
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Wootton High School has communicated that the school is in a Shelter-in-Place due to a bomb threat at the school. The full message communicated to families can be seen below:
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Wheaton High School’s National Honor Society has partnered with the City of Rockville Government to clear the area that used to be Avery Road Colored Cemetery behind Croydon Creek Nature Center. Today, the students began their work in the area.
FITRow’s ‘Day of Fitness’ Takes Place on Saturday, May 4 at Congressional Plaza in Rockville. The event will allow the public to experience outdoor classes from premier fitness studios and local influencers.
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Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) are on the scene of crash involving a driver crashing into the front of the recently renovated Baja Fresh in King Farm (video below).
WeRateDogs is a popular Twitter/X account that rates people’s dogs on a scaled of 1-10 (with just about every dog exceeding the maximum rating) along with a humorous comment about the dog. The account was started in 2015 by college student Matt Nelson, and this week’s YouTube video included a dog from Rockville, MD coming in at #1 (full video below).
Richard Montgomery High School is the oldest public high school in Montgomery County- opening in 1892 as “Rockville High School.” The school recently published a “history of Richard Montgomery” page detailing the school’s history. Principal Alicia Deeny, the school’s only woman principal in its 130+ year history told us, “While RMs history is a huge source of pride. Seeing our students in action every day gives me incredible hope for the future of our school and community. Our kids inspire me every day.” The history of the school can be seen below: