Arlington National Cemetery lies on the west bank of the Potomac River overlooking the nation’s capital. The hallowed ground serves as the final resting place for numerous presidents, Supreme Court justices, astronauts, and other public servants, including more than 400,000 military personnel, veterans, and their immediate families. Among the most [...]

Contributed by Cheryl Watts In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until [...]

by Denise Jacklin Almost everyone of a certain age can tell you exactly what they were doing when they heard that President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot. Personally, I remember November 22, 1963, as a seventh grader in Friday afternoon art class in elementary school.  Our class was interrupted sometime [...]

Starting with Thanksgiving it will be a very busy few days. Most retailers will close Wednesday evening and won't reopen until early Friday morning. But some are keeping reduced Thanksgiving hours on Thursday, Nov. 28, in case you run out of milk or need to get out of the house [...]

For over twenty years the Poolesville Odd Fellows Lodge #97 has been fulfilling a keystone of its service mission, to care for widows and orphans, by sponsoring a Christmas Dinner and social get together.  This highly anticipated event is scheduled for on December 14th from 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. at [...]

Stay Active – Community Activities November 19th-Montgomery County, MD - Virtual 50+ Employment Expo sponsored by the Montgomery County Government and Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) of Greater Washington. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm- Registration required. Information. November 20th - Poolesville Seniors Oldies but Goodies Sing-Along - [...]

Before 1983, if you were one of approximately 30 million people in the United States who suffer from 10,000 “rare” diseases, you had no hope. Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies did not invest in developing drugs and biologics for rare conditions because there was no reasonable expectation that the drug sales [...]

Attention 73 Year Olds  Congratulations if you are turning 73 in 2024 or have already achieved that milestone!  Seventy-three is the age when you must begin taking your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your 401(k), 403(b) and Traditional IRA (a Roth IRA has no required distribution). The amount of [...]