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If you need help with your 2021 or 2022 Maryland or Federal income tax return contact the AARP/IRS Tax-Aid program. For several years, knowledgeable volunteers have been assisting primarily low income and senior clients with preparing their Federal and Maryland state income tax returns. This service is available each Friday until April 18, 2023, at Poolesville’s Maggie Nightingale Library. Appointments are required for consultations from 10:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. You can request […]

Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is 3.14….15…9265359… (and so on, and so on). The fourteenth of March is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, so it’s a mathematician’s delight. 

The value of pi was first calculated by Archimedes of Syracuse (287–212 BC), one of the greatest mathematicians of the ancient world.

In the ancient Roman calendar, Ides was a day falling roughly in the middle of each month (the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th of other months).  

The Romans did not number each day of a month from the first to the last day. Instead, they counted back from three fixed points of the month: the Nones (the 5th or 7th, nine days inclusive […]

WHO WAS SAINT PATRICK, the man that became known as the Patron Saint of Ireland? Many assume that he was Irish, but he was born in 4th century Britain into a wealthy family. At 16, he was by kidnapped by Irish pirates, taken to Gaelic Ireland, and sold as a slave. There, he was among people of a different language and strange pagan customs. 

He was enslaved for 6 years […]

Celebrated on March 8 every year, International Women’s Day is a day dedicated to honoring the achievements of women across the globe in the social, economic, cultural, and political spheres throughout history. It is typically a day for women from all different backgrounds and cultures to band together to show support for women’s rights and gender parity, and bring attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and

The National Women’s History Alliance designates a yearly theme for Women’s History Month. The 2023 theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” This theme recognizes “women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, news, and social media.”  

Women’s History Month has its origins as a national U.S. celebration in 1981 when Congress and […]

Spring Forward: Time to Reset Your Clock 

Soon all Marylanders – and for that matter, all Americans except those in Hawaii and Arizona – will be asked to ‘Spring Forward” into Daylight Saving Time. 

Daylight saving time in the United States is the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour when there is longer daylight during the day, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. 

Although […]

If you know a young artist in 6th through 12th grade, either attending PHS, JPMS or living in their attendance areas, be sure to let them know about the Poolesville Mural Contest. The Upcounty Prevention Network and Riverworks Art Center are sponsoring this search for a work of art that should eventually grace a building in downtown Poolesville and enhance the community. The theme of the artwork is “Mindful of […]

Julius Rosenwald was the son of Jewish German immigrants. He was born in 1862 in Springfield, IL, and lived just a block from Abraham Lincoln’s family home. His uncle Julius Hammerslough was at Lincoln’s inauguration and accompanied Lincoln’s body back to Springfield after his assassination. Rosenwald’s parents were successful clothing merchants who supplied Union uniforms during the Civil War. 

Julius Rosenwald was an entrepreneur from […]

On Saturday February 18, about 50 volunteer recruits gathered at the church in the Warren Historic Site in Dickerson. They had all answered the call to help clean up the Martinsburg Cemetery. 

By 9 am, they arrived, layered up for the brisk temperatures and were ready to roll out. Pastor Chuck Copeland greeted them and then took them all to church in his own inimitable Pastor Chuck way. His voice was strong and […]