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As the warm weather approaches and the flowers and crops bloom, the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning homeowners about the spring crop of driveway-paving scammers who typically look to exploit them. These scammers are a common problem not only in Montgomery County, but also across Maryland. Homeowners should be aware and take appropriate measures to avoid falling victim to it.

OCP has been taking measures against individuals who performed unlicensed home improvement work, particularly those […]

Celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10th. This celebration can be traced back as far as ancient Greek and Roman festivals honoring mother goddesses and an early Christian Lenten festival, “Mothering Sunday.”

As celebrated in the United States, Mother’s Day predates the Civil War when Ann Reeves Jarvis promoted “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to teach local women how to properly care for their children. In 1868 Jarvis organized “Mothers’ Friendship Day,” when mothers […]

Drinking Water Week takes place during the first week of May — from May 3 to 9 this year. The theme is “Protect the Source.” In our daily lives, we drink water without thinking about where it is coming from and whether it is safe for us. Polluted drinking water can be responsible for many illnesses, which is why awareness is so important. 

 People have been storing and distributing drinking water since the beginning of time. During the hunter-gatherer period of […]

Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month was created by a joint congressional resolution in 1992. May coincides with two key milestones in AANHPI history in the US, the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants on May 7, 1843, and the contribution of Chinese immigrants to the transcontinental railroad, completed on May 10, 1869. In 2021, a presidential proclamation expanded this to include Native Hawaiians.  

The AANHPI umbrella term includes cultures from the entire Asian continent—including East, Southeast and South Asia—and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. As of 2021, there […]

You have no doubt heard of Cinco de Mayo, but do you know what it is? Well, prepare the guacamole, pour the tequila, and grab a Corona (the beer not the virus!) and let’s learn about it. 

Cinco de Mayo celebrates an important date in history – May 5, 1862. The Battle of Puebla pitted elite French forces against a vastly undermanned Mexican army. If you’re wondering why the results of this battle matter, let’s take a closer look at the world stage in 1860. At the time, Mexico was struggling financially. They […]

On May 8, 1945, after WWII had ravaged Europe for 5 years, the German army surrendered and the world celebrated Victory in Europe Day. Just a week before Hitler committed suicide leaving Germany under the leadership of Karl Dönitz, who began negotiations for surrender with the Western Allies hoping to avoid the Soviets. 

The allies were unwilling to provoke Joseph Stalin and insisted that Germany surrender to all the Allies simultaneously. The main concern of many […]

If you neglected to start your plantings for Spring, never fear. On Saturday, May 9th from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Poolesville Presbyterian Church will host the Annual Gardenfest. 

The sale will feature Annual Flowers, Veggies, and Native Plants; free tours of the Community Garden (11:30 –1:30); a Garden/Outdoor Stuff Tent Sale; and a Plant Swap Table where you can donate surplus supplies and take what you need. 

Vegetable plants will be $3 or 8/$20. You won’t have to […]

National Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 27 – May 4, is an opportunity to pause and reflect on all the volunteers who touch our lives. From our MCVFD firefighters to Jon Wolz our local C&O Canal Association volunteer guide, to your WUMCO volunteers and your volunteer Town Elected Officials, our lives are touched and improved every day by their generosity in sharing their time, talent, and voice to make a difference in our community. […]

If you are looking for an opportunity to get outside and exercise, you don’t need to jog. Gardening is a great workout. What better way to celebrate Earth Month in April than getting your hands in the dirt?  

If you are new to gardening, you can start small, using containers or pots. If you are an old hand, you may find that your garden size gets smaller as you get older. Whatever your gardening level, remember you will still reap these benefits:  

May Day, usually observed on May 1st, or the first Monday of May, was an ancient public festival marking the first day of Summer. These days this traditional spring holiday is celebrated in many European cultures with festivities of dancing, singing, and cake. 

Ancient Roman holidays such as Floralia, the festival of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, and […]