Each year, on March 25th, our state officially recognizes and celebrates Maryland Day. The day commemorates the formal founding of the colony of Maryland.
On March 25, 1634, passengers from two small ships – The Ark and the Dove, took possession of what is now Maryland, on St. Clement’s Island. The settlement of Maryland was authorized by Charles I of England and named after his wife, Queen Henrietta Maria, under a […]
If you attend Poolesville Seniors events you will be familiar with Speer Hall at the Poolesville Presbyterian Church where many events take place. The Poolesville Presbyterian Church Annual Fundraiser Flower sale is now underway through March 31st! The sale supports the missions of the church, including the Little Free Pantry, Backpack Bites, Helping Hands Poolesville/ReBuilding Together, Poolesville Seniors, and WUMCO Help.
Pre-order flowers to beautify your garden this spring!! Flowers will be available for pickup/delivery on […]
Tuesday March 19th at 11:06 pm is the Vernal Equinox, the advent of the first day of astronomical SPRING. It certainly seems to have been a long time coming but you can count on it every year on either March 19th, 20th, or 21st.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Spring or vernal equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the equator line, heading north. This event marks the start of the spring […]
The 2024 tax season officially began on January 29 and will end on April 15—giving taxpayers an additional three days to file their Federal Income Tax Return. If you made $79,000 or more in 2023, you could file using the IRS free file program.
The IRS Free File program is a partnership between the IRS and tax preparation software companies. It allows eligible taxpayers to prepare and […]
Stay Active – Community Activities
The Town of Poolesville is looking for volunteers to fill two vacancies, one on the Planning Commission and another on the Board of Zoning Appeals. Applicants need to be residents of the Town for at least six (6) months and share a strong interest in keeping Poolesville the gem that it is!
Through April 7th – Riverworks Gallery at […]
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 […]
Contributed by Cheryl Watts
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 […]
If you are interested in the future of the town of Poolesville, you should study the 2024 Town of Poolesville Comprehensive Plan just released by the town. The plan serves as a guide for the future growth, development, and provisioning of public services for the Town of Poolesville and its residents. Since Poolesville’s Comprehensive Plan project kicked off in the Spring of 2022, the Planning Commission has heard from residents and […]
Stay Active – Community Activities
The Town of Poolesville is looking for volunteers to fill two vacancies, one on the Planning Commission and another on the Board of Zoning Appeals. Applicants need to be residents of the Town for at least six (6) months and share a strong interest in keeping Poolesville the gem that it is!
Through April 7th – Riverworks Gallery at […]