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Today is your last chance to enjoy the thrill of bidding in the Poolesville Seniors Online Auction Fundraiser. Shop these exciting categories: Adventures & Travel, Shop Local, Entertainment, Just for Fun, Taste of the Ag Reserve, Collectibles/Fine Art/Jewelry.  

Something for everyone. Bid on gifts for family and friends, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and activities for out-of-town- guests.  

If you have a student at PHS, Bid on the College Admissions […]

The National Women’s History Alliance designates a yearly theme for Women’s History Month. The 2024 theme is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.” This theme celebrates women who understand the critical need to eliminate bias and discrimination from our lives and institutions. These remarkable women work tirelessly for fairness and justice in their communities, families, workplaces, and social interactions. They recognize that an uneven playing field will never lead […]

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 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 […]

On Monday March 11h a representative from the Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU will be at the Maggie Nightingale Library from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon to answer questions from older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers related to housing, transportation, staying healthy and more. 

The ADRU representative will be here in Poolesville as part of a MoCo outreach to our area. They can […]

Do you enjoy walking, or would you like to start? Are you tired of walking by yourself? Poolesville Seniors is exploring a possible Walking Club. This activity would be perfect for you if you want  to start getting out in the company of other walkers for exercise and social interaction.   

The Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) is fielding the idea of walking teams for the Poolesville Day 5K Walk/Race on September 21, […]

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!

March 9th – Riverworks Art Center – […]

If you are interested in local Poolesville History, check out the opportunities for bid in the Poolesville Seniors Online Auction Fundraiser: 

A Historical Walking Tour of Riley’s Lock/Seneca Aqueduct narrated by Jon Wolz  

On this narrated historical walking tour of Riley’s Lock/Seneca Aqueduct, you will learn about the history of the C&O Canal from someone who testified before Congress about preserving the Canal. You will visit the stone cutting […]

Don’t miss out on your favorite items in the Poolesville Seniors Online Auction Fundraiser. Shop for bargains in these exciting categories:

• Adventures & Travel
• Shop Local, Entertainment
• Just for Fun
• Taste of the Ag Reserve
• Collectibles/Fine Art/Jewelry.  

Something for everyone. Bid on gifts for family and friends, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and activities for out-of-town- guests.

If you have a student at PHS, bid on the College Admissions […]

One of the most notable African American inventors from Montgomery County, Maryland was Henry Blair born around 1807.  Little is known about his early years, but we assume he was a freedman by age 27 when he was a successful commercial farmer who saw a need for farm machinery to make his job easier. In 1834 he was granted a patent for his mechanical corn seed planter. Enslaved persons were not permitted […]