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Have you noticed the new outdoor AED unit installed at Stevens Park on the outer wall of the maintenance building where the restrooms are located?  This life saving device was installed thanks to the efforts of UMCVFD, Poolesville Seniors and the Town of Poolesville.  

An AED, or automated external defibrillator, is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It’s a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyze the heart’s rhythm and, […]

The United States Postal Inspection Service, the FBI, and the Better Business Bureau warn that check fraud in the form of check washing is dramatically on the rise. Brazen scammers are breaking into mailboxes, postal service collection boxes, and holding up postal workers to get checks from the mail. 

The scammers quickly use chemicals like acetone (nail polish remover) to “wash” away the payee and amount on your check effectively making it […]

Quick and accurate communication is important to the military, especially in war. Despite a nearly 70-year effort by the U.S. government to eradicate Native American languages, the Choctaw Telephone Squad used the Choctaw language to transmit secret tactical messages during WWI. It was instrumental in a successful surprise attack against the Germans. 

After WWI, Germany and Japan sent students to the United States to study Native American languages and cultures, such as Cherokee, […]

If you use the internet, you will have noticed the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) assisted searches. Studies show that people, especially seniors, mistrust AI à la “I, Robot.” At the same time, they don’t recognize its current use in their lives in the algorithms that filter out spam, and recommend their music, movies, and other purchases. 

Despite widespread trepidations, there are advantages in medicine to having machine intelligence take […]

Join travel enthusiast Barbara Paulson on September 14th at 7:00 p.m. for an introduction to the Christkindlesmarkts of Munich, Rothenberg, Nuremberg, Salzburg, and more.  Community pride and local artisanship feature prominently in these annual events that offer seasonal delicacies and craft specialties such as handblown glass ornaments and boiled wool items.  Barbara’s information about local history, museums, and attractions will add depth to your next visit. 

Learn more and register here. 

Join Commissioner Jim Brown on September 12th at 7:00 p.m. for an “insider’ view of what’s going on in town and in the region. Hear about the details and nuances of the work of the commissioners and boards. Learn more about possible development, water quality, specifics on our co-op venture, senior housing, the future of our main street as well as streetscape, etc.   

Learn or learn more about the event here.

On Monday August 7th, a representative from the Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit will be at the Maggie Nightingale Library from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to answer questions from older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers related to housing, transportation, staying healthy and more. 

Please find the time to come out and let the county know which resources are needed yet unavailable or too distant […]

Maryland is the only DMV jurisdiction that will offer a Tax-Free Holiday this Summer. The Tax-Free Holiday was previously offered by both Virginia and DC but dissolved by both this year.  From 12:01 a.m. on Sunday August 13th through midnight on Saturday August 19th, Maryland will forgo the 6% State Sales Tax on clothing and footwear. The exemption does not extend to Accessory items.  

In 2020, there were 300,000 US WWII service persons still living. In 2021 that number was 200,000. In 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs reported that 167,284 of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II were alive. Even the very youngest of those enlisted would be in their nineties now. It will not be too many years until we do not have any living witnesses to the atrocities of WWII and […]

Astronomers and stargazers should look to the sky in August for the Perseid Meteor Showers. Though you might see ‘shooting stars’ on any moonless night this month, the Perseids, a trail of space debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle, will reach their peak on the night of August 12th– 13th.  

Named after the constellation Perseus, from which the meteors appear to radiate, the Perseids are known for their […]