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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, providing an opportunity to raise awareness, combat stigma, and promote mental health resources. During this month, organizations and individuals come together to highlight the importance of mental health and wellness, celebrate recovery from mental illness, and advocate for better mental health support. This year’s theme for Mental Health Month is “Where to Start: Mental Health in a Changing World.”  

In a constantly evolving world, it […]

Byline: Charlotte Boucher

The upper county is a great place to raise kids: open spaces, wonderful schools, and a generous, caring community. But our distance from more urban areas and the resources they provide can pose real problems, especially for our young people.  They often can’t drive yet, or if they can, they need access to a vehicle. And it takes at least a half hour to get to 270, anyway. 

That, in a […]

Sugarloaf Citizens Association (SCA) would love to see ALL Poolesville Seniors at their 50th Anniversary Celebration, Sunday, June 2, 1-4 p.m., at Linden Farm Gothic Barn, Martinsburg Road, in Dickerson.  

The primary mission of SCA is to preserve and protect the Agricultural Reserve — the 93,000 acres of northern Montgomery County zoned in the 1980s for farming, land conservation, and open space. They also advocate for sound environmental stewardship and climate […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

May 17th – Boyd’s Negro School – This 1895 one room schoolhouse will be open for the public to tour on the 3rd Sunday of the month through October 20th – 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

May 18th – Fest of Spring-Caribbean Wine Food & Music Festival-Good News Farm-16700 Barnesville Rd. Boyds, MD, FEST OF SPRING CARIBBEAN WINE, FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL. at Good News Farm, Boyds MD, May 18, […]

Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month was created by a joint congressional resolution in 1992. May coincides with two key milestones, 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 2024 theme, “Bridging Histories, Shaping Our Future”, is an homage […]

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop the process for separating uranium into uranium-235 and uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion.  

Dr. Wu was born in 1912 near Shanghai the same year as the founding of the Republic of China. Her mother, […]

There are a wide variety of tastes and cuisines represented in Montgomery County eating establishments. Open your palate to mouthwatering Maryland flavors and eat your way plate by plate across the county. Whether you grab a quick bite while shopping or bring the family together for a formal dinner, MoCo’s culinary experiences are the threads that tie together a perfect trip. 

Check out all the deals from participating restaurants for our 4th annual […]

As a US citizen you should be prepared to exercise your right to vote in the upcoming Primary and general elections. You may even be entitled to time off work to vote. 

The Presidential and State Primary elections in Maryland are scheduled for May 14, 2024, and the General Election is November 5, 2024. The deadline for registration to participate in the Primary is looming. 

Primary Registration Deadlines: 

By Mail: Tuesday, […]

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!

Celebrate the Historic Medley District 50th Anniversary […]

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 the more hedonistic Maiuma, a festival […]