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 […]
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 […]