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You are probably used to checking your blood pressure. Did you know that in 2017 the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) issued new hypertension guidelines based on the latest science? They are the most significant change yet in these guidelines. 

Nearly half of American adults, 46 percent, will be determined to have hypertension under these new clinical guidelines, up from 32 percent under the old benchmark. Previously, […]

Along with Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot, Sukkot is one of the three annual pilgrimages, when every Jewish male was to be in Jerusalem.  Sukkot occurs five days after Yom Kippur and is typically celebrated for eight or nine days. The time in the desert is commemorated with the building of tent-like structures called sukkah. In 2024, Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5785 began at sundown on Wednesday, October 16. 2024 and will end […]

REMEMBER TO VOTE! The 2024 United States federal elections will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. During this presidential election year, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. Eleven state gubernatorial and numerous other […]

A creative tableau of scarecrows is on view at Whalen Commons for the 2024 Poolesville Community Scarecrow Contest. Despite a slow start, this may be the most entries you have ever had to choose from. Poolesville Seniors’ volunteers put together a Scarecrow display inspired by the PS entry in the MoCo Senior Cardboard Boat Regatta in March. 

The “Poolesville Seniors Yacht Club” exhibit BC106 shows two scarecrows […]

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VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED: Gaithersburg Meals on Wheels has an urgent need for 2 drivers: a Monday, Route 3 driver, and a Tuesday, Route 7. Training is provided. Please leave a message at 301-216-4200 if interested in serving. Read our previous article for more information.

October 25th & 26th – Historic Medley District Ghost Tour – Paranormal investigator […]

If you are a bit too squeamish for the full Markoff’s Haunted Forest Experience, you may want to try the Lights On Nights on the Markoff Trails on October 24th and 30th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.  

You can book Fright Free Night Passes for these two special nights at $20 per person for a self-paced 1 mile walk on the Markoff’s Haunted Forest […]

If you have never heard of D&D–Dungeons and Dragons– then you haven’t been paying attention for the past 50 years. 2024 is the Golden Anniversary of this iconic TTRG. A TTRPG is a tabletop role-playing game: a game played around a table or online in which a group of people create and play the part of characters in a story that develops as the game is played.  This Table Top Role-Playing Game originated in […]

By Claire Gunster-Kirby 

The carved pumpkin, or jack o’ lantern, is a staple of Halloween in the United States. How did this custom originate? To find the origins of the jack o’ lantern, one must go back centuries to around 500 BC when the Celts arrived in Iireland. Because the Celts did not believe in keeping any written records of their history, little is known about their customs and culture […]