Gaithersburg News

Dan Gross/The Gazette Watkins Mill Road west of Rt 355 is a dead end that is currently used for parking by construction crews working nearby.

Gaithersburg's mayor and city council approved their strategic plan for the 2014 fiscal year at a meeting Monday evening.

In honor of "Asian Pacific History Month," the city of Gaithersburg is celebrating the heritage of its Vietnamese Americans.

A coalition of Gaithersburg parents is pushing for the construction of a new elementary school to relieve overcrowding at four Montgomery County public schools.

SEVERN, Md. -- More than 300 prospects came out to the Best of the DMV Showcase May 18, one of those in attendance was Quince Orchard junior defensive back Malcom Brown.

As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, officers from Montgomery County police department's 1st District will no longer be working from Rockville.

The Gaithersburg City Council on Monday set public hearing dates this summer for ordinances dealing with how county laws apply in the city and how the city treats "peddlers, hawkers and solicitors." A proposed emergency ordinance that deals with how Gaithersburg interacts with county laws-the city must opt in for them to be valid-would remove ... (more)

The state of Maryland is considering eliminating bus routes along the Intercounty Connector , including one that transports workers to and from Fort Meade.

A Maryland man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by a school bus in Gaithersburg, police said.

The increase in Maryland's fuel tax, signed into law by Gov. Martin O'Malley last week, is projected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for Montgomery County road and transit projects.

At a bond review hearing in Montgomery County Circuit Court Tuesday, a judge halved the bond of a man accused of child sex abuse from $500,000 to $250,000. David Fernando Javier Zarayasi , 66, of Royal Bonnet Circle in Montgomery Village, was arrested March 14 and charged with 16 counts of sexual abuse and related crimes.

Margot Bohan and husband Ned Cyr of Washington Grove talk with Hyattsville novelist David L. Levy, author of “Revolt of the Animals,” at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on Saturday.

Darnestown and Shady Grove roads were expected to reopen about 6:15 p.m. after they were closed for about three hours Tuesday afternoon for an accident involving a pedestrian.

A poll released by Public Policy Polling shows that a large percentage of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of "hipsters," a group of men and women "unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns," according to Merriam Webster.

The Gaithersburg mayor and City Council will vote on the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2014 Strategic Plan at Monday evening's meeting.

U.S. Rep. John Delaney on Saturday endorsed Douglas M. Duncan at the former Montgomery County Executive's first major campaign event in his bid to regain his old job.

Montgomery County police released a crime summary for April 29 through May 7. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: A residential burglary occurred in the 10800 block of Game Preserve Road on Tuesday, April 30, between 1:30 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. Entry to the home was not forced and property was taken.

The city of Gaithersburg is seeking election judges for its municipal elections in November, according to a news release .

Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides .

Elizabeth Kneebone is co-author, with Alan Berube, of Confronting Suburban Poverty in America , a new book from the Brookings Institution.