Community Honors County Victims at 9/11 Memorial Ceremony in Rockville
Wednesday marks 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The City of Rockville held a ceremony to mark the day at the memorial site for the 11 county… Read More
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County Honors Homeless Who Died During Past Year
The 62 people memorialized Thursday were veterans, handymen, parents, sons and daughters. They died during the past year. They also, at some point in their lives, were homeless. Fifty-one of… Read More
Fallen Officers Honored During Memorial Service
Officers who died in the line of duty were honored Wednesday during an annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Service. The event was at the county Public Safety Memorial, which is outdoors… Read More
World Central Kitchen Holds Celebration of Life for Aid Workers
World Central Kitchen (WCK) will hold an interfaith celebration of life at the National Cathedral Thursday to honor their seven aid workers who were killed by an Israeli airstrike in… Read More
‘Never Forget’: Community Gathers for Annual 9/11 Ceremony
22 years later, local leaders and community members gathered to remember those who died on 9/11 and to ensure the day is never forgotten. Residents and leaders gathered on Monday… Read More
Annual Memorial Service Remembers 69 Residents Who Experienced Homelessness
Leaders and community partners gathered in Rockville on Thursday to remember 69 residents who died in the last year and had experienced homelessness. Residents who were once homeless shared their… Read More
Community Memorializes Sarah Langenkamp With Ghost Bike Where She Died
UPDATED Sept. 6 at 9:45 a.m. No one has been arrested in connection with this crash, according to Montgomery County Police. “This is an ongoing investigation and will take some… Read More
Chairs Stolen from Rockville Church School Shooting Memorial
Following the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, Faith United Methodist Church in Rockville displayed an outdoor memorial with 21 chairs to honor the 19 children and two teachers killed. On Friday,… Read More
Leaders Hope Homelessness in County Will Someday Be ‘Rare, Brief and Non-Recurring’
88 people who experienced homelessness in Montgomery County have died since 2020 began. County leaders held a memorial service Wednesday at the Executive Office Building Veteran’s Memorial Plaza in Rockville… Read More
Memorials Light Up in Remembrance of COVID-19 Victims
More than 400,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. Tuesday evening, President Joe Biden led a tribute to victims at the Lincoln Memorial.… Read More
Rep. Raskin y su Esposa Publican una Emotiva Carta en Memoria a su Hijo
El representante Jamie Raskin (D-Md. 8) y su esposa Sarah Bloom Raskin publicaron un emotivo ensayo recordando a su hijo de 25 años, Tommy, quien murió en la víspera de Año… Read More
Rep. Raskin, Wife Pen Essay on Son: ‘A Radiant Light in This Broken World’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md. 8) and his wife Sarah Bloom Raskin published an emotional essay on Medium Tuesday, remembering their 25 year-old son Tommy who died on New Year’s Eve.… Read More