The Week That Was (Nov. 22 - Dec. 5)

Courthouse 'Death Ray' Fries Foliage

Here are the top stories from Rockville Central since before the Thanksgiving holiday. This feature typically appears every Sunday.

Opinions and Features

• Comic Strip: ROCK’burb 12-4-10: Cindy Cotte Griffiths turns her eye to the “death ray”
• Quick Quiz: Have You Been Paying Attention In November?: Our new regular feature.
• Contributor Review by Michele Nguyen: Rock for Robert Full of SPIRIT: A wonderful night for a special person.
• Contributor Opinion By Laura Berthiaume: Oppose Peary Site Sale: The County Council decided to move ahead, but here are school board member Laura Berthiaume’s reasons to oppose the sale of this school building.

News

• Rockville Real Estate Listings And Foreclosures 12/4/10: Our weekly feature. This week’s includes historical information on home values.
• Rockville Police And Fire Marshals Stop Arson, Thefts Overnight: Chilling arson spree by 18- and 14-year old pair.
• Take A Survey About Computer Use At The Library: The library wants to know how you use their computers.
• New Courthouse Creates “Death Ray”: You can’t make this stuff up. A design flaw on the new court house (which, I feel the need to remind, was widely opposed by residents) creates a laser-like sunlight effect. Remember burning insects with magnifying glasses in grade school? Sort of like that.
• County Council Votes To Sell Peary High School Site: Montgomery County Council ignores school board and sells former school site to its current lessee.
• Trucks, Traffic And China At The Mayor And Council Meeting 11-22-10: A brief Mayor and Council meeting just before the holiday. Why did they meet?
• Montgomery County Police Nab Car Theft Suspects; Third At Large: Suspects arrested in an extended series of late-night car break-ins.
• City Hall Dons New Artwork: Gorgeous new artwork for City Hall.
• Maryland Politics Watch’s Adam Pagnucco To Head Hans Riemer’s Office: He’s really and truly giving up his blogger creds.

Events

• Big Crowd And Countdown At The Rockville Town Center Tree Lighting: Our own winter tradition. Now maybe they’ll get started on the new Town Square ice rink.
• Workshop On Energy-Efficiency Incentives, Residential Tax Credits Expire: Learn how to take advantage of energy incentives.
• Glenview Mansion Halls Are Decked: Our Fair City’s wonderful flagship facility gets its groove on for the holidays. Check out the event schedule.

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