Roy Kelley

Record Funding for Contracts with Minority and Local BusinessesThe Montgomery County Office of Procurement’s recently released Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) annual reports for the Minority, Female and Disabled-Owned Business Program (MFD) and the Local Small Business Reserve Program (LSBRP) showed reco...

Education Sessions Announced for 11th Annual Energy SummitThe 2024 Montgomery County Energy Summit has released the education session schedule for its 11th annual gathering for commercial building professionals, scheduled for April 15-16 at the Silver Spring Civic Building.To view and register fo...

‘Rec Regatta’ to Set Sail in Olney on April 2 Showcase your ingenuity in creating a cardboard boat can be part of Montgomery County Recreation’s “Rec Regatta” at the Olney Swim Center from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. Participants will make their own cardboard boats in advance and compete t...

“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.”   No, this book, Eat That Frog!, is not about recipes for frog legs, but rather a book authored by Brian Tracy who shares 21 Great Ways t...

Free Animation Workshops for Teens and Tweens Montgomery County Public Libraries will host animation workshops for children aged 10-15 during the week of March 25-29, coinciding with Montgomery County Public Schools’ spring break. Registration is required for each workshop.The workshops will be l...

Baltimore County Angler Earns FishMaryland Master Angler Award Maryland Master Angler Rashan Hunt holds the chain pickerel he caught at Loch Raven Reservoir. Photo courtesy Rashan Hunt, used with permission by Maryland DNRRashan Hunt of Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, has earned a Master Angler...

The Maine total solar eclipse is April 8th, 2024 at 3:32PM where I live in Aroostook County.   Maine total solar eclipse, Houlton ME. The last total solar Maine eclipse passed over Bangor Maine in 1963. The planetary cosmic event creating a 50 mile wide swath of darkness as the Moon blocks the in...

CDC Issues New Guidance for COVID-19 & Respiratory Illness Prevention The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidance on protection for common respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, flu and RSV.The nation is in a better place than it was in the early months of t...

Maryland Hunters Harvest 72,642 Deer for 2023-2024 SeasonPhoto by Debbie Blair, submitted to Maryland DNR Photo Contest.The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported that deer hunters harvested 72,642 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 8...

Have you ever wondered how monarch caterpillars, those tiny and colorful creatures that transform into beautiful butterflies, breathe?   Have you ever wondered how monarch caterpillars, those tiny and colorful creatures that transform into beautiful butterflies, breathe? You might think that they...