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New Mark’s Vibrant Wildlife: One Month, One Photographer, 11 Species
New Mark resident Ardis Fisher documented 11 different species of wildlife over the period of one month. We teased these photos in the New Mark newsletter distributed this weekend. We’re curious how readers did on the test since we published the photos without...
Holiday Music Draws Cheerful Crowd
Photos by Nan Whalen, Michelle Ava and Pat Reber Dozens of New Mark residents—and some former residents returning to visit—joined the holiday musical cheer last Sunday. Gabe Meyer on trombone and Rhonda Gordon with voice, tambourine and bells organized the...
Ghosts and Goblins in New Mark!
Once again New Mark's creatures and characters of all ages came out of the woods for the Halloween parade. COVID prevented the indoor potluck once again, but the weather was good for a walk. The crowd of children converged near the clubhouse for the group photos...
Frieda’s Cottage—The Story of a Trailblazing Woman Scientist and Rockville’s First National Historic Landmark
When the National Park Service went looking for landmarks to highlight women’s history in the United States, it found its way to a German-born Jewish psychiatrist who escaped the Nazis in 1933 and settled in Rockville, Maryland. Her name was Frieda Fromm-Reichmann,...
September New Target for Bike Lane Creation on MD Ave after City Adjusts Plan in Response to NMC Residents’ Concerns
CORRECTION: The bike lane lines will be created with 10-inch wide white thermoplastic paint, a Rockville City official says—not green epoxy paint. An official July memorandum from the city indicated the color would be green. The creation of bike lanes on Maryland...
New Mark Residents to City: Bike Lanes on Maryland Avenue Won’t Solve Safety, Noise Issues
New Mark Residents told a Rockville City official that they welcome the prospect of bike lanes on Maryland Avenue but need to first see long-standing safety, traffic and noise issues on the street resolved. The official, Emad Elshafei, the city’s chief of traffic and...
Nine Goslings Cruise Lake New Mark
Once again, Sally Guardia has captured life on the lake with vivid photos. And for the second year in a row, she was able to photograph a gosling in daring flight from nest on a lakeside balcony down to the water following the lead of the parent. The goslings make...
US Postman Bernie Egerson Honored by Maryland Senate
Bernie Egerson, the US postman who prevented a New Mark Commons townhome fire from spreading, received honors from the Maryland Senate for his “heroic, life-saving actions.”
The Postman Saved the Day
The quick thinking of Bernie, our postman, saved a New Mark townhome from burning down the other day. Bernie, who prefers not to give his last name, is modest about his role. “I was just in the right place at the right time,” he told this reporter, shrugging off the...
Three New Mark Residents Receive Rockville’s Good Neighbor Awards
Three New Mark residents were recognized on December 14 for their work as volunteers in serving the community—Gabe Meyer for his musical uplift during the pandemic, John Hansman for protecting New Mark’s architectural history and Max Bliss for taking the initiative in...