Before there was Rockville there was Hungerford’s Tavern.  In 1774 it was at the heart of a small community, serving as a meeting place, restaurant and inn.    After the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed what became known as “The Intolerable Acts” which closed the port of Boston, replaced the Massachusetts government with officials appointed by Britain and allowed quartering of British troops in privately owned buildings.    Local citizens met at Hungerford’s Tavern and adopted a series of resolves in support of  “the Town of Boston, now suffering in the Common Cause of America.”    The Resolves, unanimously adopted, called for a boycott of British goods and sent a delegation to Annapolis.  The Hungerford Resolves were published in the Maryland Gazette, with the names of the delegation listed.  A full two years before the Declaration of Independence, these local patriots put their lives and fortunes at risk for freedom.

Our neighborhood is named for these patriots, and this little paper takes its name from the resolutions they adopted on 11^th June, 1774.  The Hungerford Resolves can be seen at our website - http://www.rocknet.org/Community/Hungerford/infra/hresolves.htm

Committees to be formed

 Our neighborhood survey identified a number of issues that we would like addressed..   To move forward on these will require thought, effort and organization.  Your Hungerford leadership has proposed that four committees be formed:  Traffic – to address Fleet Street, Argyle,  RM parking overflow and such.  Community Garden – to see if we have sufficient interest and an appropriate site to establish a community vegetable garden.  Environment – to organize  a stream cleanup., improve storm water management,  and better inform ourselves about ways to reduce our impact on the natural systems that support us.  Community Events – to organize community events such as National Night Out, a neighborhood yard sale,  events at Elwood Smith and such.  If you wish to join any of these groups, please contact Carl Henn, carlhenn@comcast.net or 301 251-0310.

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 Neighborhood Meeting

 March 30, 2:00 at Elwood Smith

 Agenda:  

•  City Update,

•  HCA resolutions (to be posted on-line before the meeting for your consideration)

• Stream Cleanup Planning,

• Committee meetings

Good Neighbors

We all want to be good neighbors.  But some folks haven’t given enough thought to what that entails.  There was a day that being a good neighbor meant keeping your cattle out of your neighbor’s corn.    Today, that’s still a good idea.  But here are three more rules to live by:

1. Pick up after your pooch.  Keep the bags that your Gazette and Examiner come in.  When your dog renders his editorial comment on your neighbor’s yard, put said bag on your hand like a mitten, pick up the poop and pull the bag off over your new prize possession.  You may feel stupid or perhaps disgusted the first time you do this.  You will get used to it.  Moreover, picking up after your pet is required by Rockville law. 
2. Pick up the newspapers from your driveway and recycle them when you’re done reading them.  You may keep the bags for poop patrol, or toss them in the trash.  Leaving your newspaper to revert to wood pulp in the next rain is rude to both your neighbor and to the tree that died to bring you the news.  If you don’t want to get the Examiner, you may cancel by calling Cheryl Kennedy at Wilcan Services at 703 441-9226..
3. Take your trash can back from the street after trash day. It’s a small thing, but leaving the cans by the curb annoys many people, and besides it is required by Rockville’s rules.