North Four Corners News/Northwood News

View PDF Versions of the 2021–2024 Newsletters

Note:  With the December 2022 issue, the newsletter name changed from Northwood News to North Four Corners News.

• DECEMBER 2024
• Winter Wonderland Holiday Social  •  President’s Message  •  How Does MoCo Public Library Stack Up in the U.S.?  •  NFCCA Members for 2024–2025 as of 21 November  •  Zoning, Transportation Issues Progressing  •  The Long-Gone Four Corners Citizens Association   [12 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2024
• How the County Council’s Attainable Housing Strategies Proposal Will Affect Us  •  President’s Message  •  How to Support the NFCCA: Dues  •  Tree Montgomery: Free Shade Trees — Just Ask!  •  Mail Service Survey Results  •  Silent Auction to Benefit Senior Center  •  NFCCA Fall Activities  •  You Get Time Off to Vote ...Maybe  •  September’s ‘Acoustics and Ale’  •  National Night Out 2024 Was a Huge Success  •  FKES Needs Your Support  •  This Issue’s Pix   [12 pp.]
• JUNE 2024
• Emerging Ideas for University Boulevard Corridor Plan at June Meeting  •  President’s Message  •  WSSC Project to Repair, Replace Sections of Sewer Main in Our Neighborhood’s Northwest Branch Park  •  Wheaton Regional Park Improvements Underway  •  Plenty to Do at the Senior Center  •  Rachel Carson Museum Planned on Colesville Road Along Northwest Branch  •  Third Annual NFCCA Neighborhood Yard Sale  •  Is Your Medicine in Short Supply?  •  Neighbors Turn Out for Total Solar Eclipse 8 April 2024  •  Nearby Ice Cream/Frozen Dessert Scoop Shops   [16 pp.]
• APRIL 2024
• Planning Staff Speak on University Boulevard Corridor Plan Next Meeting  •  President’s Message  •  Parking Requirements Reduced Near Public Transportation by County Council  •  Second Annual Chili Cook-Off in March Nets $900+  •  Nurturing Nature:  Pollution in the Northwest Branch:  How to Prevent It, What to Do If You See It  •  A Question for Dog Owners  •  Third Annual NFCCA Neighborhood Yard Sale  •  Annual Puzzle Exchange  •  Neighborhood Mail Service  •  Northwood High School Spring Fair  •  Private Security Camera Incentive Rebate Program  •  Local Area Crime Reports  •  Food Trucks Being Arranged for Friday Nights This Summer  •  Cutting of the Vines on Lockridge Creek in March  •  Maryland Has the Most License Plate Designs in the U.S.  •  Have You Tried the Eritrean Food at Elilta?  •  Nearby Places for Lunch (and Dinner)   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2024
• Monarch Magic on Cavalier Drive  •  President’s Message  •  Are You a Member This Year?  •  Lockridge Creek Cleanup 9 March  •  Walkway Cleanup 16 December  •  Second Annual Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser  •  Segunda Competencia de Cocina de Chili  •  Dance School in the Neighborhood  •  December Meeting was a Winter Social   [8 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2023
• Winter Wonderland Holiday Social  •  President’s Message  •  Dedicated Bus Lane Pilot on University Boulevard Under Construction  •  2024 is an Election Year  •  Nurturing Nature:  Porcelain-berry: The Invasive Vine Taking Over Our Neighborhood  •  How to Find a Lost Cat  •  The Miniature Holiday Village, Train Return to Margate Road  •  El Pueblo de Vacaciones en Miniatura y el Tren Regresan a Margate Road  •  Wazzup in the Neighborhood   [12 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2023
• Council Passes Safe Streets Act  •  Halloween Parade and Block Party on Margate Road  •  Desfile de Halloween y Fiesta de Barrio en Margate Rd.  •  Best Places to Live for Families  •  Forest Knolls Bike Bus  •  El Bicibus a la Escuela Forest Knolls  •  ‘Hallowheel’ Bike Ride 28 October  •  Letter to the Editor: Why Can’t We Talk About Our Religions With Each Other?  •  My Ever-Expanding Front Yard Vegetable Garden  •  History Corner(s): The Silver Spring and a Lost Photo  •  Mobile Bike Shop Returns  •  El Taller Móvil de Bicicletas  •  Fairland/Briggs Chaney Master Plan Developed  •  NFCCA Halloween Decoration Contest  •  Photos from NFCCA Summer Activities 2023  •  The Del Real Deal   [16 pp.]
• JUNE 2023
• Second Annual Plant Swap 11 June  •  President’s Message  •  Mensaje del Presidente  •  MCDOT Bus/Bike Lane Pilot Coming This Summer  •  Tuesday Night Soccer Games  •  Partidos de Fútbol, Martes Por la Noche  •  Community Workshops on University Boulevard Corridor Plan  •  We Support the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC)  •  Front Yard to Native Garden Reclamation Project  •  ‘Project Porchlight’ Coming to North Four Corners  •  Second Annual Neighborhood Yard Sale Was 6 May  •  Neighborhood Moms Run Their Own Businesses  •  ‘Bike Bus’ to Forest Knolls Elementary School  •  ‘Bike Bus’ a la Escuela Primaria  •  ‘Rock & Rolla All-Ages Bike Ride’ Sunday, 16 July  •  Ahora en Español  •  NFCCA Night at Thunderbolts — Hometown Baseball  •  2023 National Night Out on 1 August   [20 pp.]
• APRIL 2023
• University Boulevard Corridor Plan Explained at April Meeting  •  Second Neighborhood Yard Sale  •  President’s Message  •  Mensaje del Presidente  •  Pedestrian Plan Prioritizes Improvements in Four Corners  •  Check Out Vernal Pool Life Cycles  •  Bicycle Preparation Tips for Spring from the Pros  •  Nurturing Nature:  Light Pollution and Its Negative Impacts on Wildlife and Human Health  •  Forest Knolls Pool Undergoing Renovations  •  First-Ever Chili Cook-Off Nets NFCCA Over $550  •  The Del Real Deal  •  Seasonal Roots for Our Neighborhood   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2023
• NFCCA’s First Ever Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser  •  Primera Competencia de Cocina de Chili  •  President’s Message  •  Mensaje del Presidente  •  Understanding Your Property Tax Assessment Notice  •  My Home’s Value Has Increased.  Now What?  •  County Rec Centers are Free in 2023  •  Paid Members by Street as of 23 January 2023  •  Mink, Johnson to Speak 8 February  •  Lockridge Creek Cleanup 25 February  •  Ruan Thai Restaurant in Wheaton  •  The Del Real Deal  •  RainScapes Rebate Portal Open  •  Council Takes on Leaf Blower Bill   [12 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2022 — NOW THE NORTH FOUR CORNERS NEWS!
• ?! Where’s My ‘Northwood News’?  •  NFCCA Website Redesigned, Too  •  President’s Message  •  This Year’s Halloween Parade Pix  •  Photos from the Halloween Bike Ride on 30 October  •  Answering Questions About Plastic Bag Recycling  •  New Book by a Neighbor Details the Impact of Gratitude on Life  •  Dedicated Median Bus Lane Considered for Route 29  •  Process Underway for University Boulevard Corridor Plan  •  History Corner(s):  Neighbor Lucille at the World’s Fair Home on Lorain  •  The Del Real Deal [New Column!]   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2022 — THE FINAL NORTHWOOD NEWS!
• NFCCA Dues Increased to $15  •  President’s Message  •  Donate Your Used Bikes on 14 October  •  County Council Moves Toward Final Consideration of Thrive Montgomery 2050 Despite Opposition  •  Your Civic Association Needs You!  •  History Corner(s):  An Anniversary of Resistance:  Sam Hanson’s Bid for Freedom  •  All-Ages Halloween Bike Ride Sunday, 30 October  •  Paseo en Bicicleta de Halloween el Domingo 30 de Octubre  •  Third Annual Halloween Pet Costume Contest  •  Halloween Parade Sunday Afternoon on 30 October  •  Desfile de Halloween Domingo Por la Tarde  •  National Night Out Celebrated on Tuesday, 2 August  •  Your Input is Needed on the Pedestrian Master Plan  •  Join NFCCA’s Neighborhood Traffic Committee   [12 pp.]
• JUNE 2022
• June Meeting Hosts At-Large County Council Candidate Forum  •  President’s Message  •  Great Turnout on Earth Day Weekend for First Northwood Bicycle Club Neighborhood Bike Ride  |  Gran Participación en el Primer Paseo en Bicicleta Por el Vecindario del Northwood Bicycle Club  •  Celebrating Our Diversity  |  Celebrando Nuestra Diversidad  •  NFCCA Dues Are Lagging, But You Can Help  •  Community Public Services:  Did You Know? Services Available in the Community  •  26-Plus Homes at First Neighborhood Yard Sale  •  Saving Our Black Walnut ‘Witness Tree’  •  National Night Out 2022   [16 pp.]
• APRIL 2022
• County Council District 5 Candidate Forum at NFCCA Meeting  •  President’s Message  •  Neighborhood Yard Sale on 7 May  •  Neighborhood Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange on Sunday, 24 April  •  Ride Along! Join the Northwood Bicycle Club (NBC)  •  Join Our Family Bike Ride on Earth Day, 23 April  •  Paseo Familiar en Bicicleta por el Día de la Tierra  •  Nurturing Nature:  Rats and Our Unintentional War on Wildlife  •  Community Public Services  •  The Beautiful Bradford Pear, an Ornamental Tree Tied to Maryland, is Now Considered a Menace  •  Carousel to Move from Wheaton Regional Park   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2022
• The Laws on Occupancy Limits, Parking in Our Neighborhood  •  President’s Message  •  Baskin-Robbins/Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise to Open in Neighborhood  •  Community Public Services (New Column!)  •  White Oak Town Center is Now Under Construction  •  For Your Awareness:  Protecting Your Identity Information from Theft  •  Northwood Garden Club Forming  •  Compost Crew Might Give Our Area a Reduced Rate  •  Have You Joined Your Civic Association Yet?  •  What the Winter Woodpecker Can Tell Us About Our Neighborhood  •  Texting to 911  •  Our Own Lockridge Drive Tributary to the Northwest Branch Hosts a County Environmental Pilot Project   [16 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2021
• Upzoning Proposal Would Increase Housing Density in Montgomery County  •  President’s Message  •  Four Corners Likely to Move to New County Council District  •  Jumping Worms:  Can We Stop Them in Their Tracks?  •  Publishing a Book with an Eight-Year-Old  •  The Tree Fairies Decorated, Too  •  History Corner(s):  Early Roads in (and Through) Four Corners  •  Nurturing Nature:  The Problem with Salt  •  Holiday Village and Model Train on Margate Road Returns  •  This Year’s Fantastic Halloween Contest Winners   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2021
• Vision Zero — A Plan to Make Walking, Biking Safer in County  •  President’s Message  •  County Ranks High (#3!) in Religious Diversity  •  The Buy Nothing Project in Four Corners, Forest Knolls  •  Promoting Community Online: NFCCA’s Listserv, Next Door  •  Could There Be Fairies Here?  •  The Montgomery County Community Gardens Program  •  Would Open Primaries Be a Good Idea for Maryland?  •  History Corner(s): Yarrow Mamout in Four Corners, 1752 – ca. 1770  •  Invasive Vines on Lockridge Drive Threaten Native Trees  •  Second Annual NFCCA Halloween with a Little Distance, a Lot of Fun!  •  John and Bette Hill Receive This Year’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Award  •  Seen the Lovely Spotted Lanternfly? Kill it on Sight!  •  Neighborhood Block Parties Enliven Summer 2021 — Belton Road and Southwood Avenue  •  Autumn Keeps Honeybees Busy Preparing for Winter  •  Bridge on Dennis Avenue to be Replaced in 2022   [20 pp.]
• JUNE 2021
• Chickens in Our Neighborhood  •  President’s Message  •  Home Tree Care 101 Workshop  •  Shared Streets Program to Temporarily Close Lanes in Both Directions on University Boulevard for Bikes  •  Toyota Prius Catalytic Converters Targeted for Theft  •  Nurturing Nature:  Ways You Can Prevent Mosquitoes in Your Yard (How to Make Your Own Mosquito Trap)  •  A Bit of Community...  •  Suggestions for GameStop Half  •  2021 Earth Day is Celebrated  •  History Corner(s):  ‘Guarded by Protecting Restrictions”: The Color of Law in the Four Corners Subdivisions of Silver Spring  •  Got Too Much Junk? Just Call 311   [16 pp.]
• APRIL 2021
• President’s Message  •  The Northwood News Welcomes Photographs  •  The Problem with Unleashed Dogs in North Four Corners  •  Nurturing Nature:  The Cicadas are Coming!  •  For Your Awareness:  Beware of COVID Scams During the Pandemic  •  Little Free Pantry: It’s Like a Little Free Library, But for Food  •  Montgomery County Installs Traffic Calming, Pedestrian Safety Measures  •  Not Sure if You’re an NFCCA Member This Year? Check This List  •  How Would You Describe Your Personality? The 4 Temperaments  •  Things to Consider Before Selling to a Home ‘Flipper’   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2021
• Local Biotech Company Now Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine  •  President’s Message  •  Revitalizing Downtown Silver Spring ... Again  •  Adventures in Teaching Second Grade on Zoom  •  For Your Awareness:  Don’t Fall Victim to ‘Elder Fraud’  •  County Explicitly Bans #6 Plastic Food Containers  •  Senior Telephone Call Check  •  NFCCA Community Cares Network Offers a Range of Volunteer Help  •  The Charm of Our North Four Corners Neighborhood  •  ‘Woodmoor Eats’ on Facebook Brings Food Trucks to Area  •  Shots at Night   [16 pp.]