Rockville Rewind: Aug. 29-Sept. 2

Students headed back to school and residents bounced back from Hurricane Irene as Rockville began the transition from summer to fall.

Irene’s winds brought down trees and left thousands without power throughout the region, .

While the start of the school year brought the traditional , it brought something more at Robert Frost Middle School where .

County schools leading to increasing need for new classroom space. In Rockville, opened with a new addition and opened to a new building.

Also this week, Patch featured , who talked about his transition report, special education, charter schools, weathering the economic downturn, closing the achievement gap and his philosophy of education.

In non-school news, former “Price Is Right” host Bob Barker ruffled some fur with

On Tuesday, in Rockville Town Center.

The ceremony . Councilman Piotr Gajewski accused Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio of “hypocrisy” for speaking at the ceremony after voting against an incentive package intended to lure the hotel company to Rockville. Gajewski is challenging Marcuccio in her bid for reelection.

As the week wound down we put a spotlight on and published a preview of .