Rockville Rewind: April 18-22

It was a week of remembrances and renewable resources in and around Rockville with the passing of a giant in Maryland politics and observances of Earth Day grabbing the spotlight as county schools paused for spring break and residents observed Passover and Holy Week.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on Monday led installed on the roof of the county's Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station—what Leggett called "the county's first large-scale solar project."

County police said on Monday night that they were , where six windows were shot with a BB gun, is connected to similar incidents discovered early Monday morning at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah and two businesses in the Potomac Woods Shopping Center. The incident at the synagogue, where windows also were shot out with a BB gun on the night before Passover, is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

Marylanders offered , the former governor and comptroller and longtime mayor of Baltimore who died on Monday afternoon at age 89. Schaefer was remembered as a political titan whose leadership and "do it now" attitude led to many of the public works projects that shaped Baltimore and who left a political legacy that made him a Maryland legend.

Also Monday, we brought you , which brought 2,500 runners from around the country to race down Rockville Pike on Sunday morning.

Tuesday brought .

Wednesday gave us . The courthouse, with high ceilings and sweeping views from its corridors, is scheduled to open for its first dockets on June 27. Meanwhile, workers are still deciding on a permanent solution to the so-called death ray reflection of the sun off the building's south facade.

Thursday's offered news of a $45,000 grant to the Rockville Women's Business Center and signs of the season, including details on the opening night at The Rooftop and on this year's blue crab harvest.

Also Thursday, that seeks disclosure of contributions to "electioneering communications" by corporations and labor unions, including television and radio ad campaigns that mention candidates.

Friday brought Earth Day and we brought you tips on   here in Rockville.

We closed out the work week by recognizing budding talent in our town with , a finalist in the Gaithersburg Book Festival's high school short story contest.