In an open letter, the town of Rodgau criticises the slow pace of the Darmstadt Regional Council's work to clear up the contamination on the site of the former carbon black factory.
Lots of excitement at the Opel test centre in Dudenhöfer Wald. The fire brigade, police and rescue services are initially alerted with the report of a "missing person". After an unsuccessful search, a bomb threat is received by the company. 120 employees stay at home, the premises are secured and the area is searched extensively by emergency services.
First aiders save a man's life. During a walk in the Rodgau forest, four women find an unconscious man next to his bicycle. They had the presence of mind to call the emergency services and put him in the recovery position. When no more breathing can be detected, they resuscitate him until the emergency services arrive.
Cleaning up with 350 hp. A good five months after the devastating storm, the big clean-up in the Rodgau forest begins with the 20-tonne harvester. It is in operation day and night to process 50,000 cubic metres of wood.
Three people are injured, some seriously, in an accident on the B45. The damage to property amounts to 21,000 euros.
Paediatric practice in Weiskirchen has to close. Following the death of former paediatrician Dr Marion Kindling-Rohracker in August 2019, two young junior staff members initially took over the practice. However, the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians only takes care of an emergency appointment for six months. Parents stand in long queues outside the practice to collect their children's patient files.
Before the official inauguration, the almost completed hospice at the water tower opens its doors to the public on two days. The public's interest is huge. More than 1000 visitors come to see the project for themselves.
Dispute over award of concession in Rodgau occupies the courts. Although the concession agreement has been in force since the beginning of the year, Energieversorgung Rodau GmbH (EVR) cannot take over the electricity grid because Energieversorgung Offenbach (EVO) is taking legal action against the award of the concession.
At their meeting, the city councillors decide on the new construction of the functional building at the bathing lake. The two-storey functional building is to be built roughly where the burnt-down building stood and will cost around 1.45 million euros.
One paediatrician for 7700 patients. The town is pulling out all the stops to bring another paediatrician to Rodgau. With an online petition, it turns to the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Hesse. An initial success: the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians wants to authorise a further half doctor's practice in the short term.
The Hospice am Wasserturm is officially opened. After just eleven months of construction, the keys to the centre can be handed over to Mission Leben as the operator. Deputy Dean Sonja Mattes, Jügesheim parish priest Father John Peter and Dean Willi Gerd Kost give the blessing for the new building.
Now in its 24th edition, the Rodgau education fair is once again a source of help on the path to professional life. More than 1000 visitors can ask the 120 exhibitors their questions about training or studying.
One of the first coronavirus-related changes affects the Geschwister-Scholl-Schule with the cancellation of the big cultural evening.
Unknown persons break into the centre fire station and steal a hydraulic spreader and a radio. A good two weeks later, unknown persons again gain access to the north fire station. There they steal a complete set of hydraulic rescue equipment.
To mark the International Day of Forests on 21 March, the state forestry company Hessen-Forst is planting trees together with around 180 volunteers. 3,500 young trees are planted on a cleared area near the Don Bosco home in Nieder-Röder.
The first weddings have to take place in smaller groups due to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the bride and groom, only ten other people are allowed to attend.
The former school in the centre of Jügesheim is temporarily converted into a day care centre for 50 children.
The Helixpark in the Hainhausen development area is inaugurated. The green space is around 1000 metres long and has playgrounds and seating areas as meeting points.
The corona pandemic is making its way into Rodgau life. The municipal daycare centres only offer emergency care. Many concerts are cancelled. Aunt Emma closes her distribution centre in Jügesheim. More and more volunteers and groups buy groceries for senior citizens and the needy. The town hall is closed to the public. Citizens only receive information through a window. The question of whether the written Abitur can take place despite corona remains exciting until the last minute.
Outpatient care services are reaching their limits. The Rodgau social care centre imposes a freeze on admissions.
A supermarket in Dudenhofen is introducing special shopping times for people from at-risk groups in order to provide them with extra protection.
The first online church service in Dudenhofen with Pastor Christina Koch is as lively as ever.
Corona causes chaos at the Rodgau recycling centre. While all recycling centres and composting facilities in the area are closed, Stadtwerke Rodgau is trying to counteract the onslaught with extended opening hours.
With the new corona hotline, the city is trying to provide citizens with advice and support on the subject of corona.
The corona pandemic prevents swimming fun. The Rodgau lido is not allowed to open as usual on the last weekend in April.
Daycare fees and meal allowances for the months of April and May are suspended by the city to ease the burden on families.
With a survey and YouTube videos, the city of Rodgau is trying to find out what parents want when it comes to returning to daycare after the lockdown has been eased.
The "Rückerhof" riding centre in Hainhausen is moving. The family and their animals have to move to their new home around 500 metres away for the Rodgau West development area.
The popular 24-hour run has been cancelled due to coronavirus, but the hosts are looking for an alternative solution.
The Hainhausen sports club is renovating its club restaurant on the sports field. An extraordinary general meeting of SGH members releases 42,000 euros in renovation funds for the modernisation.
Rodgau-helfen.de serves as a platform for retailers, service providers and associations as a digital marketplace in times of coronavirus.
The town hall and Stadtwerke Rodgau are partially reopening for citizens.
With an initiative consisting of 16 Rodgau businesses, the catering trade is supporting itself, because the landlords feel let down when it comes to opening their establishments.
Church services during the coronavirus pandemic. While some are relying on tickets and social distancing, others are streaming live online.
The Bonner Weg playground in Dudenhofen has been completely renovated. A large ship now forms the centrepiece of the playground.
The town of Rodgau is conducting an online survey to gain an opinion on the Hegelstraße shopping centre in Dudenhofen. The survey will then be used to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the location.
303 participants in a charity campaign organised by the "Besi & Friends" foundation collect around 10,000 euros in donations over four days of sporting activities.
The former detention centre of the Rollwald camp makes way for a new building. Only an old cell door is to be preserved for posterity.
Stadtwerke Rodgau wants to find out whether the Rodgau city buses should run on fuel cells, natural gas or batteries in the next two years with the help of a one-month test phase.
The limited regular operation in the Rodgau daycare centres begins on 2 June with split groups. Childcare can be guaranteed on two days of six hours each. Longer hours are not possible due to the smaller groups and stricter hygiene regulations.
The planned residential area "Hinter dem Dell" in Dudenhofen will be smaller than planned. The area left out is to be used for a new school with a gymnasium.
A gelding at a riding centre west of Jügesheim falls ill with the rare equine anaemia. The area is cordoned off for equidae.
The cabaret "En haufe Leut'" takes place at various locations in Jügesheim's Rodaupark. The new concept is adapted to the Corona regulations.
The former doctor's house on Nieuwpoorter Straße in Dudenhofen will be smaller than planned. The majority of town councillors only want to allow two full storeys instead of the previous three.
The district of Offenbach wants to alleviate the lack of space at the Münchhausen School by adding another floor to the building. The extension should be ready for the 2021/2022 school year.
The Jügesheim Emmaus daycare centre becomes the second family centre in Rodgau.
The state's easing of the lockdown means that the Rodgau lido is also allowed to reopen. Subject to strict hygiene requirements and social distancing, up to 3,500 guests can use the lake at the same time. In order to reach this number of guests, the nudist area must first become a textile area. Online ticket sales are used to record contact details and monitor the number of visitors.
The open youth work holiday games can be held subject to coronavirus restrictions. Instead of 280, only 170 children are allowed to take part for a maximum of two weeks.
From Weiskirchen to Nieder-Roden, the railway path is now not only asphalted, but also illuminated throughout.
The situation in the dispute over the Rodgau-Nord electricity licence is intensifying. Now both sides are going to court.
In Rollwald, a candy vending machine is causing irritation. Over-the-counter hemp products with and without cannabidiol are available to customers 24 hours a day.
In order to accommodate the tenants of the restaurants in the town hall and the community centres financially, the town of Rodgau is waiving two months' rent. Permanent users of the municipal sports halls will also benefit from a rent reduction.
The open youth work holiday games can be held subject to coronavirus restrictions. Instead of 280, only 170 children are allowed to take part for a maximum of two weeks.
After further easing of restrictions, the Rodgau day-care centres can also resume regular operations.
Around 90 young people take part in the Georg Büchner School holiday camp and prepare for the coming school year.
Nudists are allowed to go naked in the water again. Due to the change in regulations, the maximum number of visitors can be increased and a separate area at the lido can be set up for nudists.
The football pitch in Hainhausen requested by the children's and youth parliament has been opened.
The water snake in Rodgau Park gets its centre back after almost a year. The storm on 18 August destroyed the art object.
The city celebrates a coronavirus-compliant topping-out ceremony at Luise-Hensel-Weg in Hainhausen. The daycare centre with four groups and ten residential units above is scheduled for completion in summer 2021.
The news that a new paediatrician is to take over the former practice of the late paediatrician Dr Marion Kindling-Rohracker from January 2021 spreads quickly.
Rodgau starts the city cycling campaign again in 2020 with 70 participants. A total of 93,705 kilometres were covered.
77 years after its foundation, Blumen Winter closes its doors.
The town of Rodgau is taking part in this year's Intercultural Weeks with a small programme. During this time, part of the Rodgau pennant chain will decorate the town hall courtyard.
The property at Grenzstrasse 19 in Jügesheim, which was sold to Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Hessen, is bought back by the city for the same price, as GWH no longer wants to build on the property itself.
Theatre lovers will not get their money's worth this year. Despite all efforts, the theatre season unfortunately has to be cancelled after just a few events due to CORONA.
The obligatory ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of construction of the long-awaited cycle path between Hainhausen and Rembrücken.
Like many other events, the 24-hour run has been cancelled due to coronavirus. But thanks to clever initiators and citizens willing to donate, the virtual version "24-hour run - Corona Special" raised well over 60,000 euros.
The new form of the plum dumpling festival with "dumplings to go" is also extremely popular.
The large sculpture "Colormaster R(odgau)" by Düsseldorf artist Manuel Franke has found a new home in Rodaupark, north of Konrad-Kappler-Straße, after the Frankfurt Städel.
Street chalk, 56 families and five hours of time and Nieder-Röder's Puiseauxplatz is already colourful. The traditional children's festival had to be cancelled due to coronavirus. However, the children's colouring event held at short notice to mark World Children's Day is also very popular.
Honorary fire brigade leader Dieter Horch dies of cancer on 26 September at the age of just 55. Horch was a member of the volunteer fire brigade for more than 40 years, including 20 years as fire chief and chairman of the Weiskirchen Fire Brigade Association. Around 300 members of the fire brigade, friends and family accompany him to his grave.
The ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of construction of the new "Rodaustrom-Tonhalle" next to the SG Hainhausen gymnasium. The Musikverein Weiskirchen e.V. rehearses in the newly built clubhouse.
Angel stones for the hospice at the water tower. 37 members of the Facebook group "Gude-Steine-Rodgau" paint 510 encouraging stones.
Three teachers from two schools in Rodgau test themselves for coronavirus. They are taking part in the "Safe School Study" organised by the state of Hesse. The aim of the study is to find out whether the coronavirus self-test can be integrated into the everyday lives of certain professional groups.
Jürgen Hoffmann will not be standing for the next mayoral election in September 2021. The 59-year-old town hall boss's term of office will therefore end at the end of his second term of office on 9 June 2022.
Stadtwerke Rodgau is deploying three additional city buses for school transport. This is the municipal utility's response to parents' concerns about the rising number of coronavirus infections. Pupils now have more space on the bus.
The long-planned art exhibition Rodgau ART will not take place due to the coronavirus.
The rising infection figures leave the city with no choice but to cancel all public, municipal events until the end of 2020.
The obligatory ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of construction of the new clubhouse of the Weiskirchen Music Association. The Rodaustrom Tonhalle is being built on the SGH car park next to the Hainhausen sports centre.
The catering trade has to close again due to the coronavirus.
A dispute between residents of the homeless shelter in Friedberger Straße is the cause of a major deployment of the SEK, the municipal public order authority and the Rodgau volunteer fire brigade.
The Facebook group "Gude-Steine Rodgau" paints 510 stones of encouragement for the hospice at the water tower.
Rodgau-IGEMO presents itself with a joint new homepage. 139 clubs and associations belonging to one of the five neighbourhood interest groups are now networked with each other on the new platform.
Even traditional events such as Remembrance Day have to take place on a small scale due to the coronavirus. The memorial service at the Rollwald camp will be recorded and posted on the munaVeRo homepage.
For those interested in culture, the homepage of the city of Rodgau offers a small consolation: Rodgau ART, which has been cancelled due to the "Lockdownlight", is also presented on the homepage.
The "Heart Day" takes place by telephone.
The figures of the month: Over 100 municipal properties are managed by Facility Management Service 7. 120 volunteers, including 12 first-time donors, donate blood despite coronavirus and the increased safety requirements.
The cultural academy "KULTinklusive" of the association Gemeinsam mit Behinderten (Together with the Disabled) embellishes the transformer station on Elisabethenstraße in Jügesheim. With the motif on the theme of "Energy drives us", the young people are expressing their stance against social injustice and in favour of renewable energy.
The city awards the building contract for the construction of Rodgau's largest day care centre on Lange Straße in Jügesheim. The building will provide space for a total of 148 children in eight groups.
The wish tree campaign is taking place digitally for the first time due to the coronavirus. All 81 children's wishes received on the rodgau-helfen.de platform can be fulfilled thanks to many donors.
With its concept for the new tablet class, the Geschwister-Scholl-Schule has won a sponsorship award from the "Cranach Foundation" totalling 38,000 euros. The money will be used for software licences and tablets.
The ARD and ZDF children's channel presents the Kinderaward to the cultural academy "KULTinklusive". The prize is awarded for exceptional commitment by children and young people.
Employees of the public utility company find a woman's body during cleaning work at the Gänsbrüh. Shortly afterwards, the husband of the 28-year-old woman from Obertshausen is arrested as a suspect.
The town of Rodgau is renaturalising another section of the Rodau in the Nieder-Roden industrial estate. The measure costs around 35,000 euros. 35 new black poplars are also being planted.
The city of Rodgau honours Friedhelm Meinaß and Bernd Michael Land with the Rodgau Cultural Award 2019 of the city of Rodgau. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the award can only be presented in a small circle.
A man is hit by the S-Bahn train between Dudenhofen and Jügesheim and dies.
