Montgomery Community Media

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) is scheduled to honor law enforcement, paramedics, and fire and rescue officials at its annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast on Aug. 14th at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg. This event will honor county’s finest and give the business community an opportunity to thank them for their service in protecting the […]

Daily lane closures are expected through late fall during a resurfacing project on MD 108- Ashton Road- in Montgomery County. The resurfacing project on two and half miles of MD 108, between MD 650 and the Howard County line, is scheduled to begin on Aug. 17. The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration said the […]

The Gaithersburg Indoor Aquatic Center is scheduled to close from Aug. 16 to Sept. 7 for its annual cleaning and maintenance. According to a news release, the annual maintenance includes draining and refilling of the pool, gutter polishing, top to bottom cleaning, touch-up painting, and inspections of washers, dryers, HVAC, and doors. Residents can still visit […]

Sen. Barbara Mikulski visited Montgomery College’s Takoma Park-Silver Spring campus on Aug.11th and announced a $1 million grant to Montgomery College to provide support services to first-year students. During this visit, she discussed college affordability with students, professors and staff. Mikulski also visited the College’s Nursing Simulation Lab where Adeline Ntam, a fourth-year nursing student, said students learn to […]

A water main break shut down several businesses in Silver Spring’s Long Branch neighborhood on Wednesday morning. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews were called to the scene of a 12-inch water main break in the 8700 block of Flower Avenue. WSSC crews shut off the water so repairs could begin on the 90-year-old main. A […]

Sen. Barbara Mikulski visited Montgomery College Takoma Park Silver Spring campus on Aug.11 where she announced a $1 million grant to Montgomery College to provide support services to first-year students. When asked about students who are not only first generation to attend college, but are also DACA recipients, the Maryland senator said she believes in […]

To kick off the new school year, the residents are invited to Montgomery County Public Schools Back-to-School Fair on Aug. 29. During the event, students can find out more about the upcoming school year, and parents learn more about more about the school system and resources available in the community. MCPS TV has more information: Visit […]

Road construction is slated to begin Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, on MD 355 near Cedar Lane and West Cedar Lane, state officials said. Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is scheduled to begin a repaving project to be complete by Aug. 21. Traffic will be shifted from the left side of northbound MD […]

Sen. Barbara Mikulski visited Montgomery College’s Takoma Park-Silver Spring campus on Aug.11th and announced a $1 million grant to Montgomery College to provide support services to first-year students. “That would be a $1 million dollar over a five-year period,” she said. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard said this grant “recognizes college […]

During a recent visit to Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus on Aug.11 th, Sen. Barbara Mikulski discussed college affordability with students, professors and staff. Mikulski said she wanted to hear from students about college access as part of her Maryland College Affordability Tour. “That’s why I’m here today. Congress is beginning its debate on […]