Montgomery Community Media

Children in Montgomery County had a chance to explore trucks, climb trees and turn on police sirens at the county’s first Touch-a-Truck event. Whether they were climbing into the cab of a backhoe, or riding in a bucket truck parents and children learned about the trucks that help upkeep Montgomery County’s urban parks. The county’s […]

UPDATED, April 14 – Doris Trujillo has been located safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL – Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Rockville teenager. According to police, Doris Trujillo, 16, of the 4700 block of Renn Street in Rockville has been reported missing. Trujillo is described by police as a Hispanic female, 5’3″ […]

UPDATE It was a full house at the meeting regarding the new Wheaton Library and Recreation Center Project. Residents asked questions about the quantity of books in the library, computer labs, children space, gymnasium, and traffic. County officials expect to break ground on the new Wheaton Library and Recreating Center July 2016, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open […]

Montgomery County Police Captain Paul Starks says a county police officer followed protocol in the investigation of a non-emergency call that reported two unattended children in Silver Spring on April 12. Starks said in this MyMCMedia Extra that his officer was “concerned that a homeless man was eyeing the children” at the scene.

Families in Montgomery County can count on a child car seat safety program to learn how to properly strap their children into a car seat or a booster. The light turns green and these concerned parents enter the Fire Station number 34 in Germantown to learn how to install a car seat, properly buckle their […]

Montgomery County Police have released the non-emergency call that came in at 4:58 p.m. on Sunday about the welfare of two children in the area of Fenton and Easley streets in Silver Spring. Police are not releasing the identity of the caller. MyMCMedia has exclusively obtained the recording of that call and you can listen […]

The public is invited to attend tonight’s meeting regarding the new Wheaton Library and Recreation Center Project. The event is a follow up on previous discussions about the new library. Montgomery County Department of General Services officials are scheduled to present the result of their design analysis and show updated renderings. “The community will have a […]

Iranian Americans get ready to celebrate Norouz- the thirteenth day of the Persian year- with an outdoor gathering on April 12 at the Black Hill Regional Park in Boyds. The festival will be held from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will include live Persian music, dance performances, children activities and more. “All the bad things will […]

Whether they were climbing into the cab of a backhoe, riding in a bucket truck or turning a police cruiser lights on children of all ages had the chance to explore and learn about the trucks that help upkeep Montgomery County’s urban parks. The county’s first Touch-a-Truck event was held on April 10 at the Wall Park […]

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is serious about retrieving unpaid taxes. On April 9, Franchot announced the names of 20 businesses and 20 people who he says collectively owe more than $13 million in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest to the state of Maryland. “This is our last resort. … We don’t really want to do this,” […]