Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMCMedia extra, Board of Education Member Christopher Barclay says County Executive’s recommended fiscal year 2016 budget “got close” to what the board recommended, but knows it will have a significant impact on MCPS. Barclay added there are options out there to “fill in the gaps.”  

Adventist HealthCare, an organization that provides health services based in Gaithersburg, opened its first urgent care facility in Rockville. The new clinic is a partnership between Adventist HealthCare and Centra Care- an urgent care provider with 26 centers in Florida. It’s Centra’s first center in Maryland. Although the place has been open for more than a […]

Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger answered questions about racism, profiling, teen driving, police training and more at a town hall meeting hosted by the Montgomery County Faith Community Working Group on March 16 at the People’s Baptist Church in Silver Spring. At the meeting, more than a dozen police officers were in attendance. Something […]

American and Caribbean food restaurant on Georgia Avenue is getting ready to celebrate its third anniversary on March 23. The Society Restaurant and Lounge reflects the diversity of downtown Silver Spring, according to owner and former NBA player Jason Miskiri. “… Silver Spring is truly a reflection of Society’s menu and mission of ‘good food, good […]

UPDATED , March 16, 2:07 p.m.  Police have located Erin Carter safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County Police are asking for your help to find a missing Rockville woman. Police are concerned for the well-being of Erin Carter, 20, of the 12900 block of Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville. According to police, she was last seen […]

Montgomery County Residents talked about the impact of living with dementia during a roundtable conversation on March 12 at the Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg. Brain Health- The Patient’s Path was a discussion where Asbury residents shared positive results, and how specific strategies can help them maintain a good quality of life. “Alzheimers does not […]

A resident of Darby, Pennsylvania, has been charged on March 12 with first-degree murder of a 57-year- old pastor who lived in Germantown, according to Montgomery County Police. Police say Roland Zinneh, 38, of Florence Avenue in Darby, arrived at the home of Connery Dagadu, 57, on the night of March 10. According to police, […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board approved on March 12 two solar arrays proposed for South Germantown Recreational and Rock Creek Regional Parks to reduce the county’s carbon footprint. Each array is about five acres. The Planning Board voted 4-0 in favor of the placement of the commission’s first solar arrays in the county. Commissioner Norman […]

The Kensington Nonprofit Arts On The Block helps more than three hundred teens a year. To be part of it, teens must apply online, show an artwork portfolio, and be interviewed. This organization works with youth and gives them a space to create mosaics, illuminated mosaics and more. Teens spend their Saturdays on projects to […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is scheduled to recognize March as Middle Eastern American Heritage Month for the first time in the county The celebration will take place at the Lobby Level Auditorium in the Executive Office Building on March 18 at 6:30 p.m. The proclamation comes during the 2015 Nowruz celebration, which commemorates the first […]