Montgomery Community Media

Someone took a tip jar containing cash from a business in the 800 block of Rockville Pike, Rockville police report in its weekly crime summary. The incident took place at 7:40 p.m. Friday. Police are looking for a man about 40-50 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 180 pounds, medium build, graying facial stubble […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is preparing for extRa, a faster transit option for Md. 355. extRa focuses on Md. 355, with higher speed service and 12 stops — between the Lakeforest Transit Center in Gaithersburg and Medical Center Metro Station in Bethesda. Starting in October, the extRa buses will travel the distance in […]

Here are five things to know today, April 19, in Montgomery County: 1. Gov. Larry Hogan will be in Potomac to announce the $100 million I-270 Innovative Congestion Management Project and identify the winning design-build team. 2. The BioHealth Capital Region Forum starts today at 9:30 a.m. at MedImmune in Gaithersburg to spotlight prominent biotech […]

The Leggett administration had a grand plan in December to turn a pair of Silver Spring parking garages into a 5,000-seat sports and entertainment arena that could serve as a Montgomery County site for high school graduations. A request for development proposals went out looking for the private half of a public-private partnership to build […]

Update, Tuesday: The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved the “Healthy Vending Choices” bill. The measure requires that half the items for sale in vending machines on county property to meet the American Heart Association’s recommended nutrition standards for sugar and salt. Original post: An organization that wants healthier food more widely available in government vending machines […]

Here are five things to know today, April 18, in Montgomery County: 1. The kids are back in school today. Commuters shouldn’t expect easy traffic on their way to work. 2. The Montgomery County Council meets at 9:30 a.m. The agenda includes discussions on the fiscal 2018 budget and the Bethesda Sector Plan. In the […]

At his weekly meeting with reporters, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner thanks the General Assembly, discusses I-270 improvements, River Road improvements, and money for security at Jewish schools and other faith-based centers.

Gov. Larry Hogan plans to unveil in the coming days how he would spend $100 million as part of his “Innovative Congestion Management Project” to improve travel times on the highway, a Hogan spokeswoman said Monday. Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner said Monday he had learned Friday that the governor had awarded the money, […]

The State Highway Administration wrote Montgomery County officials last week that River Road near Walt Whitman High School cannot be made a school zone, which was sought in an effort to decrease speed limits along the road. Several members of a family died in a traffic accident on River Road driving to an event at […]

Here are five things to know today, April 17, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services meets at 9:30 a.m. to review the fiscal 2018 budget request of libraries. Also at 9:30 a.m., the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee will review the budget request of the Department of Technology. […]