Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, April 5, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council holds public hearings on fiscal 2018 budgets at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Third Floor Hearing Room. 2. The fourth annual Montgomery County Energy Summit starts at 8 a.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building. This […]

A fuss that brewed over the release of email addresses collected by Montgomery County looks like it will be resolved through a new regulation, county sources said. In March, Bobby Lipman requested the email addresses that County Council members use to send newsletters to constituents. He also wanted the addresses that the county government sends […]

Here are five things to know today, April 4, in Montgomery County: 1. The County Council meets at 9:30 a.m. Public hearings scheduled for the afternoon include funding for security upgrades at Jewish community centers. The council members also will receive their semi-annual report from the Planning Board. 2. The Wheaton/Glenmont Pool will be renamed […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with reporters Monday and the topics up for discussion were: A plan to use $30 million in recordation tax money to pay for $150 million in bonds that would pay for school projects; Support for a bill creating a safety oversight commission at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Administration; […]

Montgomery County is unlikely to step in to try to prevent Barnes and Noble from leaving its prime location in the Bethesda Row shopping district, Council President Roger Berliner said Monday. “I think if we were to try and step into this kind of … issue, that it’s unending. These are national phenomena, as to […]

The recordation tax could be used as a source of funding to pay for bonds that would in turn pay for projects to ease school overcrowding, Council President Roger Berliner said Monday. By putting $30 million a year for bonds, it would increase the amount of money the county has for school projects by $150 […]

A two-story staff housing building caught fire Saturday, and though no one was hurt, a dog died, according to the Twitter feed of Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Ten people were displaced, Piringer said.   More – Bradley Blvd; occupants of fire apt weren’t home, Neighbors attempted to […]

A 4-year-old boy was burned in a Boyds fire Sunday afternoon, according to the Twitter feed of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer. The cause of the fire likely was fireworks and it caused about $20,000 in damage, Piringer tweeted Fighting the fire was hampered because the location, in the 16700 block […]

Montgomery County police and county Fire and Rescue Services have released this video from the Aug. 10 fire at the Flower Avenue Apartments. The video incluke’s narrated from the first responders as well as body camera footage. In one instance, a mother and father are reunited with their baby. More than 100 firefighters were called […]

Their valor cannot be questioned. Twenty-one police officers and firefighters received honors Friday for their efforts to save lives and protect Montgomery County residents. The awards were part of a 43rd annual ceremony put on by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. Several of the award winners were honored for their efforts at the Flower […]