Montgomery Community Media

At 8:39 p.m. Feb. 7, three men, 22 and 26, were arrested for second- and fourth-degree burglary and theft, after incidents that occurred in the 700 block of Garden View Way, 2100 block of Piccard Drive and 1000 block of Pleasant Circle. Other arrests At 2:47 a.m. Feb. 6, a 43-year-old man and a 34-year-old […]

The Maryland General Assembly is expected to consider legislation that would allow Montgomery County Council members to serve staggered terms. Under legislation proposed by Del. Al Carr, some council members would be elected in gubernatorial election years and some would be elected two years later in presidential election years. A hearing on the bill is […]

Nurses who are trying to unionize at Holy Cross Hospital claim they are being intimidated by management. Susan Yeh, a nurse at the hospital, said she has been followed by her manager, by security and by human resources when she has tried to meet with colleagues about efforts to organize the nursing staff. National Nurses […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Curious about who’s running for office in 2018? Candidates will begin filing paperwork on Feb. 28. 2. The Montgomery County Board of Education approved the superintendent’s operating budget proposal on Tuesday. The spending plan now goes to County Executive Ike Leggett and […]

Four potential names have been chosen for Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School No. 2: Kensington, Silver Creek, Harriet Tubman and Dr. Paul L. Vance. Vance was a former Montgomery County school superintendent, who died in 2015 at the age of 83. The school, which is under construction on Saul Road in Kensington, would relieve crowding at […]

Fairfax County police detectives said Monday they believe human remains discovered in North Springfield is the body of a 15-year-old Gaithersburg girl who has been missing for more than two months. The girl, Damaris A. Reyes Rivas, was reported missing on Dec. 10. Detectives are following leads and the investigation remains active, a Fairfax County […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are five things to know today, Feb. 14, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council meets today in Rockville. On its agenda are a discussion on preventing hate crimes and a follow-up on the county’s response to the Aug. 10 Silver Spring apartment fire. 2. The county Board of Education […]

After a weekend of immigration enforcement raids across the country, Montgomery County officials are trying to find the right response to reassure its immigration community, County Council President Roger Berliner said Monday. “We’re trying to figure out in this very new world order how we in the county can go about doing what is appropriate […]

The company that is pushing a redevelopment plan for the Westbard neighborhood of Bethesda said it plans to pursue a contract for Earth-penetrating radar studies of an area believed to be the site of a former African-American cemetery. Because of the lack of action on the studies, the Macedonia Baptist Church plans a protest Sunday. […]

Tipo’s Toybox, a children’s toy store in the Kentlands, will be closing in a couple of weeks, owner Lew Tipograph said Monday. “We hoped it would be a community store, but that just didn’t quite work out,” Tipograph said. The store is at 724 Center Point Way, Gaithersburg. Tipo blamed the closing on poor business. […]