Montgomery Community Media

County Executive Marc Elrich signed an executive order Monday that spells out the county’s rules in dealing with immigrants. For example, county employees cannot ask residents their immigration status. And a county employee cannot investigate an immigration case unless provided a court order.  

County Executive Marc Elrich made it official Monday naming Tonya Chapman as his pick for Montgomery County’s next police chief.

Today is Monday, July 22. Thunderstorms this afternoon. Here’s the forecast. 1. Municipal Monday: Gaithersburg’s Mayor and Council meets starting at 7:30 p.m. 2. Council Action: Three Montgomery County Council committees are set to meet. The Health and Human Services Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. in the 7th floor Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. […]

Update: Statement from Bullis School: “Coach Cilento will return to Bullis as a staff member and Head Football Coach effective immediately. We believe in his abilities and the leadership he brings to our student-athletes.   We look forward to his return and his continued contributions to the Bullis community.”   Charges were dismissed Friday against […]

The Germantown Pulse will “drastically cut back” publication on July 31, ending an online publication that provided upcounty readers with news and sports. Pulse editor Kevin O’Rourke made the announcement Friday. July 31, by the way, is just a week past the website’s fifth anniversary. “It greatly pains me to take this step and stop […]

County Executive Marc Elrich might have a pick to be chief of police. He’s just keeping the name to himself … for now. In a Thursday letter to Elrich from Council President Nancy Navarro, she writes that Elrich wrote the council during the week saying he intends to nominate a woman to the position. Navarro’s […]

Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul pulled his name from contention to be the next Montgomery County police chief. News reports have named Tonya Chapman, the former chief of Portsmouth, Va., as the other contender for the position. It was unclear Wednesday evening whether County Executive Marc Elrich would consider any of the other applicants. […]

The National Philharmonic, which has played classical music at the Music Center at Strathmore since it opened, is preparing to shut down. According to a press release from the orchestra, the closure affects 130 union instrumental musicians and staff, as well as the avocation of more than 150 chorale musicians. The release blames the closure […]

Your electric cars are working. So is walking to the grocery store. And solar panels on your roofs. The D.C. region’s air is getting cleaner. That’s the word from William Ellis, who works at Pepco and serves as the clean air partners board chair for the Council of Governments. COG is the organization that says […]

The JC Penney department store at the Lakeforest mall has closed, laying off 113 employees, according to a Maryland website that tracks layoffs. The store is closing, according to a “Dislocation Alert Template,” supplied by the Maryland Department of Labor. The website says the store closed July 5, but the notice went out July 15. […]