Montgomery Community Media

The lines were pretty much divided between students and parents at a hearing Thursday night in Rockville. The Montgomery County Board of Education wanted community members to weigh in on how consultants should proceed in reviewing school boundaries. That’s a tough subject when only one school is involved. The board is planning on taking a […]

Byung Il “Peter” Bang received a 15-year sentence for embezzling $6.7 million from Montgomery County on Thursday. Bang, a former official with the Department of Economic Development, had concocted elaborate schemes to hide his thefts, which he used on gambling, prosecutors said. In his sentencing memo to Circuit Court Judge Cheryl McCally, State’s Attorney John […]

Ya got trouble, folks! right here in Gaithersburg. Trouble with a capital “T,” and that rhymes with “B,” and that stands for beaver! Beavers have been gnawing their way through tree trunks around Kentlands. The city has taken steps to protect nearly 200 trees from damage by wrapping bases with wire mesh, according to Michael […]

A physical education teacher at Ashburton Elementary School posted $5,000 bond Wednesday, according to online court records. The teacher, Daemon Alan Dartouzos, 54, of Germantown, faces 10 counts of possessing child pornography, according to the record. In an email sent to Ashburton parents, principal Gregory Mullenholz said Dartouzos has been on leave from the school […]

Councilmember Evan Glass talks about his new proposal to help make gender pay equity a reality in our county on this episode of Montgomery Talks with Doug Tallman. Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. Please help us grow. Subscribe and share with your friends.

A Montgomery County physical education teacher faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography, a Montgomery County police statement said. Daemon Alan Dartouzos, of the 20300 block of Sandsfield Terrace in Germantown, is employed by the Montgomery County Public Schools at Ashburton Elementary School in Bethesda. He was arrested Tuesday, but he has been on […]

A man that Montgomery County police had previously wanted for two bank robberies inside a grocery store is now wanted for a third, according to a police statement released Monday. That’s right, police believe the same man has robbed the same grocery store bank branch — three times. The Safeway grocery store, at 14939 Shady […]

Two Montgomery County juniors are vying to become student members of the Board of Education. Zoe Tishaev, a 17-year-old junior at Clarksburg High School, and Nate Tinbite, a junior at Kennedy High School, each emerged from a nominating session held Feb. 27 at Watkins Mill High School. Thirteen students applied to run for the position. […]

Today is Monday, March 4. Partly sunny today. Here’s the forecast. 1. Our Moments in Time: Sports photographers Phil Fabrizio, Jacqui South, George Smith and David Wolfe are displaying their work at Bohrer Park through March 10. See Visit Montgomery for details. 2. Consumers: It’s National Consumer Protection Week, a time to understand your consumer […]

A woman accidentally drove her car onto the train tracks in Gaithersburg, but the fast action of a group of brave quick thinkers got the woman to safety and her car off the tracks ahead of an oncoming locomotive. Her saviors were residents of the Wells Robertson House, a commuter and Ray Roakes, a planner […]