Montgomery Community Media

Half of all drivers involved in severe or fatal crash in Montgomery County were driving distracted, looking at their cell phones and sending texts. “The statistics revealed that looking at our phones while in the roadway is deadly,” County Executive Ike Leggett said Thursday. “While at the wheel of a vehicle our job is to […]

About 300 people and 20 vendors took in the Montgomery County Energy Summit in Silver Spring on Wednesday. The event was co-hosted by the county’s Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Green Building Council. “Retrofitting an existing building is much more difficult than building green to start,” said Lindsey Shaw, with the county’s Department […]

One way for Montgomery County to do its part to stem climate change could be through “community solar,” where groups of individuals can band together to support solar arrays. “Community solar projects here and around the country can really help reduce our carbon footprint and reduce the devastating impact of climate change on the planet,” […]

  The White Oak Branch Library re-opened Monday after nearly a year out of service for a “refresh” — a $2.5 million project that included two new collaboration rooms, a coffee shop and laptops that patrons can use inside the library. In addressing a throng of people who arrived for the re-opening, Montgomery County Executive […]

Here are five things to know today, Monday, April 2 in Montgomery County: 1. Taking Leaf: Rockville will start leave collection today throughout the city. Visit this site for more information. 2. Speaking Volumes: The White Oak Library has its grand opening today at 10 a.m. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, Council Vice President Nancy […]

Public safety news, including one of the strangest stories ever from Montgomery County, dominated MyMCMedia.org’s Top 10 stories last week. As leavening for the crime, we had several feel-good education stories that topped our web traffic, too.  

Montgomery County Democrats will see all 31 County Council at-large candidates on one side of their primary election ballot, according to sample ballots available at the county’s Board of Elections offices. Most have the at-large candidates on the front of the ballot. In some, the number of candidates in other races has pushed the at-large […]

Today is Vietnam Veterans Day, a day set aside to honor the men and women who fought in the Vietnam War. In 2015, Montgomery County hosted a salute to Vietnam-era veterans at The Universities at Shady Grove. You can watch highlights from that event here,

A 46-year-old Rockville woman faces attempted murder and child abuse charges over an allegation that she tried to saw off her 11-year-old son’s head with a tree saw, according to Montgomery County police charging documents. Kristina Naranch Petrie of the 14300 block of Gaines Avenue was ordered held without bail, according to online court records. […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will read to children at the Noyes Library for Young Children in Kensington.