Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things you need to know today, Friday, March 5 happening in Montgomery County: 1. Weather: It’s still astronomical winter, so expect cold temperatures but diminished winds. 2. Municipal Monday: Rockville’s Mayor and Council meets at 7 p.m. Here’s the agenda. Gaithersburg’s Mayor and Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Here’s the agenda. 3. Gun Safety […]

Human remains, a bomb threat and politics are among the Top 10 stories based on MyMCMedia web traffic. UPDATE: Human Remains Found in Germantown Police Respond to Bomb Threat at Albert Einstein High School Montgomery County Waives Animal Adoption Fees County Executive Candidates Express Support for Immigrants Jessup Man Dies in Beltway Crash Recent Study […]

According to the National Weather Service, Gaithersburg had a highest wind gust in Montgomery County at 69 mph. The gusts were recorded at 5 a.m. Friday. Here are the other peak gusts the National Weather Service reported: Location Recording Time Four Corners 64 11:35 a.m. Germantown 2 NE 63 8:39 a.m. Germantown 2 N 62 […]

Councilmember Nancy Floreen was driving down Beach Drive when a tree fell and hit a Park Police vehicle, she said. The vehicle then exploded. According to a tweet from Pete Piringer, spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, the tree brought down live electrical wires with it. “People might be thinking that it’s […]

Councilmember Roger Berliner released a white paper Thursday outlining how he would increase economic prosperity in Montgomery County. “Nothing is more important than creating greater shared economic prosperity if we are to create a ‘more perfect Montgomery County’ …,” Berliner writes in the white paper, which is available online here. Berliner is one of six […]

What Montgomery County needs to help grow its biotech businesses is more biotech businesses. Jarrod Borkat, MedImmune’s senior director/head, global external partnerships & collaborations, told an audience Wednesday night that his company could attract more managers and senior level staff if there were more large biotech companies. “Yes, we might lose some talent, but we’d […]

Tuesday was the candidate filing deadline, and here’s who voters will select when they head to the primary election June 26: Governor, Senate, Congress Courthouse races and Board of Education County executive, County Council races.

County executive candidate David Blair unveiled an economic plan Tuesday designed to grow the Montgomery County economy. The plan focuses on weaknesses in the county’s job growth and company expansions. The 22-page plan shows employment growth at 1.3 percent from June 2016 to June 2017, compared to 15 percent in Frederick County and 35 percent […]

U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen met Monday with Ambassador Lee McClenny, the recently confirmed ambassador to Paraguay, to discuss the death of Alex Villamayor, who was killed in Paraguay in 2015. His aunt, Kim Luk, who still lives in Maryland, also was part of the meeting. Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have […]

Because she is co-owner of Denizens Brewing Co., Julie Verratti hopes she can bring a new perspective to the state. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alec Ross chose Verratti last week as his running mate in the June 26 primary. “We are the ticket that has progressive social values as well as business sense,” Verratti said Monday […]