Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Spokesman, Pete Piringer says closed doors during a fire is important, and could determine life or death in some situations. Watch the video to hear more details.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials want to send a reminder regarding the “move over law,” which requires motorists to change lanes to give safe clearance to law enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulances, utility workers, and in some cases, tow-truck drivers. Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, says a number of Maryland […]

During this season of love, 30 cats will have their adoption fees waived thanks to a generous sponsor. This is a part of the 5th Annual Bill Beckner Cat Adoption Campaign at the Montgomery County Humane Society. The campaign started on February 1st and will run through the end of the month.      

The Montgomery County Public Schools’ Board of Education held a meeting Tuesday at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. During the meeting, there was a tentative adoption of the superintendent’s recommended Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget. The Montgomery County Family Justice Center was also recognized for providing services to families impacted by domestic violence, […]

Officials say some students at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac participated in the distribution of “n-word passes” Friday. An email sent out by the Principal, Brandice Heckert  revealed that after further investigation, paper passes were given to some students; giving them permission to use the “n-word.” In the email that was sent to parents, Heckert […]

It’s almost been a year since shots rang out at the Westfield Montgomery Mall parking lot in Bethesda. This week however, the two men responsible — 29-year-old Lucas Austin Graves and 24-year-old David Orlando Montalvo — had their day in court. The shooting happened in March of 2018, and although no one was injured, several […]

More than 200 people attended the annual Leadership Montgomery Corporate Volunteer Awards Luncheon in Potomac. Officials say the goal of the event was to honor companies that are going above and beyond to support the local community through employee volunteer engagement. Allison Solomon, who is the Corporate Citizenship Manager for Deloitte was the Keynote Speaker. […]

At least two people were arrested Wednesday at the Housing Opportunities Commission meeting, part of an ongoing protest over the status of graves under an HOC property in Bethesda. Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin was arrested. Slavin, who is president of Montgomery Community Media’s board of directors, has since been released and was issued a citation […]

Amadou Kouyate offered free African Manding Drumming Workshops at Montgomery College in Rockville this week. In this class, a cultural lesson comes with each drum beat. Officials with Montgomery College say this workshop is a part of their World Ensemble which consists of approximately 45 community and student members of diverse ethnic and musical backgrounds […]

Grants totaling $200,000 have been approved for security purposes at some local faith-based facilities throughout Montgomery County, according to officials. Director of the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Earl Stoddard, said the funding will go toward those who have experienced hate crimes, or who are at risk of becoming possible targets. […]