Montgomery Community Media

Swimmers took to the blocks on July 8 at the Montgomery County Swim League’s (MCSL) Coaches Long Course meet at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center until a fast-moving storm took the place of the fast swimming. Coaches, volunteers and swimmers talk about the excitement and fun of summer competitive swimming in this report by […]

Arresting people for carrying small amounts of marijuana should be the lowest law enforcement priority, according to a resolution passed by the Montgomery County Council Tuesday. The resolution was sponsored by Councilmember Nancy Navarro and co-sponsored by Councilmembers Roger Berliner, Cherri Branson, Marc Elrich, Nancy Floreen, Craig Rice and Hans Riemer. The council’s resolution also […]

A Silver Spring man is charged with burglary after police said a mall security guard caught him stealing a bag of chicken wings from The Brass Hen restaurant at the City Place Mall Monday. According to police, at about 9:35 p.m. Monday, a mall security guard was patrolling the food court area of the mall […]

Rockville biotechnology company Cellphire got a $1 million grant from the State’s InvestMaryland program and two Montgomery County companies each took home the top prize of $100,000 in their respective categories recently as part of the 2014 InvestMaryland Challenge. Cellphire is developing stabilized cellular products, including freeze-dried platelets that can be stored for years and used […]

When Ahmed Kilani set out in his Quince Orchard Park neighborhood on a quest for ticks, he didn’t think they would be hard to find. He was right. On a hot day June 24, Dr. Kilani and a team of scientists from his company Clongen Laboratories, Inc. of Gaithersburg found 45 ticks in a tick drag […]

When can books get you bucks? Young Montgomery County residents who read in their local libraries this summer can earn “library bucks” to reduce their overdue fines. Now through Aug. 3, readers can read off their overdue library fines by registering at their local branch. For every half hour a child and or teen logs reading, […]

A team of students from James Hubert Blake High School won the 2014 It’s Academic Superbowl—setting a record with its third consecutive win. The quiz show format of the competition tests a wide range of knowledge, from math and science to history and current events. The Blake team competed with 81 local schools to capture the Washington-area […]

UPDATED/ 12:30 p.m./The City of Gaithersburg’s flag will fly at half-staff on July 8 in honor of Milton Miles Walker, a former Mayor of Gaithersburg who passed away on June 27 at the age of 95. Mr. Walker served on the Gaithersburg City Council from 1956 to 1974 and as mayor from 1974 to 1976.  In […]

Silver Spring activist Evan Glass conceded the Montgomery County Council District 5 seat to Del. Tom Hucker Wednesday night in his Facebook post. Post by Evan Glass for Montgomery County Council. The two were just 217 votes apart after the Primary Election count, according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections. During the first round […]

Work is underway at Gaithersburg’s Lakelands Park where bulldozers have been ripping up the grass readying the site for  Montgomery County’s first organic artificial turf field. Instead of a black rubber fill, this turf will be installed using 100 percent organic coconut fibers, rice husk and cork. The mix of organic materials absorbs humidity and […]