Montgomery Community Media

A collaboration of organizations are uniting under a common goal on Saturday to mobilize the minority vote and elect more legislators of color. Laurie-Anne Sayles, president of the African American Democratic Club said the group is coming together to discuss the 2015 legislative session and prepare for the next one. “Our common interests are strengthening […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on June 9, on Expedited Bill 24-15 that would modify the amount of the tip credit an employer can use to calculate the minimum wage for a tipped employee working in the County. The bill also would require an employer of a tipped […]

The rockstars were in the audience at Seneca Valley High School Tuesday night, but the movie played on the stage was all about them. Krista Brick has the story. House Studios, D.C. launched its world premiere of Best Day of My Life, a 50-minute documentary mostly about the Robert Clemente Middle School Rock Band program […]

UPDATED, May 28, 5 p.m. – Raffae Aman Chowdhury of Clarksburg did not make it to the semifinal round in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. You can find a list of semifinalist here. ORIGINAL – He’s speller number 103. His name is Raffae Aman Chowdhury. He’s a sixth-grader at Rocky Hill Middle School in Clarksburg. He’s […]

A community in Chevy Chase and another in Silver Spring were the targets of anti-Semitic fliers distributed to homes recently. According to Montgomery County Police, an officer in the Second District responded to a report about the fliers in Chevy Chase on Wednesday and then just this morning an officer reported the fliers were distributed along Luzerne […]

Students at Rockville High School should expect to get a letter today that will let them know whether they should be tested for exposure to tuberculosis. On Tuesday, students at the school were informed of an active case of TB confirmed at the high school. Montgomery County Department of Heath and Human Services Spokesperson Mary Anderson […]

UPDATED,  May 27 –  Police report that Elexis Kirby and her son were found and are safe. ORIGINAL –  Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Gaithersburg teen and her 3-week-old son. Elexis Lynn Kirby, 17, of the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard, was last seen on May 24 as […]

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Montgomery County until 7 p.m. A chance of a thunderstorm is likely after 4 p.m., according to the service. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent with new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, according to the service. Patchy fog […]

UPDATED, May 27, 10:45 a.m.- The Montgomery County School Board voted in favor of a change to next year’s school calendar that could adjust some students’ spring break plans. Students will now have school on Mon., 4/4/16 and Tues., 4/5/16; Will be off Thurs. 3/24/16 and Tues. 4/26/16: http://t.co/cuME8YgUC9 — MCPS (@MCPS) May 26, 2015 […]

For the first time in school history, the Gaithersburg High baseball team can say it is the 4A state champ. The Trojans toppled the Severna Park Falcons 5-3 in the Class 4A state final at Ripken Stadium Friday night. Here’s the path that led them to the state title. Congratulations Coach Rabberman and the GHS Baseball Team […]