Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Police Officer David Reed helped to save the life of an infant girl in White Oak on Thursday night. Reed gives the account of the incident at a Montgomery County Police news briefing at the Public Safety Headquarters Friday morning in Gaithersburg. For more on this case, see the MCPD’s website here.

It may have been an original opera about failure but the students at Stedwick Elementary School’s Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company were successful in getting their message across. Krista Brick has the story. Wednesday the students in Mary Ruth McGinn’s class debuted their original opera at the Montgomery Village school called Strike N’ Spare, […]

Happy Friday! Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 8, in Montgomery County: 1. A Review: The Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control meets today at 9:30 a.m. for its fifth meeting in its study of the County’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC). 2. Job […]

Alan Gross, a Potomac resident who was held captive in Cuba for five years before his release on Dec. 17, met with members of the Montgomery County Council and County Executive Ike Leggett on May 7 “as part of his tour to thank all of those who supported me during that time.” Gross talked about […]

When pool season starts May 23, it will be the last time swimmers will splash around in the Western County Pool before it undergoes a major renovation starting in August. Montgomery County will be ripping up the old pool and putting in a new pool complex complete with a splash park at a cost of […]

James Lu, a student at Goshen Elementary School knows a thing our two about books. In fact, he read 7,222 pages and is the top individual reader in the City of Gaithersburg 6th Annual Mayor’s Book Club Reading Contest. James, who is in Carol Prince’s class at Goshen Elementary School will be invited to ride […]

The Northwest girls varsity lacrosse team is moving on to the next round of the Class 4a Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association playoffs. The Jags outscored Clarksburg winning 11-6. MCM Photographer Phil Fabrizio captured the action. Lady Jags take the win over Clarksburg!They play Gaithersburg at Gaithersburg on Sat at 6:00 pm! pic.twitter.com/amB8By4iZP — […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 7, in Montgomery County: 1. Wellness: County Executive Ike Leggett will speak at the 6th Annual “To Life Health & Wellness Expo” today. Here are some details about the event. 2. Congrats Grads: A record number of graduates are being […]

A record number of students from the The Universities at Shady Grove’s nine participating universities graduated this year and will be honored at a celebration Thursday. The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) – a University System of Maryland campus in Montgomery County that offers students more than 80 degree programs from nine different state universities […]

An 87-year-old Bethesda woman is in serious condition and her son is charged with abusing her. James Kirkland, 57, of the 6000 block of Beech Avenue in Bethesda, is charged with causing abuse to his 87-year-old mother. On May 1 at approximately 3 a.m., Montgomery County Fire & Rescue responded to a home in the […]