Montgomery Community Media

The Washington Spirit netted a 3-1 road win over Sky Blue FC at Yurcak Field Sunday. The Spirit’s Crystal Dunn’s scored two goals in the first half and Christine Nairn’s added one on the second to top Sky Blue’s one goal by Katy Freels. Head coach Mark Parsons praised the performance. “It was a strong team […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal is scheduled to meet with members of the media at 11:30 a.m. today, to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Leventhal is expected to discuss the council worksessions reviewing County Executive’s Isiah Leggett’s recommended Fiscal Year 2016 […]

UPDATED: Police say Gertrude Marion Haugan has been found safe. ORIGINAL – Detectives from the 2nd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 95-year-old woman. According to police, Gertrude Marion Haugan, of the 4700 block of South Chelsea Lane in Bethesda, was last seen on April 22. Haugan is […]

The Wootton High School girls varsity lacrosse took it to the Quince Orchard team early and never let up, beating the Cougars 13-4 Saturday morning in Rockville. Wootton scored the first four goals of the game and its defense shut down scoring opportunities for Quince Orchard. Photographer Phil Fabrizio has some highlights of the game. […]

Homeowners in the Town of Chevy Chase who have not had to pay town property taxes for the past two years, might see the end of that free ride. The town may look into bringing back the tax after the County Executive’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget included no money for the town in municipal tax […]

Coming off a big win against FC Kansas City last weekend, the Washington Spirit head to Morristown, N.J. on Sunday to take on the Sky Blue FC at Yurcak Field. The game is set for 6 p.m. You can watch it live here. Watch the team have some fun at a dance class on Thursday before […]

Montgomery County Police say a paraeducator who allegedly touched a student inappropriately did so on school grounds. According a news release from police, Robert Otis Wilson III, 23, of Silver Spring, was arrested at a restaurant in White Oak Thursday night after the Special Victims Investigations Division began an investigation into alleged sexual offenses by […]

A former paraeducator at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Silver Spring and assistant track coach at Wheaton High School faces charges he had inappropriate contact with a female student. Montgomery County Police ‬announced Friday they arrested Robert Otis Wilson, 23 of Silver Spring on Thursday night for inappropriate contact with a female student at school. […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 24, in Montgomery County: 1. Weekend Plan: You’ve got a weekend coming up and we’ve got some great plans for you. Check out our Weekend Planner here.  2. Play in the Park: A local group is planning an event to encourage […]

It might cost you more money next school year for your student to participate in an extracurricular activity at a Montgomery County Public School. MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers is proposing an increase of  $2.50 to the Extracurricular Activity Fee that supports adult-supervised extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs, for middle and high school students. […]