Montgomery Community Media

 Here are five things to know today, Feb. 25, in Montgomery County: 1. Police are investigating the death of a 95-year-old retired Naval officer as a homicide. 2. The Silver Spring Library gets ready to close a chapter at one location and open another at a new location. Find out about the plans to celebrate.  3. Montgomery College […]

UPDATED- Water has been shut off and repairs are underway to a break in a 36-inch water line on Fernwood Road. (1245p) #mcfrs FS26 units on scene of a water main break in the 10400 Fernwood Rd btwn Rock Spring & Democracy Blvd pic.twitter.com/j7Nug4QlN0 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) February 25, 2015 https://twitter.com/getmikewalsh/status/570414614980255744 ORIGINAL – A […]

It was a send-off worthy of champions at the Wheaton Ice Arena Tuesday night. About a dozen skaters performed short programs in a celebration for two of their very own ice dancing teams headed to the World Junior Figure Skating Championship in Tallinn, Estonia in March. Skating pair Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter and the […]

A family is displaced from their home after a fire in their Gaithersburg townhome caused $150,000 in damages early Tuesday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer said the cause was electrical and started in the basement of the house on Anna Court about 3 a.m. Monday. One person suffered from smoke inhalation. […]

Two men arrested for stealing from an elderly couple in Bethesda reportedly blamed their actions on the economy. Robert Christopher Hartley, 30, of the 700 block of Heritage Lane in Bel Air, and Ioanis Gourgoulianos, 28, of the 2200 block of Edinburg Drive in Fallston, face home invasion and theft charges stemming from a Feb. […]

The City of Gaithersburg is accepting bids to demolish the former  Consumer Product Safety Commission buildings to make way for a park on the site. The City is seeking sealed bid proposals for the demolition of eight  existing buildings on the former CPSC site, at 10901 Darnestown Road, Gaithersburg. The total cost of the project […]

The community gets a chance to take a look at the update of the plans for the Bethesda Police Station tonight at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., at the center  at 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda. A representative from the county’s Department of General Services  and developer StonebridgeCarras will […]

For some students it’s all about wearing their pajamas inside out and some teachers do a snow dance. But for Montgomery County School officials the decision to close or delay school for weather is a bit more methodical than that. In fact, school officials are giving a presentation about how they make their inclement weather […]

Olney native – Kirk Knight – will be starring on season two of Bravo’s series “Newlyweds: The First Year”. Knight and his wife Laura are scheduled to appear on the show which premieres on March 10 at 10 p.m. Season two of “Newlyweds: The First Year,” follows four new couples — Samantha Abby and Laura Leigh […]

A home heating truck carrying 2,500 gallons of heating oil onboard overtuned on Goshen View Drive in Gaithersburg this morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer said hazmat crews are on the scene of the accident. No one was injured. The truck apparently skidded off a driveway while making a delivery, Piringer said. U/D […]