Montgomery Community Media

Here are the five things you should know today, Nov. 19. 1- The county is running short on turkeys for the Holiday Giving Project. Can you waddle over to help? 2-Merlyn Reineke, executive director of Montgomery Community Media, will present the “State of MCM” live online on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. 3- The City […]

The Crown development unveiled a 750-pound bronze sculpture called “Inner Being” Tuesday, marking the City of Gaithersburg’s 24th piece of public art. Charles Strain created the 8-foot bronze sculpture that is a looping figure on the corner of Fields Road and Decoverly Drive. The artwork is encircled by brick columns. Strain said he used a […]

Do you want a say in the future of downtown Bethesda? Do you want to help direct the future of the county’s library system? Do you want to weigh-in on environmental issues in the Dickerson Area? The county has a way for you to do it by applying for one of the following vacancies on a county […]

The Holiday Giving Project is short 500 turkeys and hoping the community steps up to gobble up the need. The Holiday Giving Project, sponsored by the County’s Department of Health and Human Services and coordinated by A Wider Circle, is in need of donated turkeys and chickens or grocery store gift cards to purchase a […]

At least 400 homeless individuals attended the Homeless Resource Day held in Gaithersburg last week, about 100 more than attended the event last year. According to Mary Anderson, spokeswoman for the county’s Department of Health and Human Services, 492 households were represented at the event. Households could mean an individual, a couple or a family attended. Last […]

Community members will get their first look at Rockville’s fiscal year 2016 budget on Nov. 24, as the Mayor and Council are scheduled to hear a preview from city staff and discuss their vision for the upcoming year. The Mayor and Council plan to address Rockville’s water and sewer funds, rates and rate structures before […]

UPDATED, Nov. 17, 9 p.m. – The Montgomery County Board of Education voted in favor of amendments to the school system’s capital improvements budget Monday night that adds nearly $220 million to the funding plan approved by the Montgomery County Council in May. The board voted in favor of the plan put forth by Superintendent […]

Rockville police this week arrested a bank teller for allegedly stealing an estimated $45,000 from a bank vault. Ngawang Jigme Geleg, 32, of the 100 block of Billingsgate Lane, in Gaithersburg, was arrested on Nov. 10. Geleg was charged with theft and theft-scheme. He was released on $25,000 bond. On Nov. 7, Rockville police officers […]

Pulte Home Corporation along with Shiloh Farms Investment filed a lawsuit seeking $86 million in damages and other relief against Montgomery County and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Friday in the wake of development restrictions on 541 acres planned for the Ten Mile Creek community in Clarksburg. The lawsuit has to do with […]

UPDATED, Nov. 14,  9:15 p.m. – A juvenile is charged with arson in the Friday fire at Forest Oak Middle School in Gaithersburg. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, the fire was intentionally set in the second floor boys’ bathroom and caused $10,000 damage to the school. Three students were transported […]