Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED, Oct. 31, 1:30 p.m. – A woman who was being arrested on a burglary warrant faces additional charges after she allegedly falsely told Montgomery County Police she had the Ebola virus. Montgomery County Police responded to the Panera restaurant at the Westfield Wheaton Mall in Wheaton Thursday at about 4:14 p.m. to serve an arrest […]

The results are in and three scarecrows scared up the most votes in the Western Upper Montgomery County Help, Inc. Fall Festival Scarecrow building contest in Poolesville. The winners are: Community/Business Organization Category: Cheeky Charlie, by Poolesville Physical Therapy Family/Family Group Category: Good Girls just Want to Have Fun Too, by the Seneca Ward Activity […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 31, in Montgomery County: 1- The State Board of Education decided to delay making PARCC testing a graduation requirement. 2- It’s Halloween and the kids are off school. Here are some tips to get you through. 3- Check out this list of Halloween events happening today throughout the county. 4- […]

MyMCMedia caught up with some voters in Gaithersburg who gave some insight about what is important to them in the Nov. 4th General Election. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Related:

Maryland State Police are warning drivers that there will be extra patrols on the roads Halloween night ensuring everyone has a safe celebration. With Halloween quickly approaching, troopers remind folks as they carve their pumpkins and pick out their costumes, the best choices they can make are to drive sober or designate a sober driver […]

Fresh from an endorsement by the National Rifle Association, Republican Candidate for Governor Larry Hogan talks about his stance on gun issues in this MyMCMedia Extra.

Trick-or-Treaters will have plenty of time to get into their goblins, ghosts and that-girl-from-the-Frozen-movie costumes on Halloween. There is no school for Montgomery County Public Schools students on Oct. 31. It is a professional day for teachers to prepare for report card distribution, according to the MCPS calendar. Montgomery County Fire Chief Steve Lohr has […]

Two new state tests will not be part of the graduation requirements for Maryland students this year or next year, according to a new plan approved by the The Maryland Department of Education this week. Under the plan approved by the State Board, passing the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Larry Hogan, Republican candidate for governor, talks about the voting machine issues reported in some areas of the state.

A Montgomery County Council committee is scheduled to discuss today a bill that would ban the use of styrofoam as packaging for most food products. The meeting is to be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Third Floor Conference Room before the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, which is chaired by Councilmember Roger Berliner […]