Montgomery Community Media

Tickets just went on sale to catch the NWSL Washington Spirit next season and early birds can catch a deal by buying them now. Returning season ticket holder seats will be on hold through Dec.15.  Buying seats now also gets you a 2015 Spirit scarf . Early Bird pricing expires January 15. Spirit supporters will get […]

After four days of early voting, so far 13,886 Montgomery County residents cast ballots. Early voting runs Oct. 23 through Oct. 30 at nine polling places throughout the county. So far the busiest early polling place in Montgomery County has been at the Silver Spring Civic Building, according to Montgomery County Board of Elections Spokeswoman […]

A second Montgomery County person has now come forward saying she is a victim of a man who allegedly knowingly exposed her to HIV. According to Montgomery County Police, Daniel Cleaves, 28 of Richmond, Va., was charged Oct. 24 with two additional counts related to knowingly exposing a person to the HIV virus. Cleaves was originally charged with […]

Maryland travelers from certain West African countries should expect to hear from the state’s health department for 21 days to make sure they didn’t contract the Ebola Virus. That’s according to new regulations announced by Governor Martin O’Malley on Monday. Starting today the state will directly monitor the health of all returning travelers from the […]

UPDATED, Oct. 27, 2:15 p.m.- Montgomery  County Police are reporting that people are being allowed back in buildings around the gas leak at Woodmont Avenue. Gridley Lane however will remain closed as Washington Gas crews dig up the road to repair the gas leak. ORIGINAL –  Montgomery County Fire and Rescue are on the scene of […]

A public meeting has been scheduled in Germantown for that community to weigh in on a proposal to put a cell phone tower at Roberto Clemente Middle School. The meeting is scheduled for Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. inside the school’s cafeteria at 18808 Waring Station Road. Feeder elementary school families are invited because a […]

It was really something to cheer about Saturday morning when Gaithersburg city officials with the help of cheerleaders and a youth flag football team officially opened the Lakelands Park organic turf field. The park, at 1368 Main Street in the Lakelands community, is the first eco-friendly field installed by a municipal government on the East […]

Dress It UP Dressing is a brand of organic salad dressing created by Sophia Maroon who started her company So Fine Foods with the help of the Bethesda Green incubator. In this MyMCMedia Extra she talks about launching her company.   Related: Related:

In a collaborative effort to make science exciting, Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus and neighbors in the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center opened their doors and labs to seventh-grade students for a fun-filled, educational day of science and medicine Friday.  About 700 students from Earle B. Wood Middle School in Rockville and Roberto W. […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews are at the site of a construction accident in the 8800 block of Ridge Road where a man fell and is now being flown from the scene by Medevac helicopter. The Medevac helicopter picked up the man at Bradley Hills Elementary School on Hartsdale Avenue about 6 p.m. Friday, […]