Montgomery Community Media

There may be some additions to several Ride On routes and the county wants to know what you think of them. Montgomery County is scheduled to hold a public forum on proposed Ride On service additions on Oct.29 at the Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place. The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. and […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board has its first Latino member. On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council appointed Natali Fani-Gonzalez of Kensington to the council to fill the seat of Francoise Carrier, whose term expired in June.  Fani-Gonzalez will serve a four-year term. Carrier was chairperson of the board and on July 15 the Council designated boardmember Casey Anderson […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation and the Maryland State Highway Administration are seeking volunteers — residents, businesses and community organizations — to serve on Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Advisory Committees. The two agencies are seeking public input as they develop concepts for a Rapid Transit System, a network of rapid transit routes that is […]

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Silver Spring teen. Linus Wah Segbe, 16, of the 13100 block of Musicmaster Drive in Silver Spring has been reported missing by his family. Linus is described as a black male, 6’1″ tall, 150 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with […]

If you have thoughts of getting on that new Lakelands Park turf field in Gaithersburg, you’d better get your wallet out. It seems the only athletes, besides those on the Lakelands Park soccer teams or enrolled in a City of Gaithersburg sports program, who will step foot on the turf will be those who pay […]

The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election is Oct. 14. All residents of Montgomery County may register to vote, if they meet the following requirements: County resident United States citizen At least 16 years of age (you may register to vote at 16 but cannot vote until at least 18 […]

It’s all set. Volleyball players across Montgomery County are serving up  events for Breast Cancer Awareness Month that you are sure to dig! It’s called Dig Pink! and its a fundraising event for breast cancer through the Side-Out Foundation. The term side-out refers to a situation in volleyball when one team wins a point while its […]

The Klaas Kids Foundation, a national nonprofit missing children’s organization, is now partnering with the family of the missing Hoggle children helping with a community search this weekend. Brad Dennis, director of search operations for the foundation, said his organization will be working with the family to educate them on the proper way to conduct […]

More than 35,000 voters or a little more than 5 percent of Montgomery County’s eligible voters cast a ballot in early voting offered Oct. 23 through Oct. 30, according to the State Board of Elections. That puts the county about 3 percent behind the state average for early voting and makes Montgomery County the third lowest early voting […]

Grandmother of missing Hoggle toddlers recites a poem she wrote and is expected to read at a vigil Saturday morning at the Germantown Community Center. Volunteers are expected to meet at the center this weekend and get direction from the Klaas Kids Foundation on how to search for Sarah, 3 and Jacob, 2.