Montgomery Community Media

This month when customers buy art supplies at any of the three Plaza Artist Materials stores in Montgomery County they will have the option of rounding up their bill and donating the money to support local artists. The effort is called Round Up for the Visual Arts! and it is launched in conjunction with the […]

School Board Candidate Laurie Halverson debated school issues at a forum recently. She had this to say about the PARCC testing.     Related:

Candidates for a seat on the school board hash out their thoughts on MCPS issues. Here Mike Durso talks about the answer to getting results for the system. [/youtube]http://youtu.be/fc-EBHyAVOk[/youtube]   Related:

Montgomery County Police are on the scene of a house fire off Great Elm Drive near Glen Road where firefighters discovered the body of a person in the garage of house that had been on fire. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer tweeted out that Montgomery County Police are conducting a death investigation […]

EDENS of Bethesda has been tapped by Montgomery County to be a key player in the revitalization of Burtonsville, in charge of redeveloping the six-acre Park & Ride lot on Route 29. EDENS has been selected to enter into exclusive negotiations with the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development for the project, according to a […]

Cashell Elementary School has been selected as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Sept. 30. Cashell, which serves the Rockville and Olney areas, was honored for its exceptional academic performance, as well as its leadership, and instructional programs. Cashell is the 37th […]

Starting October 1, the Route 83 Ride On bus that provides service between the Germantown Transit Center at Milestone and the Germantown Park and Ride Lot will be extended to provide daily service to the new Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown and Montgomery College in Germantown. The route will operate: • About every 30 minutes […]

Governor Martin O’Malley and Lieutenant Governor Brown announced Sept. 30 that Maryland is the first state this year authorized by the federal government to conduct a five-year, $650 million demonstration project that allows Maryland more flexibility in using federal foster care funds to achieve improved safety, permanency and well-being of vulnerable children. Under federal law, […]

The Maryland State Police Superintendent Marcus L. Brown responded to the Hoggle family’s request for an Amber Alert in the case of their missing toddlers Tuesday, saying the alert was not applicable in this case. You can read the full letter here. Sarah, 3 and Jacob, 2 have been missing since early September. Their mother, […]

Randy Hoggle, father of Catherine Hoggle who is charged in the disappearance of her two toddlers, talked with MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick about the effort to get an Amber Alert issued to help find his grandchildren.   Related: