Montgomery Community Media

Good morning! Here are five things to know today, Sept. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Mosquito Control Program is scheduled to do a truck-mounted mosquito control spraying tonight in the Strawberry Knolls area of Gaithersburg. 2. The Maryland State Police Department announced that troopers plan to set up a sobriety checkpoint […]

UPDATED At a news conference in Ocean City today, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that he was signing an executive order that will require Maryland public schools to start classes after Labor Day beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. Hogan was joined by Comptroller Peter Franchot, who has been an active advocate of a later […]

The Gaithersburg Life Time Fitness location is hosting a job fair ahead of its October grand opening today at the Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center, at 204 Boardwalk Place, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. According to General Manager Ken Corbett, Life Time Athletic Gaithersburg is looking to fill 300 open positions for its 125,000 square-foot […]

Good morning! Here are five things to know today, Aug. 31, in Montgomery County: 1.  Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot are scheduled to make a “major announcement” about the state public school calendar today. 2. It’s International Overdose Awareness Day. A Ceremony of Remembrance will be held at Justice Plaza at Montgomery […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that transportation officials will begin initial studies to examine where to build another crossing over the Chesapeake Bay at a news conference on Tuesday. According to Hogan, the latest transportation project is an effort to relieve traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. “Last year the Maryland Transportation Authority completed its […]

El Golfo restaurant located in Silver Spring is hosting a benefit for those affected by the tragic Flower Branch Apartments explosion this Wednesday. The event will feature music performances by Lilo Lea Gonzales and Family, Maureen Andary with special guests The Carpe Diem UkeBeats. The benefit is presented by El Golfo and Carpe Diem Arts […]

Michael Williams, a resource teacher from John F. Kennedy High School has been named a finalist for the 2016-2017 Maryland Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education. Superintendent Jack Smith surprised Williams with the news at Kennedy High this week. Michael Williams has been named a finalist for MD Teacher of the Year. […]

Good morning! Here are five things to know today, Aug. 30, in Montgomery County: 1.  Maryland State Highway recently began constructing safety modifications at the intersection of River Road and Braeburn Parkway. The intersection is the site of the tragic roadside accident that killed three Whitman High School family members. 2. The National Intrepid Center of […]

The Maryland State Highway Administration recently began construction of safety modifications at the intersection of River Road and Braeburn Parkway. The intersection is the site of the Feb. 27th tragic road side accident where three members of a Whitman High School family were killed. According to SHA officials, engineers analyzed the intersection in the spring […]

Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 18th, in Montgomery County: 1. Michael Razavi is the keynote speaker for today’s Small Business University event at Montgomery Community Media (MCM) studios in Rockville. Live stream the talk starting at 8 a.m. here. 2.Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal crash that happened in Burtonsville Wednesday […]