Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things you should know today, Aug. 3. in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will receive the findings of an independent report he commissioned in March that examines the Montgomery County Police use of tasers today. 2. Open registration for fall recreation programs begins in the city of Gaithersburg begin today. […]

The Montgomery County Council raised concerns about Alert Montgomery and communication efforts, following last month’s 911 system outage that happened at the Alternative Emergency Communication Center (AECC) located in Rockville, at today’s council briefing. Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich, chair of the public safety committee, began the meeting stating, “You simply cannot have your 911 system […]

After decades of pushing for better transportation options and nearly four months after a resident testified for bus service in front of the Montgomery County Council, Tobytown residents will finally have Ride On bus access. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. The County Council approved $407,000 for a Ride On route in the FY 2017 budget in […]

UPDATE August 1, 2016 Local Olympian Katie Ledecky thanked Rockville Town Square on Facebook for hosting a flip flop signing event. Rockville Townsquare along with Montgomery Recreation and Reach for the Wall have two giant flip flops on display for residents to sign, so they can wish Ledecky and Jack Conger luck at the Rio Olympics. […]

If you saw a goat in Rockville today, it probably was Miles and his human companion Steve Wescott. Wescott and Miles have been on a walking journey across the U.S., on a mission to raise funds for an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya. Wescott’s project, Needle2Square, began in 2012 at the Space Needle in Seattle and […]

A petition to add a term limit referendum to the ballot this November will be submitted to the Montgomery County Board of Elections in August, according to Robin Ficker, the Republican activist who drafted the petition. In order for the question to get on the ballot, the petition needs to have 10,000 verified signatures. According to […]

Here are five things to know today, July 28th, in Montgomery County: 1. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld is expected to propose closing the rail system at 10 p.m. on Sundays and midnight every other night on a permanent basis at today’s WMATA Board of Directors meeting. 2. The Planning Board is meeting today and […]

O.A.R, the band that was founded in Rockville, is paying tribute to this year’s Olympians competing in team sports. The rock band has partnered with NBC and their song “Follow Me, Follow You” is featured in the video compilation celebrating athletes, below. We’re honored to partner w @NBCOlympics to pay tribute to this year’s Olympians […]

The Montgomery County Ride On bus system is scheduled to host a public forum on a bus route that will provide service to the Tobytown community on July 28th. The Montgomery County Council approved $407,000 for the one-year pilot program back in May in its FY 2017 Budget. The program will also serve communities in Potomac, […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue crews transported five residents from their Rockville area home, located on the 1000 block of Gaither Road, early Wednesday morning after they were exposed to carbon monoxide. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Daniel Ogren, residents woke to a “strange odor” and found their car running in the garage. The car had been […]