Montgomery Community Media

Several days after a historic blizzard Montgomery County’s  3-1-1 government information and service request call center is still receiving thousands of calls. Montgomery County spokesperson Judy Stiles says that calls have decreased from the initial surge earlier,  but volume is still higher than average. The calls have dropped from 26,000 on Tuesday, Jan. 26, to […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Public Schools will be offering free lunches to students at three area schools on Wednesday, Jan. 27: Sargent Shriver Elementary School, between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. Clopper Mill Elementary School, between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. Gaithersburg Elementary School, between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. According to a MCPS news release, […]

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 27, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are closed today. Administrative offices will open two-hours late. 2. Montgomery County Government facilities will open at 10 a.m. today. 3. Ride On will operate most route services today. 4. The City of Takoma Park will […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan introduced a bill, on Tuesday, to toughen the state’s existing Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and increase drug trafficking penalties. According to a news release, the legislation is based on recommendations from the governor’s Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force. The legislation would amend the state’s Gang Statute and mirror it after federal […]

Governor Larry Hogan announced on Tuesday, that he is introducing legislation to reform Maryland’s redistricting process. According to a news release, the legislation is based on recommendations from the governor’s bipartisan Redistricting Reform Commission and proposes a non-partisan Apportionment Commission to replace the existing process, which is led by the governor. “An overwhelming majority of […]

Ride On Bus service for Jan. 26 will be limited to 17 routes, as crews continue to plow and clear roads. According to a news release, Ride On will provide service from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the following routes: 1, 5, 8, 15, 16, 17, 23, 30, 34, 43, 46, 47, 55, 56, 59, […]

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 26, in Montgomery County: 1. Schools and most local offices remain closed today as crews continue to clear snow in Montgomery County. Local officials are asking residents to stay off the roads while the cleanup continues. 2. Montgomery County officials remind residents that they are required to clear sidewalks […]

Governor Larry Hogan announced on Monday that the state’s recovery efforts are “well underway” and that the state of emergency enacted on Friday by the governor still remains in effect until further notice. According to a news release, the governor is urging people to remain off the roads “unless absolute necessary,” as crews continue to […]

It’s day two of the big dig out and many communities in Montgomery County find themselves still snowed in. Germantown resident Josh Dupy lives in the Stoneridge community and he says cars in his residential neighborhood are blocked by as much as eight feet of snow. According to Dupy, some of the streets that still need to be […]

Firefighters are responding to a partial roof collapse at a building on a church property on 14905 New Hampshire Ave. in Silver Spring. According to Montgomery County Fires and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer, the building located on Shiloh Christian Fellowship Church property suffered “almost total destruction” due to the weight of heavy snow on […]