Montgomery Community Media

Here’s your daily rundown of what’s happening today, Sept. 22, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. First Day of Fall: The season starts at 4:02 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Fall begins tomorrow! In the Northern Hemisphere, the fall equinox marks the first day of fall (autumn) in what we call astronomical seasons pic.twitter.com/cB3u1L8tgV — […]

The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing  on Sept. 28 for a proposed merger of WGL Holdings, Inc., and AtlaGas, Ltd. WGL Holding, the parent company of Washington Gas, has more than 400,000 customers in Maryland and employs 1,500 people. If the commission agrees on the $4.5 billion transaction, Washington Gas will […]

The search for the city of Takoma Park’s next police chief has officially begun. As the chief executive of the city’s police department, the candidate must be willing to develop and maintain a “departmental culture that embraces a guardian mindset with transparency and accountability to build trust within the community and department, ” according to […]

Here’s your daily rundown of what’s happening today, Sept. 19, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Public Hearing on Discharge of Bows: The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing today at 1:30 p.m. regarding Expedited Bill 30-17, Weapons – Discharge of Bows – Amendments. This would reduce the safety zone for archery hunters in […]

Dozens of students, teachers and local leaders gathered at Seneca Valley High School to celebrate the groundbreaking of the future school. Once completed, the new school’s capacity will increase from 1,300 students to 2,400. The school’s increased capacity will provide an opportunity to address projected over-utilization of Clarksburg and Northwest high schools, according to the […]

UPDATED 9.18.17 Top Dog Services’ staff have delivered a truck full of donations to Dickinson, Texas. @MittiMegan truck was unloaded today in Dickinson TX and they were blown away by the truckload of supplies pic.twitter.com/bgOCrgw50S — TOP DOG Services (@topdogservice) September 18, 2017 Original Post: In just a few days, weather permitting, two truck loads […]

A judge ordered Catherine Hoggle to be held without bond at a psychiatric facility in Jessup, Md. This order comes just one day after she was indicted on murder charges for the death of her two children. Hoggle was the last known person to be seen with Sarah (6) and Jacob (5) before they disappeared […]

It’s been three years since Sarah (6) and Jacob (5) went missing.  Their mother, 30-year-old Catherine Hoggle, has been charged with their murder. The Washington Post, reports that she was charged with two counts of murder following a grand jury indictment Thursday evening. Hoggle has spent the last three years in a psychiatric facility in […]

It was not the ending the Wallen family hoped for. Just three days after pleading for the public’s help to find their missing daughter, the family fought back tears describing the man who has been accused of killing her. “He is a monster and he is a liar,” said Mark Wallen, describing Tyler Tessier. Tessier, […]

Here’s your daily rundown for what’s happening today, Sept. 13, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Rockville State of the City Address: Rockville City Mayor, Bridget Donnell Newton,  and City Manager, Rob DiSpirito, will talk about the state of the City of Rockville in an event hosted by the Rockville Chamber of Commerce at the F. Scott […]