Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED A public hearing to discuss the Kentlands Apartments plan has been postponed until next year. Gaithersburg Planning and Code Administration Director John Schlichting said the joint public hearing has been postponed to Jan. 17. According to Schlichting, the deferral was requested by the Colonnade Community Association and the developer agreed. The item will remain […]

Save the date: the 2016 Thanksgiving Parade takes place on Nov. 19 in downtown Silver Spring.

Remember Jonas? That snowstorm dumped a record amount of snow on Montgomery County last winter, and it also prompted some changes that were unveiled at this year’s Snow Summit. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Snow Operations Center is key to managing operations and tracking weather and road conditions pic.twitter.com/npYanzIgtU — MCDOT (@MCDOTNow) November 2, 2016 MCDOT […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) will close all offices on Nov. 8 and Nov. 11 in observance of Election Day and Veterans Day. All full-service Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) stations will also be closed. According to a news release, MVA’s ten self-service VEIP kiosks will remain open. MVA customers can […]

The grand opening of the Clarksburg Premium Outlets was a record-setting one, according to the developers of the new shopping center. “This was the strongest opening weekend of an outlet center we have ever seen,” said Mark Silvestri, COO of Simon’s Premium Outlets. “Clarksburg Premium Outlets has been phenomenally well-received by the entire Washington, D.C. […]

Wondering where to donate your leftover Halloween candy? The Manna Food Center is encouraging residents to donate their candy to Operation Gratitude, an organization that sends care packages to the troops. After most holidays, Manna receives an influx of leftover treats, including candy, cakes and cookies, and the donations result in more non-nutritious food than […]

It all started with a witch crashing into a tree. That’s how Carol DeGraba remembers her family’s foray into decorating for Halloween. Years ago, when her children were young, she found instructions for the bewitching Halloween decoration in Family Fun magazine. “She crashes into the tree every year in early October and the neighbors have […]

Over 11 percent of Montgomery County’s 727,138 registered voters, or 72,173 voters, have cast their ballots early in the Presidential General Election. Early voting began on Oct. 27 and it continues at ten locations across Montgomery County thru Nov. 3. So far, the busiest polling place has been the Silver Spring Civic Building. In the […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 31, in Montgomery County: 1. MoCo Vote: You can vote early from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at ten locations across Montgomery County today. Early voting continues thru Nov. 3rd.  The Presidential General Election is just one week from tomorrow on Nov. 8. 2. Safe Track: Metro’s Safe Track […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz, who represents Council District 3, is scheduled to host a community meeting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2nd, at the Benjamin Gaither Center at 80 Bureau Drive in the city of Gaithersburg. At this meeting, Katz is expected to provide updates about public safety, the proposed Corridor Cities Transitway and […]