Montgomery Community Media

At a news conference in Ocean City this week, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed an executive order requiring all public schools begin after Labor Day, and end by June 15th, beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. Alongside the governor was Comptroller Peter Franchot who has pushed for this idea, “Let Summer Be Summer,” for years. […]

Montgomery County government has posted the following holiday schedule for Labor Day on Sept. 5: County Offices – closed. Libraries – closed. County Liquor stores – all County liquor stores will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All stores with Monday deliveries will get their morning deliveries at the normal time. Recreation – […]

It’s Friday and you are going to notice that it’s cooler outside today! Here are five more things to know today, Sept. 2nd, in Montgomery County: 1. The National Weather Service is tracking Tropical Storm Hermine and how this storm may impact your Labor Day holiday weekend in Maryland. Find out what’s open and what’s […]

The first day of school can be bittersweet for parents. We talked to some Gaithersburg parents outside Rachel Carson Elementary School about their thoughts on the first day of school. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below:

Montgomery County health officials have announced that the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Mosquito Control Program will do truck-mounted mosquito control spraying on Thursday evening, September 1, in the Strawberry Knolls area of Gaithersburg. According to a county news release, the spraying will begin around 7:30 p.m. between Goshen Road and Pintail Lane, weather permitting. County […]

Clarksburg Premium Outlets is preparing to open on Oct. 27, and shoppers are expected to find an array of retailers including A/X Armani Exchange, Armani Outlet, Calvin Klein, Coach, Nike Factory Store, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th, Steve Madden Outlet, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, Tumi, UGG Australia, and Under Armour. Today, company officials announced even […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot have scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in Ocean City “to make a major announcement regarding the starting date of public school systems in Maryland.” According to a media advisory, the two will be joined by other state officials, business owners and area residents […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is looking for registered voters and high school students to serve as election workers at polling places for the Presidential General Election set for November 8th. According to a news release, the Board is “in urgent need of judges in Rockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Darnestown, and […]

Eric Friedman is the director of the Office of Consumer Protection in Montgomery County. In this latest Consumer Alert, below, Friedman has some advice about how to hire a company to install solar panels.

Montgomery County police officers arrested nine people for driving under the influence (DUI) at a sobriety checkpoint on Friday night in the city of Gaithersburg. The checkpoint was set up from 10 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 27 at Sam Eig Highway and Fields Road. ‘ On Monday, the Maryland State Police Department announced […]