Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive’s Ball is set for Monday, Dec. 3 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. In its 33rd year, this year’s Executive Ball also celebrates Monday’s inauguration of Marc Elrich as County Executive and the 19th  Council. The ball is a volunteer-run event, this year chaired by […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Brian Karem, Mariana Cordier, Marilyn Balcombe, and Gilberto Zelaya. Mooers and the panel discuss what to expect from County Executive-elect Marc Elrich and the four new members of the County Council with Brian Karem, the strong youth turnout in the recent election […]

Gaithersburg City Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles was elected to the National League of Cities (NLC) Board of Directors and will play a key role in guiding the nation’s largest and most representative membership and advocacy organization for city officials. She was elected to a two-year term by NLC’s membership at the group’s annual business meeting […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved the Bicycle Master Plan Tuesday, Nov. 27. The plan includes a network of more than 1,000 miles of trails, paths and protected bike lanes. The County hopes the plan will meet the following three goals: make the County a world-class bicycling community; provide access to a comfortable, safe and connected […]

A Quince Orchard High School teacher has been charged with a fatal accident that occurred in North Carolina last week, according to school and police officials. Nicholas Saadipour, who teaches English and theater at the Gaithersburg school, had crashed into a guardrail on the left side of I-95 near Gaston, N.C., according to a news […]

Update, Tuesday: Montgomery County police have determined no foul play was involved in the fatal house that claimed two lives in Chevy Chase last week. The victims have been identified as John Ashton Randolph, 61, and Inga Randolph, 94, who both lived in the home. The Office of the Chief Medical Officer determined their causes […]

Council President Hans Riemer holds his last “meet the media.” Discussions included some budget talk, as it relates to compensation, as well as his thoughts on the Halloween incident at Damascus High School. If the council follows custom, Council Vice President Nancy Navarro will become the council’s new president.

Multiple brooms were discovered Sunday evening on and near the Damascus High School grounds, according to the principal. Principal Casey Crouse sent a letter to parents on Monday letting them know about the incident. According to the letter, the police were notified, and the brooms were removed Sunday. Both Montgomery County Public Schools staff members […]

Two cars collided on Norbeck Road on Friday sending several people to the hospital, a Montgomery County police statement said. The wreck occurred about 7 p.m. near Westbury Road, police said. Police said a Ford Focus was traveling westbound on Norbeck Road when it struck a Ford E-150 van that was making a left turn […]