Montgomery Community Media

Pepco customers will have an opportunity to save energy and money by reducing their electric use, between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday. An increased demand for electricity throughout the mid-Atlantic region is anticipated for the day. While the region’s power supply is expected to be sufficient to meet high demand, Pepco customers are encouraged […]

Caroline Yi’s handmade croissants and pastries are a favorite at the weekend farmer’s market at Pike & Rose. Now Yi has plans to open her own store in the North Bethesda mixed-use neighborhood. Federal Realty, which owns the development, announced Tuesday that Yi will open Sunday Morning Bakehouse in the summer of 2019. Caroline Yi […]

Gaithersburg-area residents are encouraged to bring paper and select electronics for secure shredding and disposal to a free Community Shredding and Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, Sept. 22. It takes place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Ave., in the parking lot next to the Water […]

https://t.co/8GjdPpNpMR — CoachWallich (@coachwallich) August 26, 2018 A 19-year-old Montgomery County man, a 2017 graduate of Damascus High School, drowned in a quarry near Hagerstown, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says. Emile Victor Pitt Jr. died while swimming with friends Friday afternoon, the sheriff’s office says. A GoFundMe page has been created to pay for […]

Diversity, nature, and weekly farmers markets, are just some reasons why Thrillist named Takoma Park one of the best suburbs in the Washington D.C. area for young people looking to buy a home. The rankings, in a partnership with the National Association of Realtors, are a part of contest series that highlights the best suburbs in […]

Dozens of patients are out their homes following a structural crack in the roof of the Children’s Inn at NIH last week. The damage caused all 45 patients and their families staying at The Inn to evacuate the building and relocate to area hotels,  according to officials. Since the incident, the E-wing with 23 resident […]

The City of Gaithersburg Department of Public Works will conduct street reconstruction along Saybrooke View Drive, from Victory Farm Drive to the 300 block of Saybrooke View Drive, the city says. The work will consist of removal and replacement of deteriorated curb and sidewalk and the resurfacing of existing pavement. The curb and sidewalk replacement […]

Montgomery County police detectives released a surveillance video Monday showing a man and woman wanted in connection with a burglary at a Silver Spring office. Police hope someone can identify them. Police said the burglary occurred about 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at HIAS, an international nonprofit that assists refugees. Its Silver Spring office is […]

Montgomery County police hope someone can identify a person in surveillance video whom detectives believe is responsible for the January 2017 deaths of two men who were stabbed at Westfield Wheaton mall. The stabbings took place sometime after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, and the victims were Angel Alfredo Gomez-Pineda, 24, of Silver Spring, […]

The first day of school in Montgomery County is September 4, just over a week from now. The calendar includes important dates – winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences. The Montgomery County Public Schools calendar may be found, here. Here is the full list of dates to know […]