Montgomery Community Media

A 15-year-old Northwood High School student is in custody after it was discovered he brought two rounds of ammunition to school with him on Wednesday. According to Montgomery County Police, an anonymous tip led the high school staff to conduct a self-search, which is when the rounds of ammunition were found. The school then called […]

Rockville City Hall reopens to the public on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. It has been shuttered since March 2020 due to the pandemic. “I strongly believe that employee collaboration and level of service to customers will benefit by reopening all city offices, including bringing employees back on site at City Hall,” City Manager Rob DiSpirito […]

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday. According to MDTA, officers responding to a crash on the westbound Intercounty Connector before Georgia Avenue found an adult male, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver did not stop and fled […]

Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing Nov. 30 on a special appropriation of $252 million in federal funding to hire new teachers and social workers, allow more students to attend summer school, and improve the district’s heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. Councilmembers unanimously agreed to move forward with accepting a special appropriation […]

At least two staff members at the Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation are under investigation by the Montgomery County Police Department concerning “allegations of possible financial improprieties,” according to MCPS Director of Communications Christopher Cram. “We take these allegations very seriously, and as a result, we immediately contacted the police to investigate,” Cram […]

Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker and Councilmember Andrew Friedson will introduce a bill Tuesday designed to enable more commercial property owners to fix up their buildings and make them more energy efficient. During a 30-minute press conference Monday, Hucker explained he would like to direct 10% – nearly $20 million – of the county’s […]

The median sale price of a house in Montgomery County was $540,000 during October. That is a 5.9% increase from from the previous month and an 8% increase over October of 2020. The median sale price throughout the Greater Washington area faired better. The median sold price of a residential property in the region was […]

During an interview on Friday’s The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi on WAMU, Council President Tom Hucker said he will run for County Executive. “I am planning to run, but right now I am focused on finishing my term on County Council.” Marc Elrich will seek re-election. Also running – Councilmember Hans Riemer and businessman […]

Following the public outcry from a January 2020 incident in which two Montgomery County Police officers can be seen on video berating and verbally abusing a five year old boy who walked away from his school, the Montgomery County Council unanimously approved legislation on how police incidents are reported. The incident at Silver Spring Elementary […]

At a time when local boards of education nationwide seem under siege from angry parents, our county residents appear eager to take up the gauntlet. 18 county residents submitted applications to fill the seat of Board of Education Member Patricia O’Neill. O’Neill, the county’s longest-serving BOE member, passed away in September at the age of […]