Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Public Schools created three calendar scenarios for the 2022-2023 school year. After public comment and discussion by Board of Education members, the new calendar will be adopted Dec. 2. All three calendars bring back a full-length spring break. All three options call for no school on Sept. 26, Oct. 5, Dec. 23 […]

David L. Williams of Boyds was sentenced to 45 years after pleading guilty to first degree rape in a 2017 assault that Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy called “an incredibly vicious and heinous crime.” Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Steven Salant also sentenced Williams, 31, to five-years of supervised probation once he is released […]

Members of the Redistricting Commission voted 6-5 for the map it will send to the county council recommending how to divide the county into new districts. The map divides Montgomery County into seven districts each of which can elect one council member and one at-large council member. The map stands as a revision of one […]

Seneca Valley High School in Germantown sheltered in place Wednesday after receiving a text message “threatening the safety of our school during the lunch period,” Principal Marc Cohen informed parents. A short time later, the students sheltered in place for about 15 minutes after a physical education teacher and some students thought they heard gun […]

The game time for most anticipated high school football game of the season, Quince Orchard at Northwest, has been moved from 6:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Friday it was announced Wednesday afternoon in “an abundance of caution for everyone’s safety and for the smooth operations of the entire event” according to a letter sent […]

The trial for D’Andre Wall, who is charged with shooting a woman in the back during a road rage incident, could go to the jury as early as Friday. Wall, who is the nephew of former Washington Wizards’ star John Wall who now plays for the Houston Rockets, could be sentenced to life in prison […]

Update (3:50 p.m.): The Naval Support Activity Bethesda announced at around 1:15 p.m. that the shelter-in-place order was lifted in all its locations after undergoing a bomb threat investigation for several hours. Jeremy Brooks, a public affairs officer with NSA Bethesda, told MyMCM that there were no devices found in the area. A K-9 team […]

Montgomery County public safety union representatives and police officers testified against a council bill that would require all county employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or face losing employment, with exemptions for medical reasons. First, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard testified on behalf of County Executive Marc Elrich during a virtual council […]

The Montgomery County Recreation Department (MCR) looks to fill full and part-time year-round positions. Openings are available in many areas, including aquatics, administrative and business services, community recreation facilities, senior services, youth development, sports, therapeutic recreation and more. “I started my highly satisfying career path with MCR as a seasonal staff,” said MCR Director Robin […]

John Joseph Odonnell Jr. of Bensalem was sentenced to 12 years in prison for burning down a home in Potomac that he believed was the residence of the head of the CIA. On Monday, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Fogleman sentenced Odonnell, 35, to 30 years in prison but suspended all but 12 years. […]