Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, May 31, in Montgomery County: 1. Lawsuit Settled: Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said he is pleased that a lawsuit has been settled to recover taxpayer costs associated with the remediation and repair work at the Silver Spring Transit Center. “This is very much in the public interest,” Leggett said […]

A blood drive in honor of fallen Montgomery County police officer Noah Leotta is scheduled for May 31st, at the Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg. You can sign up to donate blood, here, or call the American Red Cross at 1.800.733.2767. Walk-in donors are welcome but wait times may be longer. The blood drive will […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is hosting a blood drive in honor of Officer Noah Leotta. You can give the gift of life by donating blood in honor of Officer Leotta from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg on Dec. 21. You can sign up online or call the […]

Good morning! Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 11th, in Montgomery County: 1. Piney Branch: Fire and Rescue services are responding to an overnight explosion and fire at Flower Branch Apartments. Piney Branch Road between University Boulevard and Flower Avenue is closed. 2. Local Olympians: Katie Ledecky competes for her fifth […]

Good morning! Higher temperatures and humidy are in the forecast today. Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 10th, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery Police Department is hosting a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room at Public Safety Headquarters. 2. Montgomery Parks is hosting a community […]

The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage, and donors are needed now. On Aug. 10th, the Montgomery County Police Department is hosting a blood drive from 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room at Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg. Donors are encouraged to sign up […]

Did you know that June 14th is World Blood Donor Day? The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive, today -Thursday,  from noon – 7 p.m., at the Rockville Blood Donation Center at 11820 Parklawn Drive. You can also give blood at the Rockville location on Friday from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., and on […]

Here are five things to know today, June 1, in Montgomery County: 1.  It’s graduation day for Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and Quince Orchard High School today. 2. Equity One will be holding a required pre-submission meeting with the Westbard community as part of its sketch plan application with the Montgomery County Planning Department. 3.  The […]

The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive on June 1st in honor of fallen Police Officer Noah Leotta. The blood drive will take place in the first floor conference room of the Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters, which is located at 100 Edison Park Drive in Gaithersburg, between the hours of 10 a.m. […]

The American Red Cross has a significant need for type O negative blood donors to donate blood for patients. Type O negative blood can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is often used in emergency situations. While less than seven percent of the U.S. population has type O negative blood, hospitals depend […]