Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a fire at a Burtonsville townhouse at 3614 Childress Terrace on April 25. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that the fire started in the basement exercise room. He said a smoke alarm activated and the alarm company notified the residents of the fire. According […]

A panel discussion recently brought local experts together for a forum on the challenges facing Muslim Women in the area and the stereotypes many women deal with in a post 9/11 world. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of the event sponsored by the Montgomery County Commission for Women. Faith, identity and integration were the themes […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously approved a new six-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) request for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) on Nov. 18, that addresses overcrowding caused by years of dramatic enrollment growth. The Board’s six-year request of $1.74 billion includes 14 new classroom addition projects and keeps on schedule many other projects […]

Superintendent Joshua P. Starr is recommending a $1.55 billion Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) that, over the next six years, would add hundreds of elementary school classrooms and ease overcrowding caused by years of dramatic enrollment growth. According to an MCPS new release, Starr’s CIP recommendations places a priority on […]

Pepco officials are announcing that work to rebuild the East 230kV transmission tower line between the Burtonsville and Takoma Park substations will begin in June of 2014. According to a news release issued by Pepco, the rebuilding of the transmission lines will take approximately 12 months to complete. The length of the right-of-way for the […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake made many points, exchanged views on numerous issues and shared a few laughs when discussing the aspects of their jobs that the public does not normally see when they were together for the taping of the next in a series of unique shows for County […]

Montgomery County Council members met with U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes on Jan. 29 in the 6th floor conference room of the Council office building. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. The informal discussion and lunch included news that Sarbanes is preparing to open a Burtonsville office on National Drive. Sarbanes noted that outreach was extremely important to […]

Montgomery County planners presented the Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan to the County Council recently. The plan attempts to revitalize the center of Burtonsville, which is now characterized by highways and disjointed strip malls. Council member Valerie Ervin expresses her opinion and support for the new plan in this report. Visit our PEG partner County Cable […]

The Montgomery County Commission for Women has announced the election of Chandra Walker Holloway of Burtonsville as its new president. Holloway is an attorney with a law practice in downtown Silver Spring specializing in family law. Prior to starting her own practice, she worked in antitrust litigation at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, LLP. She […]

Montgomery County firefighters rescued 17 people in Burtonsville at a three-alarm fire on July 13 that caused over $1.5 million damage. Over 100 firefighters participated in the dramatic rescue. Take a look.