Montgomery Community Media

Update (June 11, 11:26 a.m.) WSSC Water crews have repaired the 16-inch water main break on Rockville Pike [Route 355] near Cedar Lane in Bethesda. The crews pulled an all-nighter according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery Fire and Rescue Services, cutting and replacing 19 feet of pipe. Expect some traffic delays in that area on […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal head-on collision that occurred shortly before 5 a.m. on July 6, at 10100 Cedar Lane, near Everett Street, in Kensington. The preliminary police investigation indicates that a 2011 Honda Civic was traveling eastbound on Cedar Lane when for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle crossed the centerline. […]

UPDATED WSSC crews have completed repairs on the 16-inch water main that broke overnight on Rockville Pike near Cedar Lane. According to WSSC, service has been restored to 116 customers who were impacted by the break. All lanes on Rockville Pike at Cedar Lane are now open. WSSC confirmed the broken water main shortly before […]

Members of Montgomery County’s faith community will come together tonight for a vigil against gun violence on the 3rd anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The vigil will take place at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church at 9601 Cedar Lane in Bethesda, and will feature reflection, music and prayer from Montgomery County’s Christian, […]

UPDATED Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are planning to resurface lanes of southbound Rockville Pike from Locust Hill Road to Cedar Lane/West Cedar Lane this week. Weather permitting, the work is scheduled to begin on Dec. 1 and it should be complete by mid-December. The resurfacing follows a broken water main that occurred on […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that involved a motorcyclist and a Ride On bus. It happened around 6:11 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Bethesda. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates the motorcyclist, identified as 35-year-old Francis Plati, Jr. of Virginia, was operating a 2001 Suzuki and was traveling south on […]

UPDATED Oct. 15, 7:40 a.m. WSSC reports all road repairs will be complete by 8 a.m. on Thursday. Traffic Update: By 8 AM all SB lanes Rockvilke Pike at Cedar Lane will be open. All NB are open now. Thx for patience we know it was trying. — WSSC Water News (@WSSCWaterNews) October 15, 2015 […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 4th, in Montgomery County: 1. Active Aging Expo: Gaitherburg’s 7th annual Active Aging Expo takes place today from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park. 2. School Fire: Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what […]

As part of the MD 355 and Cedar Lane intersection improvements, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is scheduled to temporarily close a section of sidewalk along Cedar Lane between MD 355 and Elmhirst Parkway. The sidewalk on the north side of Cedar Lane, across from Stone Ridge School, will be closed […]

UPDATED State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are shifting traffic lanes on MD 355 (Rockville Pike) for a new traffic pattern at the West Cedar Lane intersection beginning this month. Traffic on MD 355 between North Drive and Locust Hill Road is scheduled to shift to the west side of the road where widening of MD […]