Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED: There will be no Montgomery County Ride On bus service Monday. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County Government is extending its declaration of a General Emergency through midnight on Monday, January 25. Officials have announced that Montgomery County Government will also be closed on Monday. Essential personnel must report as scheduled. Government facilities, other than public safety […]

Due to the revised National Weather Service forecast now calling for an earlier onset of the snow, Montgomery County government will close at noon today, January 22. The predicted earlier onset of snow has caused the following: MC311, Montgomery County’s informational phone center opened at 6 a.m. today and will remain open 24-hours-a-day through the […]

UPDATED Jan. 8 Mel’s Rink may be moving to a new location. In an email dated Jan. 7th, Poolesville resident Marc Kohn says he appreciates County Executive Ike Leggett’s personal interest in Mel’s Rink, and Kohn says he would like to meet with county officials to discuss relocating the backyard ice rink that was built […]

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 Public Schools (MCPS) officials have announced that Maryvale Elementary School in Rockville was closed today because of a power outage. The school is located at 1000 First Street. A note on the school’s website indicated that Pepco is working to restore electricity and the school is expected to reopen tomorrow. Pepco Spokesperson […]

The Monroe Street entrance to the Montgomery County Circuit Court is closed from now thru September of 2016 because of construction. All jurors and visitors to the Circuit Court can enter the Courthouse through the Maryland Avenue entrance or follow the signs through the Judicial Center Courtyard near the water fountain and flags to enter […]

UPDATED Belmont Elementary School was closed on Monday because of a 16-inch water main break in the Brookeville-Olney area. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Spokesperson Ayoka Blandford said the break on Olney Mill Road was reported at 6:23 a.m. on Monday morning. Blandford said crews were on site and shut off the water at 7:40 […]

The Potomac Grill has closed its doors at 1093 Rockville Pike, according to a note posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page. Family owned and operated, the restaurant closed last week after nine years of serving local diners. You can read the Blaugrund Family’s statement, which was posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page this week, below: […]

Montgomery County Public Library (MCPL) officials have announced that the Olney Library will be closed from 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 until 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26 so repairs can be made to a sanitary sewer line. The bookdrop will remain open for returns during the repairs. According to officials, the emergency work […]

The Noyes Library for Young Children in Kensington will be closed from Tuesday, April 21 until Tuesday, May 5 while the building’s exterior is re-painted as part of an abatement program to address the presence of lead-based paint found on the structure. A contractor for the county’s Department of General Services will remove the exterior […]