Montgomery Community Media

The 6th annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival will celebrate Montgomery County and the Metro region’s Salvadoran community Sunday, August 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Wheaton Triangle, at the corner of Reedie Drive and Grandview Avenue, one block north of the Wheaton Metro Station. The festival will feature Salvadoran food, local craft vendors from […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is surprised by a request from WMATA for $15 million to cover future repairs and maintenance at the Silver Spring Transit Center. According to Leggett, this is an attempt by WMATA to get more money from the county that is not authorized. Take a look: At the same time, WMATA […]

County Executive Isiah Leggett is recommending cuts on the FY16 Operating Budget- all part of a savings plan that could impact Montgomery College, Montgomery County Public Schools and other agencies. On July 9, he proposed $50 million in cuts on a budget of approximately $4 billion for the fiscal year that began on July 1, […]

UPDATED One man was killed and another was injured in a crash on the ICC near Layhill Road on Wednesday afternoon, according to Maryland Authority Transportation Police. Montgomery County officials said the driver of a MCDOT vehicle was fatally injured in this collision. In a statement, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett identified the county employee […]

Alan Gross, a Potomac resident who was held captive in Cuba for five years before his release on Dec. 17, met with members of the Montgomery County Council and County Executive Ike Leggett on May 7 “as part of his tour to thank all of those who supported me during that time.” Gross talked about […]