Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a homicide that occurred last night in Aspen Hill. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., officers received a report of an assault that occurred in the parking lot of the Sunoco gas station at 14031 Georgia Avenue. Responding police officers said they located two Hispanic male victims in the parking lot, […]

The largest Safeway in Montgomery County opened on Rockville Pike on Dec. 9th. Safeway representatives welcomed local residents at a grand opening ceremony as the Richard Montgomery High School marching band performed live music at the event. After a ribbon cutting ceremony, event attendees entered the massive grocery store to shop. The store, which measures […]

Join us for the final 2015 gathering of the brand new Montgomery Community Media Advisory Council. The Council serves as an extra set of eyes and ears to the MCM Board of Directors and management, providing advice and perspectives to the board on important policy issues and other matters that affect Montgomery Community Media and […]

The Healthy Montgomery Eat Well Be Active Partnership is hosting a forum;”Ending Obesity in Montgomery County: Understanding the Problem and Creating Solutions.” The forum will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 9th from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. According to a news release, the following organizations will be participating in a panel discussion: Montgomery County Food […]

Montgomery County Public Schools are closed Dec. 9 because of emergency weather conditions. All school and community activities in school buildings also are canceled. Administrative offices will open at 11 a.m. on Dec. 9. Related stories:

In case you are wondering if the weather will impact the openings of area schools, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials have not made a decision about school opening tomorrow (Dec. 9). We should know early in the morning, though. On Twitter tonight (Dec. 8), MCPS Spokesperson Dana Tofig said a decision will be made […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee  will meet at 1 p.m. on Dec. 9, to continue its extensive review of the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. At Monday’s worksession, among the items to be discussed are provisions for the “average height” of a building […]

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff immediately as a mark of respect for the memory of Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday. In addition, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the Maryland State Flag to also be flown at half-staff immediately. The United States Flag and the Maryland […]