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UPDATE Rockville resident Namita Acharya will be at the Rockville Town Center fundraising to help Nepal earthquake victims on May 7, 8 and 9 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Acharya, along with other volunteers, was there on April 30 and May 1 and the group so far raised $1,066. “After each night of fundraising we provide an […]

Rockville resident Namita Acharya is the webmaster for the Montgomery County Council but today she is using the web to communicate with her family back home in earthquake ravaged Nepal. In her own words, she tells us how she learned about the devastating earthquake and how her family is doing there today. For more on […]

Montgomery County residents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv say they will fight what they describe as the “unlawful seizure” of their two children on Sunday afternoon in Silver Spring. The parents who have made national headlines for their free range parenting style have released the following statement from their attorney, on Danielle’s Facebook page today: “On […]

Montgomery County Police have released the non-emergency call that came in at 4:58 p.m. on Sunday about the welfare of two children in the area of Fenton and Easley streets in Silver Spring. Police are not releasing the identity of the caller. MyMCMedia has exclusively obtained the recording of that call and you can listen […]

UPDATED Child Protective Services may be investigating Silver Spring parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv for child neglect again. The couple made national news earlier this year for their “free range” parenting style. According to local reports, police picked up the couple’s unsupervised two children, ages 10 and 6,  from a Silver Spring park on Sunday […]

U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen has posted his reaction to the vandalism at Shaare Torah in the Lakelands community on his Facebook page. You can read his comments, below: “The acts of vandalism against Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg are shameful displays of prejudice and hatred and are not representative of our community’s values of respect […]

Montgomery County Council Vice President Nancy Floreen announced on April 6th that she is not running for the Eighth Congressional District seat to be vacated by Chris Van Hollen. On her Facebook page, Floreen explained how she reached her decision. “I am extremely grateful for the outpouring of support I received as I considered this […]

Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-8th) has announced he will run for Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s seat in the senate. Mikulski said she will not run for reelection in 2016. Van Hollen made his announcement via his Facebook page. The announcement reads as follows: “I am excited to share that I have decided to run […]

Like us on Facebook – Twitter Hablamos Español 240.777.6839 Montgomery County Recreation is accepting team entries for Adult Softball Leagues through March 26. Divisions are offered for men’s, and co-ed teams. Regular season play begins the week of April 20. For more information call 240.777.6893. Spring Adult Basketball Leagues:  Registration will be accepted by March […]

Montgomery County Public Schools are operating on a two hour delay. Here are five more things to know today, Feb. 23, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are expected to release a new interactive, online annual report today. 2. Also, MCPS officials are giving a presentation tonight about how they make weather […]