Montgomery Community Media

Update, 10 a.m.: Montgomery County police report William George Battaile has been located safe and unharmed. Original post: Bethesda District detectives are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 92-year-old Bethesda-area man. Maryland State Police have activated a Silver Alert. Family members last saw William George Battaile about 6:45 p.m. Oct. 3 when he left his […]

The Woodmont Market Beer and Wine store in Bethesda was burglarized recently and Montgomery County police are releasing surveillance video in hopes that the public can help identify the culprit. Police responded about 2:50 a.m. Sept. 17 to the store, which is at 8227 Woodmont Ave., after an alarm sounded, according to a police statement. […]

Here’s your daily rundown of what’s happening today, Sept. 22, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. First Day of Fall: The season starts at 4:02 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Fall begins tomorrow! In the Northern Hemisphere, the fall equinox marks the first day of fall (autumn) in what we call astronomical seasons pic.twitter.com/cB3u1L8tgV — […]

Here’s your daily rundown of what’s happening today, Sept. 21, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. No School: Montgomery County Public Schools are off for the Rosh Hashana holiday. 2. Transportation Announcement: Gov. Larry Hogan will make a transportation announcement at 10:30 a.m. in the Md. 124 Ridesharing Lot in Gaithersburg. 3. Bicyclists Meet: The Montgomery County Bicycle […]

Here’s your daily rundown of what’s happening today, Sept. 20, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Preparedness Fair: Johns Hopkins University’s Montgomery County Campus sponsors an emergency preparedness fair to encourage families, businesses and communities to be ready for emergencies. 2. Online Discussion: County Executive Ike Leggett holds an online town hall meeting from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. County residents […]

Gov. Larry Hogan asked the Federal Aviation Administration to route commercial airliners taking off and landing at Reagan National Airport using old flight patterns until the agency can engage state and local stakeholders. “I sincerely hope that we are able to find common ground and an amicable resolution,” Hogan said in a letter to FAA […]

A new report makes the case for a regional sales tax to pay for improvements to Metrorail, saying that the addition of a penny to the sale tax would help close a $9.5 billion funding gap to bring the transit system to a “state of good repair.” The report, from the Metropolitan Washington Council of […]

Gaithersburg City Councilmember Ryan Spiegel, who also serves as the president of the Montgomery County chapter of the Maryland Municipal League, is asking Superintendent Jack Smith for a detailed briefing about the scope and status of the school district’s Holocaust curriculum. In a letter dated April 12th, Spiegel explains that his request comes at a […]

A 27-year-old woman from the District has been charged in the Dec. 5 robbery that occurred at the ILORI store in Friendship Heights and the Jan. 5 armed robbery of the “Specs New York” store inside the Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda, Montgomery County police said. Stephan Simms of the 3500 block of 19th Street SE was […]

The Montgomery County Planning Department is offering free trees to qualifying property owners in certain urban areas of Montgomery County. The Shades of Green program, which was launched in 2012 as a pilot program, is expanding to additional areas of the county with a high level of impervious surfaces. The goal of the program is […]