Montgomery Community Media

Protesters gathered off of River Road in Bethesda on Thursday to protest development on part of the River Road Moses Cemetery, an unmarked historic Black cemetery.  According to Montgomery Preservation, a historic preservation organization in Montgomery County, the River Road Moses Cemetery existed between 1911 and 1958 in the area of 5401 Westbard Ave., which […]

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Montgomery County residents recently celebrated the reopening of the newly renovated Ross Boddy Neighborhood Recreation Center in Sandy Spring. Find out more in this report, below:

The Carver School Coalition is a group of residents opposed to a plan to relocate 100 school buses at the Carver Center near Mannakee Street and Route 355 in the city of Rockville. The residents list traffic, noise, health, and because they say the property identified as an interim site is of historic significance as reasons […]

Residents of College Square are concerned about plans to move 100 school buses from the Shady Grove Bus Depot to the Carver Educational Services Center lot,  located near Mannakee Street and Route 355 in the city of Rockville. The Carver parking lot is located directly adjacent to the College Square neighborhood. In this MyMCMedia Extra […]

During a period of 36 hours, over 30 inches of snow fell on some areas of Montgomery County. The snowstorm closed schools, local businesses and government offices as residents hunkered down to wait it out. Now the clean up, after all that snow, is being measured in days not hours. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. According […]

Montgomery County officials are overseeing building repairs at the Red Brick Courthouse, 29 Courthouse Square, in the city of Rockville, after some pieces of the historic building fell to the ground from the weight of heavy snow earlier this week. General Services Director David Dise said crews shoveling sidewalks in the area heard a giant […]

The Rockville Historic District Commission (HDC) has approved Montgomery County’s request to relocate the Confederate soldier monument from the Red Brick Courthouse property. The motion passed 4-0. As part of their motion, Commissioners requested that the monument remain in the city of Rockville at a site with public access. The Thursday night vote came after […]

As The Gazette hits driveways and front stoops for the last time today, questions turn to how to preserve what has already been published. Rockville Councilmember Tom Moore told MyMCMedia he has reached out to The Washington Post to find out plans to archive the issues, but he said he has not gotten a response. […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what ignited a house fire at 9505 Main Street in Damascus on Saturday night. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 85 firefighters battled the blaze at the two-story structure, including firefighters from Howard, Frederick and Carroll counties. Before firefighters arrived on scene, Piringer said an occupant in the […]