Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County has released some helpful information to help homeowners with disposal of trees and/or branches. On Private Property: * Tree debris on private property will be collected on a residents’ regular recycling day if it is no more than four-feet in length and four inches in diameter. * Bag or bundle tree branches and […]

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Ulder J. Tillman urged residents who remain without power to take steps to ensure that food left in the refrigerator and freezer is safe. “It is important for everyone who remains without power to determine if food is safe to eat and reduce the risk of food borne illness,” said […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett held a Hurricane Sandy briefing at Emergency Operations Center (EOC) headquarters in Gaithersburg on Oct. 30. The EOC is slated to close at 5 p.m. on Oct. 30 as operations go back to normal. County government offices will reopen on Wed., Oct. 31 and schools will be open for classes. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will reopen tomorrow, October 31, after closing for two days because of Hurricane Sandy. As of 9 a.m. today, there were 10 MCPS schools and buildings without power and only minor damage was reported to school facilities. MCPS is working to make sure all buildings are ready to open on […]

Metro announces limited restoration of rail and bus service beginning at 2 p.m. on Oct. 30. According to an announcement on WMATA’s website, Metro will restore bus and rail service Tuesday afternoon with Sunday-level service on most lines, and expects to resume normal service levels (i.e. rush hour service) for Wednesday morning’s commute. Metrorail: Service restoration […]

Frederick County government is closed today, October 30, due to Hurricane Sandy. Widespread damage from the storm closed 77 roads and partically closed 28. Full damage assessment by emergency officials will begin at daybreak today. The public is encouraged to stay off the roads so that power crews and Highway Operations teams can clear the […]

Governor Martin O’Malley held a Hurricane Sandy press conference today, October 30 at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to provide an update on damage and storm operations. The press conference was streamed live here: http://www.governor.maryland.gov/stream.asp Governor O’Malley stressed that the state was fortunate with the path Sandy took. At this time, there are over 308,000 […]

Montgomery County officials lifted the state of emergency at 5 p.m. on Oct. 30. Here are some other updates about the status of operations in the county. Ride On started restoring Sunday level service at 4 p.m. today, Oct. 30. View Sunday service schedule. Check Ride On’s website for detours and delays http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/DOT/transit/rideondelays.asp. Ride On will […]

Montgomery County has issued an update (Oct. 30 as of 12:15pm.) on road closures because of the storm. Updated 12:15pm October 30 Due to High Water the following roadways are closed: Colesville Rd. US.29 from University Blvd. (MD.193) to Lockwood Dr. both northbound and southbound. Beach Dr is closed from the DC Line to Grosvenor […]

The operators of the historic White’s Ferry were preparing for flooding on Oct. 29 as the store manager and employees were packing up and moving out as they expect the Potomac River to rise over its banks this week. You can see from these photos that three historic floods have made their watermark on the […]