Montgomery Community Media

Just completing a coordinating call with @MDMEMA, @NWS_BaltWash, and our partners. While a SE landfall is becoming more clear, what happens after remains uncertain. The major *potential* risk for MoCo is torrential rainfall that could lead to major flooding. #HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/hnj81s8Yts — Earl Stoddard PhD, MPH, CEM (@EarlStoddard) September 10, 2018   Gov. Larry Hogan […]

Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts June 1, 2018 Did you know that Friday marks the official start of the summer storm and hurricane season? The Atlantic Hurricane season lasts from June 1 to November 30. The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) joins the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the National Weather […]

The release of the September jobs report, which showed a net decline of 33,000 jobs, has caused some concern that the U.S. economy might be slowing. However, a closer look at the data shows otherwise. In the same report, we saw the nascent trend of wage growth continuing. For the past twelve months, average hourly earnings […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the happenings that people are talking about today, May 27th, in Montgomery County: 1. Graduation Day: It’s graduation day for seniors at Quince Orchard and Wootton high schools. 2. Youth Forum: Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will host a conversation about race and social justice later today in Silver Spring. […]

The National Weather Service has designated this week as National Hurricane Preparedness Week leading up to the June start of the summer storm and hurricane season. The Atlantic Hurricane season lasts from June to November. The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) joins the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the […]

Here are five things to know today, June 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Pepco officials are holding a hurricane-storm preparedness news conference today in Rockville. 2. A groundbreaking ceremony will take place today at Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road for the new interchange that will reduce congestion and improve traffic safety. 3. Beverly McClellan headlines […]

Pepco continues to prepare for the peak hurricane season, which continues until late October. The utility is reminding customers not to get complacent because of a calm summer. Despite a mild summer, the National Weather Service predicts the remaining hurricane season to be above-normal with an increased chance of a major hurricane hitting the U.S. […]

Two new topics were posted this week on Montgomery County’s engageMontgomery website , giving residents an opportunity to voice their opinions and share ideas for the future of the community and on new datasets that would be useful to access online. The questions up for discussion are: What’s your big idea for the future of our […]

Two new topics were posted this week on Montgomery County’s engageMontgomery website , giving residents an opportunity to voice their opinions and share ideas about emergency notifications and the County’s zoning codes. The questions up for discussion are: Hurricane season has started, and residents can get timely emergency notifications about weather and traffic via Alert Montgomery. What […]

If you would have told me that brooms could conduct electricity, I would have said ‘I don’t think so.’ Thanks to a Pepco training on hurricane preparedness in Rockville on May 29 I will live to see another day.