Montgomery Community Media

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for snow from 4 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 14. According to the advisory, about one inch of snow could accumulate. The snow is expected to begin between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning before mixing with periods of sleet and dissipating […]

Montgomery County Public Schools and administrative offices will open two hours late today, Jan. 14, due to emergency weather conditions. Day care programs may open as scheduled.  Bus service will be provided on a two-hour-delayed schedule. Morning prekindergarten, morning half-day Head Start, other morning half-day programs and field trips are canceled. Other activities and programs […]

For the second time this week, winter weather threatens road travel during the morning hours. The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is again urging motorists to closely monitor weather forecasts later today and tonight as meteorologists call for the possibility of snow and freezing rain during Wednesday morning’s commute. If you can’t delay your travel, […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown pledged to raise the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016 and index it to inflation thereafter at a rally before hundreds of minimum wage supporters as well as elected officials, faith leaders, low-wage workers and business owners in Annapolis on the evening of Jan. […]

The Montgomery County Council will begin its review on Jan. 14 of the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. The Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee held numerous worksessions over the past six months on revisions that were recommended by the County’s Planning Board. The worksession for Tuesday […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro will meet with members of the media on Jan. 14 to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Navarro will address actions the Council is taking to make sure County schools and neighborhoods are safe in the wake […]