Montgomery Community Media

Takoma Park City officials will begin their search for a new police chief in the next few weeks but not without the public’s help first. Before city leaders begin the recruitment process, they want to hear what qualities residents want in the person replacing former police chief Alan Goldberg, who resigned back in March. “At […]

Strong thunderstorms brought down some large trees and wires in the Northwood Park neighborhood of Silver Spring on Monday afternoon, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said an intense round of storms brought down trees and wires onto homes in the Dennis Avenue and Royalton Road area. […]

Three defendants charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder are being held with no bail after a Monday district court hearing before Judge John Moffett. The defendants are accused in the June 5 slayings of Shadi Najjar (17) and Artem Ziberov (18). Edgar Garcia-Gaona, Jose Ovilson Canales-Yanez […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is now reviewing proposed recommendations for early voting centers in the 2018 gubernatorial election and your input is wanted. The BOE is planning to add an 11th early voting location for next year’s election. Right now, all the proposed early voting sites are under review, including: the Activity Center […]

Montgomery County WSSC customers will get two chances in June to hear about a new rate structure that is expected to take effect next year. The new structure follows an order in March by the Maryland Public Service Commission, which found that current 16-tier Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission rates, adopted 25 years ago, discriminated against […]

In an effort to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, the City of Takoma Park launched a five-month competition titled, “The Takoma Park Care Free Challenge.” The car fee challenge is open to anyone  living or working in Takoma Park and can be completed individually or on a team, according to a news release. […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, June 17:  Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performing Verdi’s Requiem at The Music Center at Strathmore at 8 p.m. Movie in the Meadow, “The Parent Trap” at 8 p.m. Michael Franti and Spearhead’s SoulRocker Tour at The Fillmore Silver Spring at 7:30 p.m. Miki Howard […]

Garfield, the Musical with Catittude opens at Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo Park on June 19th. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Cartoonist Jim Davis tells us about the storyline. Take a look: The musical runs through August 23rd. You can find information here.

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, who hails from Bethesda, has set another world record. This time she crushed her own world record in the 1,500 m freestyle. Ledecky on her WR in the 1500m free: "I really didn’t think I was going to go anywhere close to the world record.” http://t.co/zb1a7AEaAI — Reach for theWall […]

Here are five things to know today, June 19, in Montgomery County: 1. Today is the last day to vote early at nine early voting centers located around Montgomery County. The primary election is set for June 24. #MoCoVote 2. Bill Lynch, the owner of the Washington Spirit soccer team, will be addressing small business […]