Montgomery Community Media

The city of Gaithersburg will hold an election on Nov. 7 for the positions of Mayor and two City Council members. The terms of Mayor Jud Ashman and Gaithersburg Councilmembers Yvette Monroe and Michael Sesma expire in November. If you are interested in running for these positions, candidate packets will become available on June 2nd. […]

The owner of the Montgomery Village Shopping Center is planning to file applications to create a mixed use development of approximately 300 dwelling units and 147,600 square feet of commercial development on the 19+ acres of land at that site, according to attorney Jody Kline. In a letter to neighbors earlier this month, Kline said […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services (H&HS) is dealing with a bed bug infestation at its headquarters at 401 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. H&HS Director Uma Ahluwalia says the department employs 400 employees at this location and she does not expect them back at the Hungerford location until the building is habitable, which […]

Montgomery County Police Department and American Red Cross teamed up again for the annual blood and food drive on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Garrick Robbins, team supervisor for American Red Cross, said this year’s blood and food drive event had a higher […]

Montgomery County Police Department and American Red Cross teamed up again for the annual blood and food drive on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg. Donors also had a chance to donate non-perishable food items that will go to the Captain Joseph Mattingly Food Pantry in Wheaton. “We […]

Here is your rundown of five things to know today, June 2nd, in Montgomery County, Maryland. 1. Fatal Shooting outside Target store: Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred last night outside a Target store in Germantown. 2. Class of 2015: Seniors from Churchill and Magruder high schools are graduating today. 3. […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is hosting its annual blood drive and a food drive on June 2nd in the first floor conference room at the Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg. The American Red Cross is managing the blood drive from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the event next Tuesday. […]

Here are five things to know today, June 2, in Montgomery County: 1. The Monday morning commute is off to a slow start for some motorists in Silver Spring. Troopers are investigating a tractor trailer wreck and fuel spill this morning on the Beltway. The outer loop of 495 is closed between Route 29 and […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer is scheduled to announce his initiative to plant 100,000 new trees in Montgomery County at a news conference on June 2 at James Monroe Park in downtown Rockville. County officials said funding for the program will come from the $138,210 recently approved by the Council for the fiscal year 2015 […]

UPDATED An afternoon thunderstorm moves through Gaithersburg on June 2nd with heavy rains. Take a look. At 6:07 p.m. on June 2, there were over 2,220 Pepco customers without power in Montgomery County, according to Pepco’s online outage maps. At 7:45 p.m., there were just over 300 customers still without electricity.