Montgomery Community Media

The “Official Voter Guide and Sample Ballot” for the 2016 Presidential Primary Election is in the mail. Have you received yours? Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Primary Election Day is April 26. You can also vote early from April 14 – 21. Find out more on the Board of Elections, website.

The Primary Election may be still a month away but candidate signs are popping up across Montgomery County and some of them has been placed illegally in the right of way and on private property. So who enforces the county’s sign ordinance? Ehsan Motazedi is the division chief for the Department of Permitting Services Division […]

UPDATE March 17 Police report that Lauren Isaac has has been located safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL March 14 Detectives from the Montgomery County Special Victims Investigations Division are asking the public to help locate a missing Silver Spring teen. Police said that Lauren Isaac, age 16, was last seen at her 1st Street home on Friday, March 11th. […]

Kensington’s Noyes Library for Young Children will now be more easily accessible to visitors with mobility challenges thanks to a newly built ramp. The ramp is located on the exterior of the 123-year-old library and was built in partnership between the library’s Make MORE Noyes Campaign and Montgomery County. According to a news release, the ramp is […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 14, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) prekindergarten and Head Start registration begins today. 2. Olney Library will be hosting a Voter Empowerment Drive today. Board of Elections representatives will be available to discuss voting equipment and voter registration. 3. The Montgomery County Planning, Housing, […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating two bank robberies that are believed to have been committed by the same suspect. This week, detectives have released a surveillance video of the suspect at one of the bank robberies and police are asking the public for help in identifying him. On Saturday, February 13 at approximately 9:18 […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 24, in Montgomery County: 1. Don’t leave the house without your umbrella. It’s going to be a rainy Wednesday. Because of the wet weather, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Montgomery County, effective from 10 a.m. today to 1 a.m. tomorrow. 2. […]

The Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) of Montgomery County has a new commissioner. Linda Croom was appointed in January of 2016 as the HOC’s resident commissioner. “I thank County Executive Ike Leggett and the Montgomery County Council for selecting Linda Croom as HOC’s newest Commissioner,” said HOC Chair Sally Roman. “The Commission has worked with Ms. […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. Because of the icy weather conditions, Montgomery County schools are closed today, and many offices are opening late. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 10 a.m. today, and a Flood Watch is in effect until 11 p.m. tonight. 2. […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. It snowed overnight and freezing rain is expected to follow later today. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Montgomery County that is effective from now thru Tuesday morning. 2. All Montgomery County recreation facilities are closed, today, […]