Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things you need to know for Monday, July 30, in Montgomery County: 1. Turf War: Because it has so little land, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School is considering artificial turf for its football field. The Montgomery County Board of Education takes up the proposal at its meeting, which starts at 5:30 p.m. at […]

Here are five things you need to know for Friday, July 27, in Montgomery County: 1. Korean War Veterans Armistice Day 65th Anniversary: Mission BBQ will honor Korean War veterans with a free sandwich at all locations of the barbecue restaurant.  On July 27 in 1953, multiple nations signed an armistice suspending all hostilities and created the Demilitarized […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman was asked if he had any new information on the graffiti spray-painted on a fence in the Kentlands earlier this week. The graffiti included the phrase, “revolucion o muerto” (“revolution or death” in Spanish) and odd symbols. Here’s what Ashman said:

Here are five things you need to know for Thursday, July 26, in Montgomery County: 1. Planning Board Meets: Montgomery Planning staff are scheduled to present recommendations on the Upper Paint Branch Trails during the planning board meeting. See the full agenda, here. 2. Identity Theft Prevention: Here’s What You Can Do to Avoid Identify […]

Gaithersburg police are investigating a series of break-ins and an incident of potentially gang-related graffiti in the Kentlands neighborhood. The graffiti, painted on a fence, includes the phrase, “Revolucion o muerte,” which is Spanish for “Revolution or death.” Officer Dan Lane said investigators were treating the graffiti as vandalism. But is it gang related? “We’re […]

Parades and fireworks were the featured events across Montgomery County on Wednesday, July 4th.  Here are a few of the sights (no sounds) from local parades and gatherings from all along the Seneca Valley from Poolesville to Gaithersburg and down to Rockville, Md.  There was plenty of Red, White and Blue for the celebrations across […]

With all the public safety news, the events happening in the school system and even the development announcements we’ve covered this year, our No. 1 story for the year was … drum roll please … sunflowers. Here are the Top 20 stories for the year for MyMCMedia.org:   UPDATED: Acres of Sunflowers Are Blooming in Poolesville […]

National Coffee with a Cop Day serves to encourage positive communication between law enforcement personnel and the public. The Department of Justice designated the first Wednesday in October as National Coffee with a Cop day in 2016 as part of their National Community Policing Week. The practice of local police officers meeting with residents over […]

Here’s your daily rundown of what’s happening today, Sept. 25, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Turning 5: Dawson’s Market in downtown Rockville is turning 5 years old with a week of events. 2. Meeting the Press: Council President Roger Berliner meets the press at 11 a.m. 3 In Session: The Montgomery County Board of Education […]

Here’s your daily rundown of what’s happening today, Sept. 22, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. First Day of Fall: The season starts at 4:02 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Fall begins tomorrow! In the Northern Hemisphere, the fall equinox marks the first day of fall (autumn) in what we call astronomical seasons pic.twitter.com/cB3u1L8tgV — […]