Montgomery Community Media

A vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Safeway grocery store in King Farm was captured on cell phone video in Rockville on Wednesday morning and shared with MyMCMedia. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the heavy fire could be seen from blocks away the scene. It happened in the 400 block of […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 29, in Montgomery County: 1. The city of Gaithersburg has announced that its Economic Development Toolbox Program has expanded to help more businesses in the future. 2. Just in time for Halloween: The State Highway Administration is promoting pedestrian safety with the vests for visibility program. […]

The King Farm Citizens Assembly hosted a Rockville candidates debate on Oct. 27 at the King Farm Community Center at 300 Saddle Ridge Circle. This was the last candidates debate before the city’s Nov. 3rd election. You can watch the debate in its entirety here: Visit our PEG partner Rock 11 Now to view more […]

Sixteen students from Gaithersburg High School have been selected to participate in a career-launching training program that will provide them with the skills to become certified nursing assistants. The program is sponsored by Ingleside at King Farm, a senior living community in Rockville, and a local foundation created by Dr. William Leahy, a physician who […]

It’s time to pack it up and head for the beach. Summer swim season in Montgomery County officially ended today with the premier meet of the season – the Montgomery County Swim League’s (MCSL) Individual All Stars.  All season long swimmers swam for the sake of the team – some times in events where they […]

Some call Wednesday hump day. But for those who participate in the Montgomery County Swim League, it’s B Meet day. Here are some images of this week’s meet between Potomac Glen and King Farm. Photos by Phil Fabrizio    

UPDATED There was a great turnout for the spring break Backpack Journalism screening party at Montgomery Community Media (MCM) on April 10. For one week, the seven teens in the Backpack Journalism program learned about story composition, shooting and editing. As part of the spring break project, the young journalists interviewed seniors at Ingleside at […]

Here are five things to know today, Nov. 24, in Montgomery County: 1. The kickoff for Small Business Saturday begins today in Silver Spring. 2. A fire in Montgomery Village over the weekend caused an estimated $800,000 in damage and displaced 13 residents. 3. Three people died in a single vehicle collision early Sunday morning […]

Discussions of the City’s Adequate Public Facilities Standards and the draft Rockville Pike plan, and previews of the Fiscal Year 2016 budget are on upcoming agendas for Rockville’s Mayor and Council. The Mayor and Council are scheduled to review the City’s APFS as they relate to school facilities, beginning with a preliminary discussion on Nov. […]

U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) applauded Senate passage of a resolution they introduced honoring the life and legacy of Marylander Mattie Stepanek. Mattie passed away 10 years ago from a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy and would have been 24-years-old on July 17, 2014. He was a New York Times […]