Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Gaithersburg police officers are looking for the vandal(s) who defaced the Shaare Torah synagogue in Gaithersburg. “At this time, detectives are continuing to investigate the incident,” said Officer Dane Lane. “They are following up on leads and speaking with citizens who may have or may not have seen anything. We are always looking for more […]

Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka said detectives have identified a “person of interest” who could be involved in the Shaare Torah Synagogue vandalism case. Local authorities have surveillance footage showing a masked person running away from the building.  Sroka said the report came in at 7:10 a.m. this morning. That’s when police officers found eleven swastikas and other […]

UPDATED Gaithersburg police are investigating vandalism at the Shaare Torah Synagogue at 1408 Main Street in Gaithersburg. Swastikas and other hate crime graffiti were spray painted on the building overnight. Officer Dan Lane said a citizen flagged down a passing police officer at about 7:10 a.m. this morning to report the vandalism at the synagogue, […]

One Gaithersburg elementary school community is so concerned about overcrowding at the school it is making an unusual request to the county to allow developers nearby to submit plans that call for more housing to be built there. The petition being circulated by the Rachel Carson Elementary Capacity discussion group, including members of the school’s PTA, actually […]

Montgomery County has no plans to allow a school to be built on land it owns off of Route 28 in Gaithersburg, the county’s Deputy Director of General Services told MyMCMedia Thursday. The county acquired the 52-acre parcel which includes the former National Geographic building at 100 Edison Park Drive and relocated county services to […]

Parents packed into the Rachel Carson Elementary School media room Wednesday to try to figure out what to do about the school’s persistent overcrowding issue. Tops on the list for the school’s Parent Teacher Association is having the county look into building a new school within the Lakelands community in Gaithersburg as well as taking […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 30, in Montgomery County: 1- Today is the last day of early voting. Find out where you can vote here. 2- Hillary Clinton is expected to visit the University of Maryland today to rally support for Anthony Brown, a Democrat running for governor in Maryland. He talks about  her […]

The Kentlands-Lakelands 5K has grown into the largest race in Montgomery County and on Aug. 31 it’s popularity was on full display with 1,233 participants registered for the 5K and 350 kids taking part in the event’s fun runs. “It was a great day,” said Carrie Dietz, director of the Kentlands Community Foundation (KCF), a […]

UPDATED 3/27/13 The stone monument marker at the entrance of the Lakelands community was damaged by a car in the pre-dawn hours of March 2. According to Officer Dan Lane of the Gaithersburg Police Department, the accident was reported at 4:03 a.m. at the intersection of Lakelands Drive and Great Seneca Highway. “A mustang left […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at the Great Seneca Highway entrance of the Lakelands community in Gaithersburg at 7:49 p.m. on Sept. 23. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, a 2003 Toyota Highlander was traveling south on Great Seneca Highway. Investigators said a 1999 black Lexus LS 400 […]