Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Some of the 66 dogs seized from a Rockville area home are now available for adoption at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center in Derwood. 2. The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to meet at a retreat today at the […]

Here are five things to know today, Jan. 7, in Montgomery County: 1. A week after county inspectors visited his property, Poolesville resident Marc Kohn has announced that he’s closing Mel’s Rink while he explores his options for the backyard ice rink. 2. Safe Silver Spring is holding its annual legislative forum tonight. 3. The Gaithersburg Book […]

UPDATED at 4 p.m. Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Gaithersburg leaders were scheduled to discuss a request to annex the Potomac Valley Shopping Center into the city limits at tonight’s Mayor and Council meeting but that agenda item has now been deferred. You can view the agenda […]

It’s a busy Tuesday in Montgomery County. Here are your five things to know today, Dec. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Got a question for the County Executive? Ike Leggett is scheduled to hold a Virtual Town Hall meeting today from 2 – 3 p.m. online. 2. The funeral for Police Officer Noah Leotta is this […]

Here are your five things to know today, Dec. 14, in Montgomery County: 1. Services will be held today and tomorrow at the Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg for Police Officer Noah Leotta, who was fatally injured while on duty earlier this month. 2. Congressman John Delaney is scheduled to hold an Entrepreneurial Workshop at […]

The Hanukkah Fire Truck Parade took place in several Rockville and Gaithersburg communities on Dec. 8th. There were stops in Fallsgrove, Potomac Glen, the Hanukkah Wonderland in Kentlands, Washingtonian Woods, Lakelands Park and at Chabad Lubavitch. You can find more information about tonight’s event, here. Celebrating the 3rd night of Chanukah in Gaithersburg with the […]

Here are five things to know today, Dec. 8, in Montgomery County: 1. MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers is set to unveil his recommended operating budget today. The Montgomery County Board of Education is also scheduled to elect officers and vote on the school calendar for next year. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates. 2. […]

How many football players do you know who have scored 50 touchdowns in a single season? Damascus running back Jake Funk is one of them and he now holds the Maryland state record for doing so. Funk scored 50 touchdowns this season, and, he said, setting that record in his senior year on his school’s […]

A dense fog advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. today for Montgomery County. Here are five more things to know today, Dec. 2nd, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools officials say they plan to retest 26 schools for radon after elevated levels were reported. MCPS has posted a list of the schools […]

Talk about a pest. Montgomery Parks officials announced this week that a non-native invasive beetle from Asia, the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), has been detected in the county and it is destroying Ash trees across the county. The beetle feeds on the trees causing them to die within three years. While only two percent of […]