Montgomery Community Media

It’s Columbus Day! Here are five more things to know today, Oct. 12th, in Montgomery County: 1. If you are flying Southwest Airlines today, company officials are advising you to arrive at the airport two hours early and to print your boarding passes because of some technical issues impacting customer service. 2. The Mayor and […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 9, in Montgomery County: 1. The Board of Education has resumed its search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. 2. There’s a lot happening at the Maryland SoccerPlex this weekend in Boyds, including a goals for girls clinic with soccer star Cindy Parlow, […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 8, in Montgomery County: 1. What do Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring and Rockville have in common? These four Montgomery County communities have made WalletHub’s 2015 top ten list of ethnically diverse small cities. 2. Book lovers take note. Author John Feinstein headlines the Friends of the Library […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 7, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s International Walk to School Day and local leaders are celebrating at Bells Mill Elementary School in Potomac. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice will meet with residents at a community meeting in Germantown tonight. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 6, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Councilmembers are expected to vote on a pesticide bill today- a proposed legislation that would ban certain pesticides from being applied to lawns and county-owned properties. The chief sponsor of this bill is Council President George Leventhal. Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Nancy […]

You may say he was at the right place at the right time. A Montgomery County police officer helped save the life of a 9-month-old girl on Sunday after relatives said the child was unresponsive. Authorities said Officer James Herman was on his way home when he pulled over a vehicle on the on the […]

UPDATED Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 5, in Montgomery County: 1. Congratulations Katie! Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky has been named USA Swimming’s top athlete again. 2.  A scheduled protest of Bill 15-42 at the County Council Office Building has been canceled today.  County Council members are scheduled to vote on the bill […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 29, in Montgomery County: 1. First things, first: It’s National Coffee Day. 2. Montgomery County Councilmembers meet today and Hispanic Heritage Month figures prominently on their agenda. 3. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot have unveiled a new website that may be good news […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 28, in Montgomery County: 1. A bond review hearing is set for 1 p.m. today for a Germantown man who is charged with murder in the death of a Clarksburg man. 2. Congressman Chris Van Hollen is asking the state Board of Elections to reject two […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 24, in Montgomery County: 1. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan will meet with Pope Francis at Catholic Charities today in Washington, D.C. 2. Young parishioners from Mother Seton Catholic Church will be among those at Andrews Air Force Base when Pope Francis leaves Washington, D.C. today. 3. They […]