Montgomery Community Media

Law enforcement officers from the Montgomery County Police Department, the Maryland State Police, and the city of Gaithersburg are conducting a sobriety checkpoint Friday evening. This enforcement is a component of a continuing effort to curb impaired driving and underage drinking. The exact location of the checkpoint has not been disclosed. It starts about 10 […]

More showers and thunderstorms likely today, Friday, May 3. Here is a rundown of five more things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Council Committee Work:  The Health and Human Services and Education and Culture Committees jointly discuss the budget amendment request for the County’s Early Care and Education initiative at 9:30 a.m.  The Planning, Housing […]

Here’s our guide to arts and entertainment in Montgomery County, May 3-May 5. Art Walk in the Park: Glen Echo Park hosts open studios and artist demonstrations every first Friday of the month May through September. The Washington Conservatory of Music performs.  Friday, May 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. Glen Echo Park. Click here […]

Ride On bus passengers can help needy families and receive a free bus ride by donating canned or nonperishable food during Ride On’s 32nd annual food drive. The drive, started by a group of bus drivers over 30 years ago, runs from Sunday, April 28, through Saturday, May 4. During the week, food collection bags […]

Montgomery County’s first responders were honored with the 2018 Distinguished Service Award by Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless (MCCH). County first responders were honored during the coalition’s 2018 Gala held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center Thursday evening. “First responders are often the first people to interact with individuals experiencing homelessness,” […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Melanie Wenger, Deborah Landau, Stuart Rosenthal, and Jane de Winter. Mooers and the panel discuss the results of the 2018 Maryland General Assembly Session with Melanie Wenger, the work of the Nature Conservancy with Deborah Landau, the May issue of The Beacon Newspaper with Stuart […]

Remember the sayings, practice makes perfect and  you can’t judge a book by it’s cover? Thursday Rockville will put both sayings into action. County officials with Emergency Management, Homeland Security, County public safety agencies, area hospitals and Montgomery College will perform a full-scale mass casualty, active assailant training exercise on the Rockville campus from 9 a.m. […]

Here are five things to know today, May 3, in Montgomery County: 1. Fallen heroes: Montgomery County police continues its annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg. 2. Council meets Metro: The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority meets the Montgomery County Council’s Transportation Committee […]

The Montgomery County Council approved new zoning for the Westbard community of Bethesda on May 3rd. The vote was unanimous, 9-0, for the Westbard Sector Plan. “It has been, to say the least, a bumpy ride,” said Council Vice President Roger Berliner, who worked to reduce the density in the plan and who also found […]

The Wootton boys varsity lacrosse team topped Quince Orchard Tuesday in a game that never had a lead change. The Wootton Patriots scored 14 goals to the Cougars’ 6. Phil Fabrizio captured some of the action at Wootton Field in Rockville.