Montgomery Community Media

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 5th, in Montgomery County: 1. Sober Ride: Montgomery County Police are reminding residents to call a cab or designate a driver if you are celebrating tonight. You can find more info about Sober Ride online. […]

Police say they have arrested a suspect in the sexual assault of a runner that occurred along the Northwest Branch Trail on May 5 in Silver Spring. On May 9, police announced the arrest of Joaquin A. Orellana Torres (24) of Hughes Road in Hyattsville. Police said Torres is charged with first degree rape and one […]

The city of Gaithersburg hosted its 6th annual Active Aging Expo on May 5 at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that this popular event just gets bigger each year. Some of the title sponsors and vendors at this year’s event, included: AARP-Gaithersburg Chapter #5358, Adventist Health Care, Asbury Methodist Village, […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing with the media on May 5 to discuss a variety of topics including the Council’s latest budget deliberations, the Silver Spring Transit Center, school resource officers, safety at Northwest High School, school bus cameras and more. You can watch the briefing in its entirety here:

Here are five things to know today, May 5, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Older Americans Month and the Active Aging Expo takes place today at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. 2. The Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council meet tonight and on the elected leaders’ agenda is a contract for a synthetic […]

The Montgomery County Council will continue its review of County Executive Isiah Leggett’s recommended Fiscal Year 2015 operating budget on May 5. With less than two weeks to go before an expected agreement on the budget, the among the budget requests the Council will review on Monday include those of Montgomery College, the Maryland-National Capital […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will meet with members of the media on Monday, May 5, to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. At the briefing, he will provide an update on Council committee recommendations regarding County Executive Isiah Leggett’s proposed Fiscal […]