Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED, April 29, 6 p.m. – MCPS will announce the results of the election for the next student member of board of education at 8 p.m. tonight, delayed due to a power outage. According to a Facebook post from the Montgomery County Student Government Association,  an electrical problem at one school delayed the count. ORIGINAL […]

The County Council’s Education and Public Safety committees discussed the importance of School Resource Officers at a joint April 27th meeting about the fiscal year 2016 operating budget. Take a look:

UPDATED: Police say Gertrude Marion Haugan has been found safe. ORIGINAL – Detectives from the 2nd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 95-year-old woman. According to police, Gertrude Marion Haugan, of the 4700 block of South Chelsea Lane in Bethesda, was last seen on April 22. Haugan is […]

The Wootton High School girls varsity lacrosse took it to the Quince Orchard team early and never let up, beating the Cougars 13-4 Saturday morning in Rockville. Wootton scored the first four goals of the game and its defense shut down scoring opportunities for Quince Orchard. Photographer Phil Fabrizio has some highlights of the game. […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, District 17 State Senator Cheryl Kagan stresses how important state funds are for Montgomery County Public Schools. Take a look: https://youtu.be/ufKXp8zWsDU

County Executive Ike Leggett was in Annapolis this week calling on Governor Larry Hogan to release $68 million of school funding in the state budget. The General Assembly passed a budget that restores the geographic cost of education index funding that grants certain counties additional monies to cope with the increasing numbers in school population. Montgomery […]

Montgomery County Police say a paraeducator who allegedly touched a student inappropriately did so on school grounds. According a news release from police, Robert Otis Wilson III, 23, of Silver Spring, was arrested at a restaurant in White Oak Thursday night after the Special Victims Investigations Division began an investigation into alleged sexual offenses by […]

A former paraeducator at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Silver Spring and assistant track coach at Wheaton High School faces charges he had inappropriate contact with a female student. Montgomery County Police ‬announced Friday they arrested Robert Otis Wilson, 23 of Silver Spring on Thursday night for inappropriate contact with a female student at school. […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on new laws, campaign finance, the MCPS teacher of the year, a child car safety seat program, a solar co-op program, the Washington Spirit’s home opener and more.

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 24, in Montgomery County: 1. Weekend Plan: You’ve got a weekend coming up and we’ve got some great plans for you. Check out our Weekend Planner here.  2. Play in the Park: A local group is planning an event to encourage […]