Montgomery Community Media

UPDATE: January 25, 10 a.m. Town Council meeting scheduled for Monday, January 25 has been rescheduled for Monday, February 8 Original The mayor and town council of Kensington are asking for the assistance of residents during this weekend’s winter weather. Residents are being asked to park their cars off the street whenever possible. The Town is […]

UPDATE Jan. 24, 1:47 p.m. Montgomery County Government is closed, Monday, Jan. 25 as clean up from the blizzard continues. Essential personnel must report at their regularly scheduled times. County facilities, other than Public Safety facilities, are closed. County-provided recycling and trash collections for Monday, Jan. 25 have been cancelled. Residents should not take their trash […]

The City of Rockville declared a snow emergency today at noon requiring all vehicles to be removed from city roads, including neighborhood streets. In order for city crews to safely and efficiently clear snow from streets, all vehicles should be parked in garages and driveways whenever possible. If this is not possible, cars should be […]

Takoma Park City Manager Suzanne Ludlow is urging residents to prepare for this weekends winter weather. “The storm will be here soon. Please take these last few hours to move your cars off the road if possible, get any remaining medicines, food and supplies you need, and prepare to stay inside until Sunday,” Ludlow said […]

The Town of Poolesville officials released guidelines to help residents prepare for the winter storm. According to a news release, Town and contracted snow plows will begin clearing residential streets to keep them passable, when snow accumulates between two to three inches deep and temperatures indicate that the snow will not melt. Crews will generally try to […]

Due to the revised National Weather Service forecast now calling for an earlier onset of the snow, Montgomery County government will close at noon today, January 22. The predicted earlier onset of snow has caused the following: MC311, Montgomery County’s informational phone center opened at 6 a.m. today and will remain open 24-hours-a-day through the […]

DOT crews are ready for the blizzard. In fact, they have 100,000 tons of salt to use in their snow plowing operation. Take a look:

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, DOT Director Al Roshdieh said you do not want to be on the roads when the snow starts.

So what do you do if your power out goes out during this weekend’s winter storm? Three power companies provide electrical service to Montgomery County residents, depending on where you live, and all the companies request  that their customers report power outages and downed electrical wires. Here is how to do that: BG&E Call 877.778.2222 or […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning that is now in effect from 3 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Sunday. According to the Warning, heavy snow and wind gusts are expected Friday afternoon through Saturday night. Sleet may mix with with the snow Friday night into Saturday morning east of I-95 […]