Montgomery Community Media

Budget testimony before the Montgomery County Council continued Wednesday, with a number of organizations making their case for funding in the fiscal 2018 spending plan. Among the people testifying was Merlyn Reineke, executive director of Montgomery Community Media. Here’s what he said:

The remains of John Patrick Donohoe of Bethesda, missing for more than three months, were found in Warren County, Virginia, on Sunday, near an entrance to the Appalachian Trail, police agencies said Wednesday. Donohoe, 36 when reported missing, had been reported as a missing person to police on Dec. 13, Montgomery County police said in […]

Here are five things to know today, April 5, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council holds public hearings on fiscal 2018 budgets at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Third Floor Hearing Room. 2. The fourth annual Montgomery County Energy Summit starts at 8 a.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building. This […]

A fuss that brewed over the release of email addresses collected by Montgomery County looks like it will be resolved through a new regulation, county sources said. In March, Bobby Lipman requested the email addresses that County Council members use to send newsletters to constituents. He also wanted the addresses that the county government sends […]

Roadway workers risk their lives every day servicing the many highway construction projects in progress. But with increased traffic, fatal crashes are on the rise in work zones, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Federal and state officials gathered at an active construction site at Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road on Tuesday to mark Work […]

Detectives believe the same people threw rocks to break the glass doors of two businesses — one in Gaithersburg and the other in Derwood — in incidents that occurred the same night last month, Montgomery County police said. About 2:50 a.m. Saturday, March 4, the alarm sounded at the Flower Hill Beer store at 18253 […]

Here are five things to know today, April 4, in Montgomery County: 1. The County Council meets at 9:30 a.m. Public hearings scheduled for the afternoon include funding for security upgrades at Jewish community centers. The council members also will receive their semi-annual report from the Planning Board. 2. The Wheaton/Glenmont Pool will be renamed […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with reporters Monday and the topics up for discussion were: A plan to use $30 million in recordation tax money to pay for $150 million in bonds that would pay for school projects; Support for a bill creating a safety oversight commission at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Administration; […]

The recordation tax could be used as a source of funding to pay for bonds that would in turn pay for projects to ease school overcrowding, Council President Roger Berliner said Monday. By putting $30 million a year for bonds, it would increase the amount of money the county has for school projects by $150 […]

The opera third grade students at Stedwick Elementary have worked on all school year will not be performed at the Kennedy Center after all. The Discover the Music Inside Kids Opera Company was scheduled to perform “Falling from Judgment” on May 24.  The opera company plans to put on a puppet show to share their work. […]