Montgomery Community Media

Across Montgomery County, residents are preparing to bunker down for a blizzard that is forecast to hit our area on Friday and Saturday. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Willie James Inman stopped by Kefa Cafe in Silver Spring to talk with local residents about their winter weather preparations.

Though the sky was spitting wetness and the damp, cold air was uninviting, it didn’t keep us in. Parked under the overhang of the school entrance, we sat in the stillness. We let our pencils guide us as we poured our thoughts and feelings onto paper.        

Built in the 1960s, Montgomery Village was one of the first planned communities of its size in the United States. The County Council is currently reviewing the latest update to the Montgomery Village master plan. Officials say this new plan preserves the vision of the community while encouraging reinvestment. Visit our PEG partner County Cable […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about the County Council’s review of the Montgomery Village Master Plan, open enrollment for healthcare, the upcoming Women’s Legislative Briefing, and a recap of a legislative briefing in Silver Spring, a local nonprofit’s plans to relocate from Brookeville to Boyds […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which includes reports on the Montgomery Village Master Plan and the upcoming legislative session in Annapolis: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Councilmembers are scheduled to attend a retreat on Monday at Rockwood Manor on MacArthur Boulevard. The Jan. 11 retreat is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and it is open to the public. At 2 p.m. on Monday, the Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee, also known as PHED, meets to […]

Montgomery Village experienced an uptick in Part I Offense crimes in 2015, according to a Montgomery County Police Department crime statistics report. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Commander Dinesh Patil, of the Sixth District Police Station, talks about how crime activity is concentrated in an area with a dense population.

Montgomery County Police recently released its 2015 crime statistics, which showed that the Montgomery Village area experienced a significant increase in Part I Offense crimes. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Commander Dinesh Patil, of the Sixth District Police Station, talks about how focusing efforts on youth programs in the area can help reduce crimes.

Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka told the Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council that he is confident that police will make an arrest in the attempted armed robbery and stabbing that occurred last week outside the Lake Forest Mall. According to police, a 63-year-old woman was stabbed as she exited the mall and entered her vehicle […]

UPDATE Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department have arrested Edwin Reyes-Martinez, of Gaithersburg, for his role in the Nov. 2nd homicide of Roberto Gutierrez Cruz. According to a news release, Reyes Martinez was a juvenile at the time of the murder, but is being charged as an adult. He is charged with being an […]