Montgomery Community Media

Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters have contained a large brush fire that burned between 10 and 15 acres at Seneca Creek State Park, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 75 firefighters remained at the scene working on numerous hot spots, shortly before 8:30 p.m. on April 6. […]

Got a question for the County Executive? Meet him online. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is scheduled to hold a “virtual” town hall meeting from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. on Oct. 15. County residents will be able to ask questions of the County Executive before or during the chat at Live Discussion with Ike […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer, the Council’s lead member for digital government, today was one of three local government leaders on civic technology to join the Free Law Founders (FLF) Foundation. Along with Councillor Nadeem Mazen of Cambridge, Mass., and Traci Hughes, the director of the Office of Open Government for the District of Columbia, […]

The Montgomery TennisPlex offers a variety of opportunities for year round tennis. Take a look:

Here are five things to know today, July 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Happy Birthday America! There are 4th of July celebrations taking place across Montgomery County today. You can find out more in our Weekend Planner. 2. Police stopped traffic on the ICC last night to rescue Rocky the Terrier. 3. The 37th student […]

Here are five things to know today, June 30, in Montgomery County: 1. Justin Rose wins the Quicken Loans National at Congressional Country Club. #QLNational 2. A fire at a Gaithersburg townhouse community has displaced some residents. 3. Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will hold his weekly briefing today and some of the topics […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, on Expedited Bill 34-14 that would lead to the County building a new Wheaton Library and Recreation Center. The bill would authorize the planning, design and construction of the project. The public hearing will be held in the Third […]

UPDATED: Detectives from the Collision Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a pedestrian collision that occurred last night and involved a marked Montgomery County Police cruiser. The officer involved in the collision is being identified as Officer Drew Soldano, a seven-year veteran of the Department and currently assigned to the 6th District patrol division.  Following protocol, Officer Soldano is […]

The long and snowy winter produced numerous Montgomery County residents who went out of their way to help neighbors. On April 22, Councilmember Nancy Floreen (to the immediate left of the speaker) presented “Golden Shovel Awards” to 111 residents who helped neighbors shovel out after snowfalls. Many of the awardees attended the ceremonies in Rockville, […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen says she thought there would be more progress to report at today’s (April 8) Silver Spring Transit Center briefing. Take a look:   Related: