Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing Montgomery Village woman. According to police, Jennifer Knight, 50, of the 9800 block of Lakeshore Drive Avenue was last heard from on the telephone on Aug. 6. Knight is described by police as a white female, 5’07” tall, with a thin build. She […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Craig Rice and Marc Elrich are participating at the Fire Ops 101 today at the University of Maryland in College Park. The Fire Ops 101 is a preconference event part of the IAFF Firefighters John P. Redmond Symposium. The conference is scheduled to take place on Aug. 25 to Aug. 28 at the Gaylord National […]

More than 2,000 people among them students, parents, educators, and county officials gathered at a memorial service to pay tribute to Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran. Doran died unexpectedly on Aug. 19. Former and current students sang songs to honor the principal’s Irish roots and shared memories of a man who they say cared deeply […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer sustained a serious injury this week while on a family vacation. Riemer fractured his femur inside the hip – an injury that required emergency surgery. He wrote on his Facebook page that the injury occurred while bouncing on a trampoline with his children and his wife, Angela. He said the freak […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on radon testing, the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s Public Safety Awards, the upcoming Hispanic Gala, the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair and more. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) district continues to celebrate the life of beloved Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran, who passed away on Aug. 19. Montgomery County Board of Education members honored the late educator with a moment of silence at Thursday’s meeting. In this MyMCMedia Extra video,  BOE Vice President Michael Durso said Doran […]

UPDATED The Wootton High School community is mourning the loss of its beloved principal. Dr. Michael Doran passed away on Aug. 19, according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) interim superintendent Larry Bowers. For the past 12 years, Dr. Doran served as the principal of Wootton High School. According to Bowers, Doran was found unresponsive in his […]

The Wootton community is grieving the loss of principal Michael Doran. Montgomery County schools officials said Dr. Doran passed away on Wednesday. A memorial service is planned to celebrate Doran’s life on Friday, Aug. 21 at the school’s athletic field. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, MCPS spokesperson Dana Tofig says Doran left an impact “wherever he went.” […]

Japan surrendered to Allied forces on the summer of 1945, and that ended World War II. Seventy years later, local and international musicians and singers are scheduled to perform at Never Forgotten: A Musical Tribute to the End of the World War II on Sept. 5 at the Strathmore in North Bethesda. This tribute will feature accomplished […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce honored law enforcement, paramedics, and fire and rescue officials at its annual Public Safety Awards on Aug. 14 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg. Forty-six first responders were honored at this event traditionally held on the first day of the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair. More than 200 people were […]