Montgomery Community Media

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced on July 28 the elimination of fees for state highway construction engineering plans. Before the new plan, potential contractors had to buy printed engineering plans at the office of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA). Now, contractors have a chance to download electronic PDF files posted on e-Maryland Marketplace […]

County officials said graffiti is on the rise in Silver Spring. Electrical boxes, stop signs, commercial buildings, these are just some of the places where graffiti is visible to anyone in downtown Silver Spring. “We really want to work with the community for folks to understand this is not a game. … I’m not sure that […]

The Wings of Fancy Butterfly exhibit is back at Brookside Gardens. The display runs from now through October. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Related:

In a first for MyMCMedia, videographer Jorge Nunez took a camera to the skies using a new drone to capture aerial views of the demolition work at White Flint in Rockville. The drone performed perfectly, soaring high above the treelines, while the attached GoPro videotaped the bulldozers and demolition below. Jorge (see him at work in video, […]

The animal-rights group PETA is hosting the first Coolest Vegan Alive contest and a Chevy Chase teen is one of the finalists. Chevy Chase resident Lutfiyah Madyun, 19, is among the 12 finalists in this competition hosted by PETA’s youth division- peta2. At the organization’s website, visitors can read about each participant’s personal story on only eating […]

The Cuban Embassy reopened in Washington D.C. on July 20 after more than 50 years of a broken relationship between Cuba and U.S. In Montgomery County, some see this as a step towards a better association between the two countries. Daniel Parra, president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Montgomery County, said “It’s a very […]

Montgomery Parks will close the Wings of Fancy Butterfly Exhibit at Brookside Gardens early today at 1 p.m due to the extreme heat. The exhibit typically is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the exhibit, visit the Montgomery Parks website. Related:

A Rockville youth minister was charged with sexual abuse of a minor, second-degree rape, second-degree sexual offense, and third-degree sexual offense, according to Montgomery County Police. Paolo Dominic Belarmino, 24, of Rockville was arrested on July 10 after detectives investigated his relationship with a 13-year-old girl, police said. According to Police, Belarmino, a minister with […]

A handful of protesters stood outside the BlackRock Center for the Arts where U.S. Rep. John Delaney was holding an identity theft forum on July 16th in Germantown. The protesters were demonstrating against the Congressman’s vote on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and they disrupted the beginning of the forum by taking the stage. As […]

A private school teacher was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and two counts of fourth-degree sexual offense, according to Montgomery County Police. Justin Andrew Gordon, 40, of Poolesville, was arrested on July 16. Detectives were investigating reports from two students of inappropriate sexual contact between Gordon and them that occurred […]