Montgomery Community Media

Gaithersburg city leaders voted Monday night to annex the Johnson Properties, 23 acres of land located at Quince Orchard Road and Darnestown Road, into the city limits. But the 2-0-1 recusal vote was not without some controversy. The vote followed a request by City Councilmember Rob Wu to defer the discussion and the vote until […]

UPDATED 12.20.16 Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett wants to appoint Robert Dorfman as the new director of the Department of Liquor Control. Dorfman, a North Potomac resident, will be paid a salary of $220,000, according to county spokesperson Patrick Lacefield. “Bob Dorfman has been a success wherever he worked, “said Leggett. “He is just the leader […]

UPDATED Montgomery County school board member Rebecca Smondrowski, a Gaithersburg resident, describes recent hate-related incidents at local schools as “heartbreaking.” Just this week, a swastika was found drawn on a tile in a boys bathroom at Quince Orchard High School, where Smondrowski’s daughter attends school. “It has to stop,” said Smondrowski. “It breaks my heart.” […]

Got questions about life in Montgomery County? Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is scheduled to hold a virtual town hall meeting from 2  to 3 p.m. on Nov. 29. You can submit your questions before and during the one-hour, live chat, here. According to a Montgomery County news release, questions and answers will be posted […]

UPDATED The Quince Orchard Cougars are going to states after a 42-14 win over the Annapolis Panthers on Friday night at the Cougardome. The Cougars will take on the Wise Pumas in the 4A state championship game at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Dec. 9. You can find ticket information, here. You can find […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) supported Potomac Care Pharmacy and celebrated the grand opening of their new pharmacy by conducting a “Ribbon Cutting” Ceremony for them on Friday, Nov. 18. They are located at 12103 Darnestown Road in North Potomac.                            Potomac […]

If you looked up outside last night or early this morning, you were bound to see the bright supermoon. Below are some photos shared with @MyMCMedia on social media: Bigger moon @mymcmedia @AllysonRaeWx #supermoon pic.twitter.com/mcXnchUeyi — LarryMerewitz (@Larry8M) November 14, 2016 Shot of the Supermoon over Aspen Hill. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/JCL4N2KHmd — Vincent Sarageno (@VJSarageno) November […]

Montgomery County has posted the following holiday schedule for Veterans Day: County offices – closed. Libraries – closed. County liquor stores – all retail stores are open normal hours. Recreation – aquatic and community centers open as scheduled; classes and programs will meet as scheduled; all senior programs cancelled, and administrative offices and senior centers […]

Hundreds of students from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School and Montgomery Village Middle School recently participated in hands-on science and medicine activities at the Montgomery County campus of Johns Hopkins University. Find out more about the 8th annual Frontiers in Science and Medicine Day in this MCPS-TV report, below:

The Wootton Patriots are advancing in Maryland 4A girls soccer action after a Tuesday night playoffs win, 2-1, against the Quince Orchard Cougars. Wootton advances in 4A MPSSAA Girls Soccer with a 2-1 win over Quince Orchard @mymcmedia @allmetsports @gdpoze pic.twitter.com/hh9dYTtt6L — Phil Fabrizio (@Photoloaf) November 2, 2016 Wootton score on a penalty kick on […]