Montgomery Community Media

County Council President Roger Berliner met with reporters Monday, to discuss nonprofits as well as the “alarming increase” in late recycling and trash pickups.

Here are five things to know today, May 8, in Montgomery County: 1. Meeting the press: County Council President Roger Berliner holds his weekly meeting with reporters at 11:30 a.m. 2. Staying active: The Active Aging Expo runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Ave., […]

An 81-year-old from Silver Spring died Friday morning after an accident at the Georgia Avenue and Regina Drive, Montgomery County police said. Stavroula Doulaveris, of the 13400 block of Norden Drive, was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.  She died from her injuries at the hospital, according to a police statement on the […]

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Montgomery County effective from now until noon and a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the county thru 9:30 a.m. NWS has issued a FLOOD WARNING for Montgomery County until 12:00 PM. Do not drive through flooded roads. More info: https://t.co/arnkQmjSqY — Montgomery Co OEMHS […]

An assault rifle and a shotgun stolen from a Rockville City Police cruiser were discovered in two stolen cars near Albert Einstein High School in North Kensington, Montgomery County police said. A Wheaton man, 18, and a juvenile face auto theft charges, Montgomery County police statement said. The 18-year-old, Mario G. Alvarado of the 2900 […]

A thief took a cash register from a business on the 400 block of Lincoln Street, according to the latest Rockville police crime summary. The complainant said an employee had stepped out for a moment, and during that time someone entered through a front door of the business and took the cash register, the summary says. […]

Here are some of our picks for arts and entertainment this weekend: Art: The fifth annual A-RTS at Rockville Town Square Fine Art Festival takes place this weekend with hours on Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Festival includes the works of 165 jury-selected artists and live music. Strathmore Mansion […]

Here are five things to know today, May 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Improved transit: The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is working to improve the Lakeforest Transit Center. Residents are invited to a meeting at 7 p.m. at South Lake Elementary School, Gaithersburg. 2. Pop-Up Parks: Montgomery Parks latest “pop-up park” is at Fairview Road […]

Takoma Park police are reporting a suspicious incident that involved a middle-school-aged child about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. The child was walking from her home to her friend’s home in the 7400 block of Hancock Avenue, police said. As she crossed the street at Carroll Avenue, a man who was driving a Toyota stopped and asked […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of April, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction In Plain Sight: A […]