Montgomery Community Media

Athletic teams that use Montgomery county’s parks or middle and elementary school fields will have their spring season delayed by two weeks. The opening of all Montgomery Parks’ park and elementary / middle school athletic fields (excluding synthetic turf fields) will be delayed from the original opening date of March 15 until April 1 at […]

Montgomery County Public Schools are operating on a two hour delay. Here are five more things to know today, Feb. 23, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are expected to release a new interactive, online annual report today. 2. Also, MCPS officials are giving a presentation tonight about how they make weather […]

Montgomery County parks are open during the winter months and Park Police are urging patrons to follow safety guidelines. Susan Kenedy has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

UPDATED 12:39 p.m. The Department of Transportation’s Highway Services has deactivated its Storm Operations Center as of noon. Crews remain in the field as necessary. #DOTHighwayServices will deactivate the #StormOperationsCenter at noon today. Crews will remain in the field to treat as necessary. — MC Highway Services (@MontCo_Highways) January 27, 2015 UPDATED 11:28 a.m. Waring […]

Montgomery County government will observe the following holiday schedule for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday on Monday, January 19: County Offices – closed Libraries – closed County liquor stores – closed Recreation – aquatics programs and facilities open; all other classes and programs canceled; Administrative office, senior centers and community centers closed Montgomery Parks […]

As you chomp you that turkey leg, slice up that pumpkin pie and gobble up the Thanksgiving trimmings, take not of what will be open and closed around the county. In Rockville – Rockville City Hall will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28 in observance of Thanksgiving, and other facilities will […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 31, in Montgomery County: 1- The State Board of Education decided to delay making PARCC testing a graduation requirement. 2- It’s Halloween and the kids are off school. Here are some tips to get you through. 3- Check out this list of Halloween events happening today throughout the county. 4- […]

The plans for the long-awaited Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park are underway and one thing is for sure – it will include a carousel. In this MyMCMedia Extra, County planners seek input from the community on what they’d like to see move into the Clarksburg area. A new 290-acre park is in the plans for […]

Montgomery Parks announced the following closures due to the heavy rains and flooding: Road Closures: Sligo Creek Parkway (from Maple Avenue to Piney Branch Road) Beach Drive (from Connecticut Avenue to Old Spring, and from the D.C. line to East West Highway) Field Closures: All athletic fields in Montgomery Parks are closed today, with the […]

All Montgomery Parks athletic fields at local parks and elementary and middle schools are closed through March 16 due to the unusually wet conditions. Field conditions will be assessed on a daily basis beginning March 17. Until then, teams are not allowed to play or practice on these fields due to the risk of destroying the […]