Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters at his weekly briefing on Feb. 9. Some of the topics discussed included the Purple Line, the search for a new Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent, the retail pet store bill, vaccinations and the latest on the Liquor Board Task Force. You can watch the news […]

More than 40 Montgomery County students on Jan. 29 participated in a mentoring day at the Montgomery County Council office building in Rockville, sponsored by the Task Force on Mentoring. The mentors are students from Springbrook High School and Julius West Middle School. The students who are mentored throughout the year attend Broad Acres Elementary […]

Maryland Governor-elect Larry Hogan met with senior Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski on Jan. 14 at Harry Brown’s restaurant in Annapolis before he greeted legislators for the first day of the Maryland General Assembly. “I was very pleased to have the opportunity to meet with Senator Mikulski today, and we had a very productive discussion,” said […]

Who would abandon a seven-week-old pit bull puppy in a parking lot in Burtonsville during one of the coldest months of the year? That’s what investigators with the Montgomery County Police Department’s Animal Services Division want to know. Animal Services officers found the puppy in the 4200 block of Tazewell Terrace in Burtonsville on Jan. […]

UPDATED, Nov. 25 at 11:30 a.m. – Gregory Walker has been found safe, according to police. ORIGINAL – Montgomery County Police are asking for your help in locating a missing Germantown juvenile. Gregory Walker, age 13, has been reported missing by his family. Gregory is described as a black male, 5’ 07” tall, 130 pounds, […]

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Montgomery County until 10 p.m.  tonight ( July 15). Expected heavy rains may have the potential to cause severe and unexpected flooding within the next 24 hours. Flash floods kill more people every year than any other weather hazard. Do not drive through flooded […]

We are excited to announce that multimedia journalist Krista Brick has joined the MyMCMedia web team. Brick is the former managing editor of the Gazette newspaper. A graduate of Syracuse University, Brick began her career as a newspaper journalist on Maryland’s eastern shore. She has written extensively for local papers and magazines, was a regional […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a blaze on the first floor of a two-story townhouse in Burtonsville on June 1 that has displaced a family of two. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, there was extensive damage to the townhouse at 2922 Hickory Leaf Way. Piringer reported on his Twitter […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice met with the news media on April 21 to discuss a variety of topics, including the achievement gap, school resource officers, the recommended operating budget, the need for sewer service in historic Clarksburg and more. You can watch the briefing in its entirety here:

UPDATED On April 22, Montgomery Community Media (MCM), in partnership with the Montgomery County Employees Federal Credit Union (MCEFCU) and Giant Foods, will seek to document “A Day in the Life of Montgomery County” through photos and videos from volunteer contributors. The project was recognized by the County Council on March 25. At the ceremonies […]