Montgomery Community Media

The results are in and three scarecrows scared up the most votes in the Western Upper Montgomery County Help, Inc. Fall Festival Scarecrow building contest in Poolesville. The winners are: Community/Business Organization Category: Cheeky Charlie, by Poolesville Physical Therapy Family/Family Group Category: Good Girls just Want to Have Fun Too, by the Seneca Ward Activity […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police were called to the scene of the 17000 block of Hughes Road in Poolesville today where a man had reportedly barricaded himself in a house. Police Spokesperson Angela Cruz said the call came into dispatch at 9:17 a.m. today. According to Cruz, adjacent neighbors were evacuated as a precaution during the […]

A heavy-lifting thief stole four storm grates and a manhole weighing hundreds of pounds in Poolesville this week. According to Town Manager Wade Yost, over the past few days, four- 150-pound storm grates and one- 200-pound manhole cover were stolen from streets in the town’s Westerly neighborhood. Yost said the town has filed a police […]

Sixteen Montgomery County Public Schools students have been named semifinalists in the prestigious Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology and three of those students have been selected as regional finalists. Hyunsoo Chung of Richard Montgomery High School, Matthew Yu of Montgomery Blair High School and Molly Zhang of Richard Montgomery High School were named […]

The Town of Poolesville won Bethesda Magazine’s Green Champions award for its efforts in creating a sustainable community. Commissioner Valaree Dickerson was on-hand at the Bethesda Green Gala to accept the award. She talks about it in this MyMCMedia Extra.

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 19, in Montgomery County: 1- The Hispanic Gala celebrated Latinos in Montgomery County last night. Check out the photos here. 2- Looking for a fun family outing? Try heading to Poolesville Day. Blogger Valaree Dickerson gives us an inside look. 3- No one has yet to apply […]

Montgomery County Public Schools has 133 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this year coming from 13 of the county’s high schools. The semifinalists will compete nationally for scholarships that will be announced in the spring. The competition is sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The MCPS semifinalists come from 13 high schools: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Montgomery […]

UPDATED, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m.- Police are continuing to search for a missing Gaithersburg man, but say they have received multiple calls from people who may have seen him. Martin John Rogers, 54, of the 12900 block of Riffle Ford Court in Gaithersburg, was last seen in Montgomery County on Aug. 21 at approximately […]

Here are five things to know today, August 20, in Montgomery County: 1. The town of Poolesville is pushing for a grocery store. 2. Master Chef Peter Chang is preparing to open his first Maryland restaurant in Rockville. 3. MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr has taken the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness for ALS and […]

Poolesville has a shopping list and tops on it is…well, a place to shop. For years, the  town has been pushing for a full-service grocer to come to town but have had resistance from large chain grocers who say the community is too small. Now, the town is taking matters into its own hands to […]