Montgomery Community Media

Save the date: Heritage Montgomery hosts the annual Heritage Days celebration on the last weekend in June. That’s June 27th and June 28th.

President Obama was in Montgomery County today playing golf at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. MyMCMedia’s Michael Walsh captured some photos of Obama on the links and he said the smiling President even walked over to say hello to some spectators. Take a look at these photos which also show the President at the wheel […]

Alan Gross, a Potomac resident who was held captive in Cuba for five years before his release on Dec. 17, met with members of the Montgomery County Council and County Executive Ike Leggett on May 7 “as part of his tour to thank all of those who supported me during that time.” Gross talked about […]

The Connelly School of the Holy Child is closed today, May 5, (with one exception) following a fire in the conference room of the main building on Monday night. Officials with the school are instructing AP Calculus students to report to the Crivella room at 7:45 a.m. at the school. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 2nd, in Montgomery County: 1. Eagle Scouts: A Gaithersburg troop will celebrate the advancement of four Eagle scouts today. 2. Drug Take Back Day: Montgomery County Police officers have set up locations across the county today for residents to […]

The Wootton High School girls varsity lacrosse took it to the Quince Orchard team early and never let up, beating the Cougars 13-4 Saturday morning in Rockville. Wootton scored the first four goals of the game and its defense shut down scoring opportunities for Quince Orchard. Photographer Phil Fabrizio has some highlights of the game. […]

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is serious about retrieving unpaid taxes. On April 9, Franchot announced the names of 20 businesses and 20 people who he says collectively owe more than $13 million in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest to the state of Maryland. “This is our last resort. … We don’t really want to do this,” […]

County Executive Ike Leggett was recently presented with the 2015 Patricia Sullivan Leadership Award from Potomac Community Resources (PCR) at its annual dinner. Potomac Community Resources, Inc.  promotes the full inclusion into community life of teens and adults with developmental differences by providing over 30 therapeutic recreational, social, educational, and respite care programs.

UPDATED Talk about a love song! The Maggie Rose concert ended with a proposal Saturday night at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club. Maggie Rose was about to perform “River Road” with her bass player last night in front of a sold out crowd, when her boyfriend Austin Marshall unexpectedly entered the stage, rose in […]

Abacus Mental Math Program – 405689 Ages: 5 yrs. to 10 yrs. Fees: resident $135, nonresident $150 The idea of the Komodo Math Program is to teach kids how to work math problems and do the arithmetic operations involved in those problems by visualizing an abacus. The child will learn basic arithmetic starting with simple […]