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 […]

Geoff Rinehart is the exhibit coordinator for the new, interactive Grassroots Exhibit at the Maryland SoccerPlex. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, he provides some tips for growing a beautiful lawn this spring. Grass Roots Exhibit Opens at Maryland SoccerPlex (VIDEO)

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 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 […]

Two Prince George’s County men have been charged with attempted second-degree murder and other offenses connected with a shooting that occurred in the Forest Glen area last week, Montgomery County police said in a statement. Edward Jones, 28, of Oxon Hill and Jeremy Smith, 25, of Upper Marlboro are both being held without bail, according […]

Here are five things to know today, May 3, in Montgomery County: 1. Fallen heroes: Montgomery County police continues its annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg. 2. Council meets Metro: The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority meets the Montgomery County Council’s Transportation Committee […]