Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, April 1, in Montgomery County: 1. The Wheaton Community Recreation Center closes today at 5 p.m. for the last time. The new facility is scheduled to open in 2018. 2. The Gaithersburg Dog Exercise Area reopens today at Green Park. 3. The Meadowside Nature Center is passing […]

Here are five things to know today, March 25, in Montgomery County: 1. The American Red Cross has a significant need for type O negative blood donors. 2. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has asked the Montgomery County Police Department for a review of taser use, according to a report in The Washington Post. 3. The […]

The “Official Voter Guide and Sample Ballot” for the 2016 Presidential Primary Election is in the mail. Have you received yours? Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Primary Election Day is April 26. You can also vote early from April 14 – 21. Find out more on the Board of Elections, website.

The Board of Elections is recruiting election judges. Judges are needed especially in the areas of Bethesda, Boyds, Darnestown and Potomac. You can fill out an application on the Board of Elections website. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: The Primary Election Day is April 26. Early voting takes place from April 14 […]

Spring is in the air! Here are five things to know today, March 22, in Montgomery County: 1.  The Montgomery County Council meets today, and on the agenda is a briefing on the region’s housing needs, and a work session on the Westbard Sector Plan. 2. A house fire in Damascus last night has displaced […]

Susan Kenedy’s hosts the latest episode of The Bottom Line, which includes reports about an injured eagle, two Councilmembers who recently visited Cuba, and the history and future of Butler’s Orchard in Germantown. You can watch the The Bottom Line, below:

The Primary Election may be still a month away but candidate signs are popping up across Montgomery County and some of them has been placed illegally in the right of way and on private property. So who enforces the county’s sign ordinance? Ehsan Motazedi is the division chief for the Department of Permitting Services Division […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, March 18 The fourth annual Bethesda Film Fest returns to Imagination Stage and features five short documentaries made by local filmmakers. Screenings tonight are at 7 and 9 p.m. The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre’s production of Becoming Sugar Plum is tonight at 7 p.m. at […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about the county executive’s recommended budget, Noah’s Law, the closing of the Wheaton Library, a fire at a Germantown townhouse, a recent public safety awards ceremony, the rescue of a bald eagle and more. You can watch the show in […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 18, in Montgomery County: 1. Top Cop: The Maryland State Police Department is scheduled to announce the Trooper of the Year at a ceremony this morning. 2. More Music: Levine Music is planning to open a fifth location at the Silver Spring Library later this year. […]