Montgomery Community Media

There’s more bad news for local news in Montgomery County. The Town Courier, an independent newspaper in Gaithersburg, announced it is “closing up shop” after 17 years. A statement from the editor posted on The Courier’s website on Feb. 20 says, “The Town Courier will be suspending publication to reorganize. We want to thank local […]

Gaithersburg city crews have removed 20 trees in the Quince Orchard Park community this month to make room for 20 more parking spaces along Orchard Ridge Drive. “It’s something the community wanted,” said Ollie Mumpower, chief of Gaithersburg’s Engineering Services Division, noting there’s been a demand for more parking in the residential community. According to […]

Here are five things to know today, May 19, in Montgomery County: 1. Bike to Work Day: It’s Bike to Work Day and there are pit stops across the county, including in Bethesda, Gaithersburg, North Bethesda, Rockville and Silver Spring. 2. Community Coffee: Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart is holding a community coffee from 8 a.m. […]

Nineteen neighborhood and homeowner associations are being awarded a total of $60,000 in matching grant funds from Gaithersburg’s Frederick J. Felton Neighborhood Matching Grant Program. The program provides an incentive for neighborhood organizations to improve their communities by awarding matching grants of up to $5,000. Some of the neighborhood projects being funded with city monies […]

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is beginning a $765,000 improvement project at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Kentlands Boulevard/Orchard Ridge Drive in Gaithersburg. According to SHA officials, the project will improve safety and reduce congestion with longer turn lanes along westbound Orchard Ridge Drive, improve left turn traffic movements from Great Seneca […]

The Gaithesburg City Council and Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on July 20th to discuss a schematic development plan (SDP) application for construction of a structured parking garage on the MedImmune/Astrazeneca campus. The proposed parking garage would include 1,386 spaces to serve future development on the company’s Gaithersburg campus. […]

Gaithersburg city staffers inspected a storm water management pond in the community of Quince Orchard Park this week after reports by a resident of a fish kill. Neighborhood Services Division Chief Kevin Roman said he personally inspected the pond along Winter Walk Drive and noted “a few dead fish and tadpoles” but, he said, there […]

UPDATED MedImmune and AstraZeneca officials are planning to build a child care center adjacent to the company’s corporate campus at One MedImmune Way in Gaithersburg. In an email sent on Feb. 11, the biotech company alerted Quince Orchard Park community residents that a Schematic Development Plan (SDP) application for construction of the child care center […]

Who let the dogs out? The Quince Orchard Park community welcomed its neighborhood dogs to the annual Dog Dip in Gaithersburg on Labor Day. We saw some dogs literally running to this event as their owners struggled to hold on to their leashes. The event signifies the end of the summer swim season and takes […]

The city of Gaithersburg will host a community meeting on Aug. 27 to present and receive comment on a proposed reforestation project. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Robertson Park Youth Center, 801 Rabbitt Road. In effort to manage stormwater runoff into the Muddy Branch, community tree plantings are planned for […]