Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 12, in Montgomery County: 1. A Walter Johnson graduate, retired Captain Florent Groberg will receive the Medal of Honor today at the White House. 2. The Montgomery County Planning Board meets today and one of the items on the agenda is an annexation petition that is […]

The city of Gaithersburg has denied a request for financial assistance by the Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA) for remediation of the KCA-owned retaining wall along Quince Orchard Road. In a letter dated Oct. 9th, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello writes “that approval would create an unsustainable precedent relative to other homeowner’s associations located in the […]

Here are your five things to know today, Aug. 17, in Montgomery County: 1. Registration for fall recreation classes begins today in Montgomery County on the new Active Montgomery system. 2. The Friends of the Library is seeking applicants for a new board of trustee member. 3. It’s Family Day at the Montgomery County Agricultural […]

Montgomery County police and fire rescue crews are on the scene of a pedestrian struck in Gaithersburg. It happened near Quince Orchard Road at I-270. According to an alert Gaithersburg message, Quince Orchard Road is closed at I-270 because of the accident. Commuters are advised to seek an alternative route. No other information has been […]

UPDATED Gaithersburg officials are holding a community meeting tonight to get feedback from residents about plans for an upcoming reforestation project. Public Works Operations Administrator Adam Newhart said tonight’s meeting will focus on the plantings of 25 trees in Little Quarry Park in the Kentlands community and 40 trees in the Quince Orchard Park community. […]

Five days after a portion of Quince Orchard Road was closed following the collapse of a retaining wall in Kentlands, the stretch of road reopened on April 4 in Gaithersburg. “Quince Orchard Road was opened Friday afternoon after the contractor provided Jersey barriers along the edge of the roadway at Maryland State Highway’s request,” said […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video,  Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello says the evacuation of two Kentlands homes near a collapsed retaining wall is “an abundance of caution.”  Find out more in this video extra: A portion of the retaining wall collapsed on March30 at Ridgepoint Place and Quince Orchard Road. The road below the wall […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello  explains the importance of a retaining wall at the site of a collapsed wall in the Kentlands community. Take a look: A portion of the Kentlands retaining wall collapsed on March 30. The adjacent roadway was closed following the collapse and several homeowners were evacauted […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello said there has been a lot of interest from the media about the collapse of a retaining wall in Kentlands on March 30. He says residents want to know what kind of resolution will occur and when the road below it will reopen. Take a […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello tells us what is happening at the site of the Kentlands retaining wall collapse that occurred on March 30 at Ridgepoint Place and Quince Orchard Road. He also reports that a closed portion of Quince Orchard Road will not reopen until the wall is stabilized. […]