Montgomery Community Media

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews were called to the scene of a 6-inch water main break at 19605 Islander Street in Olney on Wednesday morning. WSSC Spokesperson Ayoka Blandford said there were 23 customers without water service while repairs were made. She said the water main break was first reported late Tuesday night. Filling […]

UPDATED:  The city of Rockville experienced a communications outage on Monday that lasted from  8 a.m. to 3 p.m. because of a major cable break, according to a city spokesperson. During the outage, telephone service and email was disrupted to both the Rockville Police Department and the Senior Center. The day after the outage, Rockville […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is advising motorists who travel on I-270 southbound in Gaithersburg of multiple lane closures that will affect overnight travel. Beginning tonight, SHA will close three lanes of southbound I-270 starting at 10 p.m. The lane closures will extend from one mile south of Middleborok Road to […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced $25 million for statewide road investments today. According to a news release, local governments will be receiving applications in the mail soon that need to be submitted by September 30. Historically, 30 percent of all Highway User Revenues went to counties and municipalities to support their local transportation funding, but […]

UPDATED  The Silver Spring Transit Center is scheduled to open next month. According to a Montgomery County official, the county’s work at the three-level facility will be complete this week. General Services Director David Dise sent a completion notice to WMATA officials on Thursday in order to formalize the transfer of the Silver Spring Transit […]

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are on the scene of a 12-inch water main break in the 8700 block of Flower Avenue in Silver Spring. WSSC crews have shut off the water so repairs can begin on the 90-year-old main. Local businesses are reporting losses from having to close their shops because of the […]

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) completed repairs on the 16-inch water main in Silver Spring. All lanes have been reopened to traffic and will stay open through morning rush hour on Aug. 4. The 76-year-old pipe, on Colesville Road at Georgia Avenue, ruptured on July 29 and wasted approximately 5 million gallons, WSSC official said. WSSC crews […]

Poolesville Elementary School students can sleep in all day on Friday, Feb. 20. That’s because classes have been canceled at the elementary school because of a broken water pipe. Montgomery County Public Schools Spokesperson Dana Tofig said the school must close so crews can turn off the water and make the necessary repairs. Poolesville Elementary […]

UPDATED: Plum Gar Recreation Center reopened with regular hours on Monday, Feb. 9. ORIGINAL POST The Plum Gar Community Recreation Center (CRC), located at 19561 Scenery Drive in Germantown, will remain closed through Sunday, February 8, due to a water line break. According to a news release on the county’s website, crews are working on […]

The Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) system is in recovery mode after what officials describe as an “unprecedented” server outage over the holidays. MCPL Director Parker Hamilton has posted a message to library users on the MCPL website. You can read her statement below: “Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) experienced an unprecedented downtime this past […]