Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Montgomery Parks officials are asking residents to use caution when recreating on or near Lake Needwood and Lake Frank at Rock Creek Regional Park. That’s because testing has shown there are elevated levels of microcystin, a toxic substance produced by some species of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), in both lakes. Microcystin can cause harm to […]

Montgomery County residents can now file consumer complaints electronically. This new, online system makes it easier for consumers to request that the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) investigate and hopefully resolve disputes regarding most consumer transactions. At the same time, OCP is relaunching its 24-hour “tip” line to facilitate receiving anonymous tips, suggestions, comments, and/or […]

The Montgomery County Council held a meeting today about the relocation of the Shady Grove Bus Depot. In the audience were members of the Carver Coalition who oppose parking school buses at the Carver Educational Services Center. The residents were not allowed to testify at today’s meeting but they carried signs and wore yellow t-shirts […]

The Ellsworth Urban Dog Park opened at noon on June 15, at 621 Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring. This new dog park consists of two separate, fully enclosed exercise areas. There is a small dog area for dogs weighing under 20 pounds, and a large dog area for well-socialized dogs over 20 pounds. Each enclosure […]

UPDATED Some Hampshire Village residents marched on Tuesday afternoon to emphasize the need for pedestrian improvements along Norbeck Road. “We want stop signs,” they chanted as they held signs and demonstrated. Hampshire Village resident Millie Ryan says the busy road is difficult to cross because there is no signal light or crosswalk.  She says seniors […]

UPDATED The skies of Gaithersburg will be sparkling with fireworks tonight. The City is scheduled to test shoot five fireworks and the shells will launch from Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm. This is the new location for the City’s Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks on July 4th. You may remember in the past the […]

UPDATED Dozens of residents turned out for a Town Hall meeting hosted by police to discuss an uptick in crime in the Germantown central business district area on Wednesday. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. The meeting was held at the Germantown Community Library, where Commander of the 5th District Dave Gillespie along with officers presented residents […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hold five public hearings on April 5 -7 about Executive Ike Leggett’s proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Budget. More than 150 people are expected to express views about specific items, and the general structure, of the budget. Find out more in this County Report This Week video. Over […]

UPDATED Local leaders and residents are sharing their reaction to the attacks in Brussels on social media. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said he was “incredibly saddened this morning by the news of the horrific attacks.” U.S. Senator Ben Cardin sent “condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones.” U.S. Rep. John Delaney said […]

It’s day two of the big dig out and many communities in Montgomery County find themselves still snowed in. Germantown resident Josh Dupy lives in the Stoneridge community and he says cars in his residential neighborhood are blocked by as much as eight feet of snow. According to Dupy, some of the streets that still need to be […]