Montgomery Community Media

Local leaders are asking questions in hopes of assuring constituents there is room for more development in the Bethesda area. Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal, Education Committee Chair Craig Rice, District 1 Councilmember Roger Berliner and Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson sent a letter to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Acting Superintendent Larry Bowers […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has released a list of Montgomery County’s priorities for the 2016 session of the Maryland General Assembly, which convenes in Annapolis on January 13. Highlights of the County priorities include increased State funding for school construction, transit, and roads, and support for ongoing County economic development and job initiatives. Both […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials have announced that Maryvale Elementary School in Rockville was closed today because of a power outage. The school is located at 1000 First Street. A note on the school’s website indicated that Pepco is working to restore electricity and the school is expected to reopen tomorrow. Pepco Spokesperson […]

Don’t leave the house without an umbrella today! Rain is in the forecast today. Here are five more things to know today, Oct. 28th, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers will release his Recommended Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Budget and the Fiscal Year 2017–2022 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) […]

Clarksburg High School students were told to shelter in place on Friday morning after officials received a report that a student might have a weapon on campus. Principal Stephen Whiting has written a letter to parents about the incident and posted it on the school’s website. “I want to share with you information about an […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 13, in Montgomery County: 1. Check it out: Montgomery County’s website has a new look. 2. The Board of Education meets today and one of the topics on the agenda is the district’s growing enrollment. There are currently more than 156,000 students enrolled. That’s about 2,500 […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 9, in Montgomery County: 1. The Board of Education has resumed its search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. 2. There’s a lot happening at the Maryland SoccerPlex this weekend in Boyds, including a goals for girls clinic with soccer star Cindy Parlow, […]

Lakelands Parks Middle School students were told to “shelter in place” today, after an incident was reported in the adjacent city of Gaithersburg neighborhood. “During the seventh grade walk off, at approximately 1:15 p.m., students and staff heard and saw what appeared to be a person in distress who needed immediate assistance,” said Principal Deborah […]

A national search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is underway again. The recruiting firm Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates (HYA) is leading the search. According to a blog post on the MCPS website, the search will be guided by the tenets of the school district’s strategic planning framework and desired […]

UPDATED Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 2, in Montgomery County: 1. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Montgomery County effective through Saturday night. 2. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has declared a state of emergency. On Friday afternoon, Hogan rescinded that order for Montgomery and seven other counties. 3. […]