Montgomery Community Media

Update (Sept. 15): Montgomery County Police said Armando Perez has been located safe and unharmed. Original Post (Sept. 14): The Montgomery County Police 3rd District Investigation Section is asking the public to help find a 71-year-old man from the Silver Spring area who has dementia.  Armando Perez was last seen by family leaving his University […]

A water main break this afternoon has closed off a section of Eastbound University Boulevard in the Silver Spring area, between Piney Branch Road and Seek Lane. Drivers should expect delays and are encouraged to take alternative routes, according to an alert by Montgomery County Emergency Management. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission said crews are […]

Montgomery County is in search of a partner for a possible 5,000-seat multi-purpose indoor sports, public assembly and entertainment facility arena in Downtown Silver Spring. According to a news release, the county issued a request for development proposals (RFDP) for a new mixed-use arena development near the Silver Spring transit center. County-owned properties at 1100 and 1101 Bonifant […]

Mary Murphy is a longtime Silver Spring resident. She moved to the Silver Spring/Wheaton area almost 30 years ago and has witnessed the area’s growth and redevelopment. She describes Silver Spring as having “a big city feel, but also a small town feel.” After volunteering for a nonprofit called The Center For A New American […]

UPDATED, Nov. 4, 4:30 p.m.- Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed today in Silver Spring as Tschimid Moshkin, 77, of the 13600 block of Montvale Drive in Silver Spring. Mark Wesley Chambre, 64 of Silver Spring was driving the car that hit Moshkin, according to police. UPDATED at 9:24 a.m.-  Montgomery County Police are investigating […]