Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 14th, in Montgomery County: 1. Town Hall Meeting: The Montgomery County Council will be hosting town hall meeting at Rosa Parks Middle School in Olney tonight. 2. Real Estate Forum: Linowes and Blocher LLP is scheduled to hold a forum on the Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan today. The forum […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 13th, in Montgomery County: 1. Dedication Ceremony: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is scheduled to help dedicate a portion of Georgia Avenue (Route 97) in honor of fallen Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta this afternoon. 2. Hard Hat Tour: MyMCMedia is going behind the scenes of the […]

If you love jazz music, Veterans Plaza was the place to be on Saturday night.  Marcus Johnson and the Urban Jam Band was one of many groups to perform at the 13th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below:

The Long Branch Community Recreation Center is usually a place where hundreds of Silver Spring residents go to exercise, play board games or socialize with friends. Last month, the center became the emergency shelter for some 159 people left homeless by the August 10 natural gas explosion at Flower Branch Apartments. The center’s director, Morris […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 12, in Montgomery County: 1. No School: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have the day off today. It’s a professional day for teachers. 2. Safe Track: Metro’s General Manager Paul Wiedefeld is scheduled to hold a news conference this afternoon to discuss Metro’s longest Safe Track […]

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States flag to be flown at half-staff sunrise to sunset on Sunday, Sept. 11 in honor of Patriot Day. This action is in honor of the victims who died as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. As a matter of […]

At a news conference held on Sept. 7, officials from the organization CASA announced that they have partnered with two law firms and will file litigation on behalf of the residents impacted by the tragic Flower Branch Apartments explosion. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports.

The Long Branch Fire Fund has collected more than $600,000 in financial contributions to assist the families impacted by the fatal fire/explosion at the Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring last month. Seven people were killed in the fire and 55 Montgomery County families were displaced. The president of the Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) says […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 9, in Montgomery County: 1. You can register to vote today from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Bethesda, Germantown and Silver Spring libraries. The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is Oct. 18th. 2. You have one more week to make a […]

A Pepco employee was injured on the job Wednesday night while working on a transformer in the Leisure World area. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer tells us more about this incident in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below: Pepco has released the following statement about the employee’s injuries: “On 9/7/2016, a Pepco employee […]