Montgomery Community Media

North Bethesda has been named the best place to live in Maryland in 2016 by Niche, an online site that provides rankings, report cards, and reviews of cities, colleges, neighborhoods, and K-12 schools. North Bethesda also cracked Niche’s “2016 Best Places to Live in America” top 25 list, ranking 18, while Forest Glen ranked 24th. Statewide, […]

The Montgomery County Council is seeking applicants for the nominating committee for the Board of Trustees of Montgomery College. The term of Dwayne Leslie expires on Sept. 14. Leslie has indicated he will apply for reappointment. Letters of application must be received no later than 5 p.m. on July 20. The committee consists of two […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal collision involving a bicyclist and a car that happened at Veirs Mill Road and Turkey Branch Parkway. According to police, 31-year-old Oscar Mauricio Gutierrez Osorio, of Teaberry Road in Silver Spring, was killed in the collision that occurred shortly after 1:20 p.m. on July 17th. Police said the preliminary investigation […]

Montgomery County police officers are reminding motorists to drive safely this summer. Tonight, police officers are planning to conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Montgomery County beginning at 10 p.m. This enforcement is a component of the Montgomery County Police Department’s continuing effort to curb impaired driving and underage drinking. Sobriety Checkpoint Tonight – Drive responsibly […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week. This week’s show includes reports about the grand opening of The Bonifant apartment building in Silver Spring, the signing of a proclamation by County Executive Leggett and Council President Floreen affirming support of the Muslim community, the annual public schools supply drive and much more. […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, July 15:  Enjoy an evening of family fun and bowling while supporting the Washington Humane Society at the Bowl-N-Bark fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bowl America in Gaithersburg. Friday Night Live Concert Series at Rockville Town Square features Latin by Mambo Combo at […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a heat advisory from noon – 8 p.m. today for eastern Montgomery County. Affected areas include Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg and Silver Spring. The advisory means that a period of high temperatures is expected in our area. According to the NWS advisory, the combination of high temperatures and high […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett along with federal, state, and local housing officials held a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony for a newly developed mixed income senior apartment building located in Downtown Silver Spring called The Bonifant on Wednesday. The 11-story building features 149 units for seniors aged 62 and older, with 6,300 square feet […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 13, in Montgomery County: 1. County Executive Ike Leggett along with federal and local housing officials will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Bonifant, a mixed-income apartment building for seniors today. 2. Five Washington Spirit players are headed to the Olympics; Crystal Dunn, Ali Krieger, Diana Matheson, Shelina […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 12, in Montgomery County: 1. County Executive Ike Leggett is calling for an immediate investigation into the cause of an outage at the County’s Alternate Emergency Communications Center (AECC) located in Rockville. 2. The Montgomery County Board of Education will swear in Student Member of the Board Eric […]