Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Planning Department is inviting interested residents and business owners of the greater Lyttonsville community to a meeting on Wednesday, January 21 at the Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center (2450 Lyttonsville Road, Silver Spring) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the Greater Lyttonsville Sector Plan. Planners will present the concepts for the […]

Montgomery County Police have charged 22-year-old Mauricio Morales-Caceres with the first degree murder of 36-year-old Oscar Uriel Navarro. Police said Morales-Caceres was arrested and charged on Dec. 28 and is being held without bond. According to police,  Navarro was found deceased at his King Lear Court residence in the Bel Pre area of Silver Spring […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that occurred Christmas night in Colesville. According to a police account, emergency rescue crews responded to the area of Randolph Road at Hammonton Place for the report of a collision at approximately 9:36 p.m. on Dec 25. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a […]

CASA de Maryland has been holding a series of orientation clinics to inform residents about President Barack Obama’s executive action for immigration relief. On Sunday, Dec. 21, CASA is scheduled to host the last informative session at 2 p.m. in Riverdale at the St. Bernard’s Church. “It’s design for us to provide information on the […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker talks about what residents can expect from him as he begins his journey in the County Council.

It was a full house at the Silver Spring Advisory Board meeting on Dec. 15 at the Silver Spring Civic Center. Legislators from Districts 18, 19 and 20 were at the event to answer questions from residents, and to share their priorities in Annapolis. “This is the first time we actually have this type of […]

Montgomery County firefighters had to resuscitate several cats after a small fire at a home off Aquarius Drive today. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the fire at 3012 Aquarius Drive about 3 p.m. today. It displaced two of the people who lived there and at least seven cats. Several more are […]

Steve Morris has been a “maker” and a “thinker” all his life. He now wants to open Silver Spring’s first makerspace. After six months of research, visiting other makerspaces, and putting together a business plan, Morris is scheduled to host the Catylator Makerspace Silver Spring Meetup at the Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center in Silver Spring […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 10 along Georgia Avenue just north of Hathway Drive in Wheaton. Police said the 72-year-old driver of a 2014 Cadillac CTS died at the scene of the crash. The driver of the 2004 GMC C4500 truck, police said, […]

UPDATED- A 72-year-old man died at the scene of an accident in Silver Spring Wednesday when his car hit a truck and veered off the road. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks reported the accident occurred at  10:23 a.m.  on Georgia Avenue in the area of Janet Road. Starks said preliminary investigation revealed that a Cadillac and […]