Montgomery Community Media

A trash truck fire is snarling traffic along the southbound lanes of I-270 just north of I-370 in Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said firefighters have applied foam to the fire but the trash load is now in the highway. Commuters are advised to expect delays and to seek an alternate route. Traffic […]

Repairs are now complete on an eight-inch water main break that occurred at 2 p.m. on June 10th in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. Lyn Riggins, a spokesperson for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), said service was disrupted for dozens of residents at three apartment buildings adjacent to Chevy Chase Street. A portion of […]

UPDATED A seven-year-old boy was transported to the hospital on Memorial Day after nearly drowning at a community pool in the 1600 block of Yale Place in Rockville, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that a bystander initiated CPR on the boy. Piringer […]

UPDATED April 28 – Montgomery County Police report that the SERT officers sent to Baltimore on Monday have returned, uninjured. A second group of officers will be sent later today. “We hope for peace for the city of Baltimore,” wrote police in a Facebook posting today. PHOTOS | MCPD UPDATED Montgomery County Police have sent […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Police Officer Rick Goodale says the police investigation is still ongoing into the April 7th vandalism at Shaare Torah synagogue in Gaithersburg. Goodale says detectives at the 6th district station are encouraging citizens to call in tips at 240.773.5770. For more MyMCMedia coverage, see below:

Montgomery County firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a four-story apartment building at 410 Girard Street on March 28. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire occurred near a balcony at the Villa Ridge condominium building in Olde Towne Gaithersburg. Piringer described the fire department’s efforts to battle the blaze as […]

Montgomery County hosted it’s ninth annual Pooch Pool Party at the Glenmont Pool in Wheaton on Sept. 6 and 7. This popular event is held on the weekend after the pool is closed for the summer swim season. Recreation Spokesperson Judy Stiles said nearly 200 dogs got their paws wet at this year’s event. “The […]

UPDATED on 8.25.14 The pilot of a small airplane was hospitalized with serious injuries after his plane crashed, shortly after noon on Aug. 23, while taking off from the Montgomery Airpark, 7940 Airpark Road, in Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the pilot was transported as a priority one patient. There were no […]

UPDATED Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are responding to a 12-inch water main break on Southlawn Lane in Rockville. WSSC Spokesperson Jerry Irvine said the break, in a cast iron pipe, was reported at around 9 a.m. on Nov. 29, near East Gude Drive, and the water was shut off by noon. According to […]