Montgomery Community Media

Several homes and vehicles were damaged during a shootout in Germantown on June 5. Montgomery County Police say it happened in the area of Mill Pond Terrace shortly before 2:00 a.m. when multiple suspects fired shots at each other. No injuries were reported, and the incident was captured on a home surveillance video.   Police say […]

Montgomery County announced their offices will be closed Friday, June 18 in observance of the new federal holiday, Juneteenth. Thursday, President Biden signed into law Juneteenth as a national holiday to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States, which took place on June 19, 1865 in Texas. County Executive Marc Elrich said, “I […]

Cameron Heffernan, the cofounder and chief marketing officer of New Gig Solutions, joins Kelly Leonard for MyMCM’s June episode of Small Business Network at Home. The series of monthly sessions facilitated by Leonard address topics of interest to small business owners in Montgomery County. June’s topic is “Building Corporate Culture Through the Power of Employee Ambassadors.” […]

Wednesday’s vote by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board to remove the state’s proposed I-270, I-495 express toll lanes project from its air quality analysis dealt a serious blow to the future of the project. “In order to meet federal requirements and advance to the construction phase, regional projects must be included in the […]

Throughout the pandemic, Noyes Children’s Library Foundation has been featuring StoryWalk, which allows families to stroll through Warner Circle Park in Kensington on self-guided explorations of a book. June 19 through July 18, “Ten Hidden Heroes” will be featured on posted signs at the park, which is adjacent to the Noyes Library for Young Children, […]

Andrew Wilson, a Bethesda native and Emory University graduate, became the first ever Division III swimmer to qualify for the Olympics as a member of team USA Monday night. Wilson, 27, qualified by finishing second in the final of the 100-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. Congratulations to former #NCAAD3 student-athlete […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration announced it is testing a new ramp metering system on the ramp from northbound MD 118 to southbound I-270 in Germantown and will add more flashing yellow signals on other I-270 ramps in the near future. The system uses sensors to detect traffic conditions in real time […]

El condado de Montgomery reanudará el cobro de cargos por pagos atrasados en multas de estacionamiento a partir del 1 de agosto, después de meses de pagos suspendidos debido a la pandemia de coronavirus. El Departamento de Transporte del Condado de Montgomery (MCDOT) dejó de cobrar cargos por pagos atrasados en las multas de estacionamiento […]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Lydia Griggsby of Silver Spring was confirmed Wednesday to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Maryland. The U.S. Senate voted 59 to 39 in favor of her confirmation. She will be the first Black woman and first woman of color to serve as a federal […]

El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery aprobó el martes, por unanimidad, un proyecto de ley que amplía la elegibilidad para el crédito tributario local sobre la renta del condado: el Suplemento de Ingresos para Familias Trabajadoras (WFIS). La enmienda permite a los residentes, que califican para el crédito tributario por ingreso del trabajo (EITC) federal […]