Montgomery Community Media

Residents are being reminded to turn back the clock one hour Sunday for the end of Daylight Saving Time. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say it is also a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors, too. “Home fires injure and kill thousands every year,” Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said.  “Smoke alarms that […]

A Rockville man who was charged in the stabbing deaths of his neighbors has pleaded guilty. According to online court records, Scott Tomaszewski, 32,entered a guilty plea on Sept. 20th.  He is scheduled to be sentenced for the killings of Dick and Jody Vilardo on Nov. 15. After the guilty plea was entered in court on […]

Did you know that June 14th is World Blood Donor Day? The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive, today -Thursday,  from noon – 7 p.m., at the Rockville Blood Donation Center at 11820 Parklawn Drive. You can also give blood at the Rockville location on Friday from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., and on […]

UPDATED A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 12th for the opening of Common Ground Market at Owen’s Park in Beallsville. Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson and Councilmember Roger Berliner were scheduled to attend the festivities. The market is a collaboration between Christina Nanof of Our Green Acre Farm, Amanda Cather of Plow and Stars […]

Montgomery County police officers are planning to escort approximately 2,000 motorcyclists to the Pentagon as part of the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride into Washington, D.C. this Memorial Day weekend. The escort is scheduled to depart from Battley Harley Davidson, located at 7830 Airpark Road in Gaithersburg, at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 29. As […]

UPDATED Police report they have safely located Harrison Copman. Update: Harrison Franklin Copman has been located safe and unharmed. TY for sharing! https://t.co/CmNn6yYIWn pic.twitter.com/wC9CKoS7vq — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) May 10, 2016 ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County police officers are asking for your help to find a missing Olney man. Police said 28-year-old Harrison Franklin Copman […]

A fire at 1608 Timberline Road in Colesville ignited in the garage and extended to the house, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire caused an estimated $250,000 in damages, and displaced a family of four, on Easter Sunday. According to Piringer, there were no injures. […]

UPDATED Feb. 15, 12:15 p.m. Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal one car crash that occurred on Sunday afternoon in Potomac. It happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Feb. 14, in the area of 12860 Travilah Road. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2010 Dodge Viper was traveling west on Travilah Road. […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is advising motorists who travel on University Boulevard or I-495 in Silver Spring that upcoming lane closures will impact overnight travel for the next month. A 161-foot, 175-ton crane will be used to lift the steel beams for the new bridge and crews will work above […]

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