Montgomery Community Media

As part of the Carroll Avenue bridge reconstruction project, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will temporarily close and detour traffic on a one-third mile section of Sligo Creek Parkway beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday morning. Crews are scheduled to reopen the roadway by 3 p.m. The closures, between Old Carroll Avenue and Maple […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 23, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s the last day of school for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students before they start their Spring Break. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers and Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard are hosting the last of […]

The Primary Election may be still a month away but candidate signs are popping up across Montgomery County and some of them has been placed illegally in the right of way and on private property. So who enforces the county’s sign ordinance? Ehsan Motazedi is the division chief for the Department of Permitting Services Division […]

Save the date: March 23.  That’s when a screening of the documentary,  “Honor and Gratitude: Chronicles of Montgomery County Vietnam Veterans” will be held at 2 p.m. at the Takoma Park campus of Montgomery College. Find out more in this report, below: Register here to attend the screening as seating is limited.

Safe Silver Spring will host a forum with candidates for the U.S. Congress 8th Congressional District race on Saturday, March 12 in Takoma Park. The forum presents an opportunity for area residents to hear directly from candidates.    The following candidates are confirmed to attend the forum. Democratic candidates include; David Anderson, Kumar Barve, Ana […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 9, in Montgomery County: 1. The groundbreaking for the new 2nd District Police Station will take place today at 10:30 a.m. in Bethesda. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, along with officials from MCPS and Montgomery College, will host an Education Budget meeting at Gaithersburg High […]

The White Oak area will soon be home to a new hospital. Hundreds of residents joined elected officials to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony for Washington Adventist Hospital on Monday, March 7. County Executive Ike Leggett and several other elected officials and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) representatives took part in the ceremony. The hospital, […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about Bus Rapid Transit plans, County Executive Ike Leggett’s trip to Cuba, the city of Rockville’s search for a new city manager and more. You can watch the show, below:

Trinity Health awarded a Montgomery County collaborative $500,000 per year, for three to five years, to implement public health strategies, on March 1 at an event held at Kevin J. Sexton Campus of Holy Cross Hospital. The funding is a part of Trinity Health Transforming Communities Initiative. Holy Cross Health, Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), […]

The Takoma Park Mayor and Council amended the city’s  Noise Control Ordinance last week. City Councilmember Fred Shultz, Ward 6, introduced the amendments, which went into effect on Feb. 24. According to a blog post by City Councilmember Schultz, the amended ordinance now allows enforcement officers the power to write and deliver municipal citations to violators immediately. […]