Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 11, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee, Education Committee and  Public Safety Committee will hold a joint worksession on the impact of children fleeing from violence on the County today at 2 p.m. The worksession will be live-streamed on the […]

UPDATED Starting on July 1, Montgomery College will only have one childcare center open at its Germantown campus. The College will be closing childcare centers at its Rockville and Takoma Park/ Silver Spring campuses on June 30, after suffering financial losses of $1.9 million since FY 2010. According to a statement released by Montgomery College, meetings […]

Adventist HealthCare Washington Adventist Hospital received two awards from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) for excellence in heart care for its cardiac program. STS awarded the hospital with the highest possible Three-Star rating for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and aortic valve replacement surgery (AVR). According to a […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 2nd, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery Village Master Plan and Westbard Sector Plan are two of the topics on the Montgomery County Council’s packed agenda today. You can watch the Council meeting, beginning at 9:30 a.m. today, live, here. 2. The Montgomery County Department of […]

MyMCMedia‘s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Blizzard of 2016, Senator Ben Cardin’s recent visit with small business owners in Rockville, the reopening of Kefa Cafe in Silver Spring and much more. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters battled a house fire at 118 Park Avenue in Takoma Park on Saturday night. One firefighter fell thru the the first floor of the burning house, officials said. The firefighter was able to self rescue and was not injured, according to a fire department spokesperson. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete […]

This is your source for the latest blizzard news from across Montgomery County. For more snow news, visit our MoCo Snow page. We hope you will contribute your updates and photos for this blog as well. You can email photos to pix@mymcmedia or Tweet images and updates @MyMCMedia, #MoCo #Snow. You can also follow us […]

What a week! Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials have announced that schools are closed Friday, January 29.  School-sponsored and community activities in school buildings also are canceled.  Administrative offices will open on time. Day care programs in school buildings will remain open as scheduled. Free lunch will be provided at 12 school sites. Weekend […]

UPDATE: MCPS will be providing free lunch to all students at 12 schools this afternoon. Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 28, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are closed today. Administrative offices open on time. 2. MCPS is providing free lunches to all students at eleven schools this […]

Montgomery County experienced record snow fall totals thanks to the Blizzard of 2016. Many residents may recall the storms of 2010 and 2011 when hundreds of thousands in the region lost power for days. This year, things were a bit different with only a few thousands residents losing power during the storm. PEPCO Communications Director […]