Montgomery Community Media

It’s going to be a beautiful day. Here are your five things to know today, April 18, in Montgomery County: 1. Washington Spirit: The Washington Spirit, a professional women’s soccer team, plays its home opener tonight at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates from the game. 2. Green Fun: A ribbon-cutting ceremony […]

At St. Elizabeth Catholic School in Rockville there were hats on heads.. one, two, three.  And a Guinness World Record to break….said Principal Vincent Spadoni.  The school had parents, staff and students, brother and sisters and relatives too, each wearing Dr. Seuss hats for a world record attempt- it’s true. The event was to fall on […]

Happy Friday! Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 17, in Montgomery County: 1. Rock in Schools: This video about the Rock in Schools program at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown has already received over 5,000 views since it was posted just two days ago. […]

Music teacher Randi Levy and the students at Roberto Clemente Middle School are featured in this video about the Rock in Schools program. Take a look: You can follow the students on Twitter @RCMSMusicROCKS.

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee today unanimously recommended that the full Council consider adding up to $2 million to begin funding a new Public Election Fund that will allow candidates for County Council and County Executive to qualify for partial public financing for their campaigns. When the Council approved […]

President and Founder of the Millennial Solution, Gabrielle Jackson is the featured speaker at the Montgomery County Small Business Series event at Montgomery Community Media on Thursday morning. Jacson’s topic of discussion is “Keeping the Millennial Employee Engaged.” Watch Jackson’s presentation here: Gabrielle Jackson is the President and Founder of the Millennial Solution, a next-generation […]

In an interview outside his Gaithersburg home today, the 18-year-old charged with vandalism at the Shaare Torah synagogue says he is not a racist person and that he is really sorry. “I want to say that I really regret what I did and I’m really sorry. I shouldn’t have done it. … I’m not a […]

From the beginning, video played a key role in the vandalism case at the Shaare Torah synagogue and today Montgomery County Police said it was a video from a nearby business that resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect. Corporal Rebecca Innocenti answered questions about the arrest of that teen in front of the […]

UPDATED A kitchen fire in a first floor apartment at 392 North Summit Avenue caused $75,000 in damage and displaced nine residents, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said some of the building’s occupants had to be helped out of their apartments by firefighters on April 15. Piringer […]

About 35 people are signed up to testify this afternoon before the Montgomery County Council about the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget. The meeting is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. and on the list of speakers are Takoma Park Mayor Bruce William and Montgomery County Planning Board Chairman Casey Anderson. How the Montgomery […]