Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED at 1:22 p.m. Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred on Oct. 8 on westbound I-370 west of Shady Grove Road. Sgt. Vinson Smith said for unknown reasons the motorcycle ran off the side of the road. He said troopers were alerted of the call about 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday. […]

Officials at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have announced that the patient exposed to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone, has been discharged from the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda where he was under observation to his home. The patient, who is described as a physician volunteering in Sierra Leone, was admitted on Sept. […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board has its first Latino member. On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council appointed Natali Fani-Gonzalez of Kensington to the council to fill the seat of Francoise Carrier, whose term expired in June.  Fani-Gonzalez will serve a four-year term. Carrier was chairperson of the board and on July 15 the Council designated boardmember Casey Anderson […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 7, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council meets today and on the agenda is the appointment of a new planning board member, a new budget tool, deer management and more. 2. Assistant Police Chief Russ Hamill will teach runners and walkers about safety at a […]

Gaithersburg City Councilmember Jud Ashman, who is well known as the founder of the Gaithersburg Book Festival, may soon be the city’s next mayor. At an executive session on Oct. 6, Ashman was selected “conditionally” by City Councilmembers to serve as the city’s next mayor until the 2015 municipal election. Ashman has served on the […]

If you have thoughts of getting on that new Lakelands Park turf field in Gaithersburg, you’d better get your wallet out. It seems the only athletes, besides those on the Lakelands Park soccer teams or enrolled in a City of Gaithersburg sports program, who will step foot on the turf will be those who pay […]

Metro is preparing to begin a major capital project to install three new escalators at the Bethesda Station beginning the week of Oct. 6. The project is scheduled to replace the current escalators, which are more than 30 years old and have exceeded their useful life, with brand new escalators that are more durable and […]

UPDATED Oct. 5, 7:55 p.m. – Montgomery County Police have identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Saturday in the Gaithersburg area of Montgomery County. According to police, Russell David died at the hospital where he was treated for multiple stab wounds. According to police, officers also located the suspect at the scene. […]

Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Rockville teenager. According to police, Zymirah McGill, age 15, of the 14700 block of Latakia Place in Rockville has been reported missing. Zymirah is described by police as a black female, 5’5″ tall, 120 pounds, with brown eyes and long, black hair. […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, October 3 The 25th AFI Latin American Film Festival is underway now through Oct. 8. Find the perfect pumpkin and enjoy family fun at Butler’s Orchard Pumpkin Festival in Germantown from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy live music, food and more at […]