Montgomery Community Media

Volunteers from the Multicultural Outreach Committee and Future Vote Program of the Montgomery County Board of Elections will conduct voter registration drives on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. during September at local public libraries. The schedule is posted below: Saturday, September 6: Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville, MD […]

Who let the dogs out? The Quince Orchard Park community welcomed its neighborhood dogs to the annual Dog Dip in Gaithersburg on Labor Day. We saw some dogs literally running to this event as their owners struggled to hold on to their leashes. The event signifies the end of the summer swim season and takes […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old hiker that occurred on a trail along the Potomac River on Sunday afternoon. Police said there is no indication of foul play. At approximately 4:38 p.m., on Aug. 31, fire and rescue personnel and officers from the 2nd District responded to a call for a […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire at 4409 Bennion Road in Veirs Mill Village. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer said that when firefighters arrived on the scene there was heavy fire showing. According to Piringer, the fire originated from the back porch area. It took nearly 30 minutes for firefighters to get […]

More than 1,000 runners and walkers are getting set to lace up, stretch out and hit the street for the annual Lakelands/Kentlands 5K scheduled for 8 a.m. on Saturday, August 30. The Labor Day weekend event includes a 5K Run and Walk, two Kids Fun Runs, and the well-renowned Post-Race Expo in Market Square Plaza, […]

UPDATED, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m.- Police are continuing to search for a missing Gaithersburg man, but say they have received multiple calls from people who may have seen him. Martin John Rogers, 54, of the 12900 block of Riffle Ford Court in Gaithersburg, was last seen in Montgomery County on Aug. 21 at approximately […]

UPDATED 10 p.m. on 8.27.14 Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred on August 27 in Potomac. It happened shortly before 4 p.m. at River Road and Rivers Edge Drive. According to a police account, a 2014 Honda NC700 motorcycle was traveling south on River Road and a 2011 BMW X5 […]

As the bell rang to start the first day of the school year Monday, nearly 600 kids took their seats inside the Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg, the county’s newest school. The long-awaited school for the growing Clarksburg community became the county’s 202nd school when it opened to students Monday and Principal Sean McGee […]

Some Potomac residents are asking a judge to stop Pepco from removing trees from their properties in the Potomac Crest neighborhood. According to online court records, a hearing was scheduled today at 9:30 a.m. to discuss an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order. A Pepco spokesperson emailed the following statement in regards to this […]

It’s back to school today for more than 154,000 students in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will celebrate the start of the 2014-2015 school year with a news conference at the new Wilson Wims Elementary School, 12420 Blue Sky Drive in Clarksburg. Superintendent of Schools Joshua Starr and Montgomery County Board of Education […]