Montgomery Community Media

The Movoto real estate blog has released its rankings of the ten most “exciting places” to live in Maryland and four of the top spots are right here in Montgomery County. The top spot on this list goes to Annapolis with a shout out to its nightlife and active life programs. Silver Spring was listed […]

The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has voted to rescind its recommendation of Christopher Barclay in the race for the District 5 seat on the Montgomery County Council. The vote follows reports of Barclay’s use of a school board  issued credit card for unauthorized expenses. MCEA President Doug Prouty issued the following statement on June […]

UPDATED: Two workers laying bricks were rescued today at the NIH Building when the scaffolding they were standing on partially collapsed about 75 feet above the ground, according to Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer. The two workers were lowered to the ground safely using a ladder and were being evaluated. Piringer said the […]

UPDATED: A teen from Montgomery County has died after he was caught in an Ocean City riptide on Monday afternoon (June 2), according to Ocean City Police spokesperson Lindsay O’Neal. Ocean City Police identified the teen as Don Pen Soh Boma, 18, from Burtonsville, Md. The teen was pronounced dead at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, […]

Richard Jaeggi was remembered as a mentor, friend and community hero at the 7th annual Gandhi Brigade Youth Media Festival. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how Jaeggi, who died less than a week before his organization’s biggest event of the year, was honored for his work mentoring local youth. There were laughs and […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Legget has released the following statement about the recent assault and robbery of a local actor in Silver Spring: “My thoughts and prayers go out to Frank Britton, a local actor who was brutally attacked and robbed in Silver Spring last week. “This violent and senseless crime has touched not only […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a blaze on the first floor of a two-story townhouse in Burtonsville on June 1 that has displaced a family of two. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, there was extensive damage to the townhouse at 2922 Hickory Leaf Way. Piringer reported on his Twitter […]

A 24-hour “Food Data Jam,” hackathon to generate solutions to local food and farm challenges will takeover Poolesville High School starting May 31. The event is part of the National Day of Civic Hacking but is the only one of 120 official national events to take on the topic of food and farm challenges, according […]

The Montgomery County Department of Recreation is joining the recreation departments of Gaithersburg and Rockville to host a free Water Safety Day event on Friday, May 30 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Water Park at Bohrer Park, 512 S. Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg. “I encourage families to participate in this free and educational […]

Here are five things to know today, May 29, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County officials will be in Silver Spring today for the groundbreaking of the Dennis Avenue Health Center. 2. County Council candidates will take part in a transportation forum tonight in Silver Spring. #MoCoVote 3. A democratic forum for the candidates running […]