Montgomery Community Media

Author David Baldacci‘s latest book, The Escape, is the number one book in the country this week but he could not escape the traffic on his way to Montgomery County last night for an event at the Gaithersburg Library. Take a look:   Related:

AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates 46.3 million Americans, including over 983,000 Marylanders, will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving weekend, reflecting the highest volume for the holiday since 2007. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, November 26 through Sunday, November 30. Nationwide, travel is estimated to increase 4.2 percent compared […]

A new, 2,600-foot portion of Century Boulevard in Germantown, extending from underneath Father Hurley Boulevard to Kinster Drive, is now open, according to the Department of Transportation. The road provides a connection to the future Dorsey Mill Road. Together with a new interchange planned for I-270, these connections are designed to help link the east […]

UPDATED, Oct. 29, 7:50 a.m. – The wheel of a CSX locomotive is on fire, but firefighters are reporting that that fire is under control. There are no injuries reported in this incident. U/D CSX Train located Btwn Mouth of Monocracy Rd & Mt Ephraim Rd, Dickerson area, wheel on locomotive on fire, fire under […]

A school crossing guard was hit by a car Wednesday as she was helping children cross the street in front of Galway Elementary School in Silver Spring, according to a release from Montgomery County Police. The guard, Rosetta Parisi, 67 of Silver Spring, was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries where she remains […]

On Oct. 7, the day before International Walk to School Day, two Kingsview Middle School students were struck by a car as they walked to school in Germantown. It happened at the intersection of Kingsview Road and Clopper Road. Although their injuries were not serious, MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that local officials are not taking […]

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 […]

UPDATED, Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m. – A 51-year-old Laytonsville woman died in an accident in Olney Monday morning. At about 5:29 a.m., officers and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue responded to a collision on Olney-Laytonsville Road (Route 108) at Volunteer Drive. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2001 Ford F250 pickup truck was traveling west on Olney-Laytonsville Road. A […]

On Sept. 25, thousands of excited sports fans will travel to FedEx Field for the Washington Redskins game. With an 8:25 p.m. start time, officials at the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) are reminding drivers to plan ahead for the Thursday evening commute. Traffic conditions will be monitored by SHA emergency traffic patrols and operations managers […]

Barwood is the biggest cab company in Montgomery County with more than 500 vehicles that are leased to independent contractors. But recently, some competition has made its way across the district line and it’s creating a bit of controversy. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local […]