Montgomery Community Media

Baltimore Police report seven officers injured today. Police posted this video update late this afternoon about the ongoing situation in the Mondawmin Mall area:

Work at the Silver Spring Transit Center is on track for a late spring release, according to General Services Director David Dise. In an interview on April 6th, Dise said he is preparing to transmit a memo to County Council President George Leventhal to update the County Council next week about the status of the […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing with reporters on Oct. 20 and the first topic he wanted to talk about was Ebola. Other issues discussed at the briefing included the Department of Liquor Control, the procurement process, early voting, the transportation lockbox amendment and more. You can watch the briefing in […]

The Purple Line is a proposed 16-mile light rail line that will extend from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George’s County. Recently, the Maryland Transit Authority briefed the Montgomery County Council on progress on this important transportation project. Susan Kenedy reports. For more information, visit PurpleLineMD.com Visit our PEG partner County […]

Community Relations Manager Tom Pogue shares the latest on transportation options for Montgomery County seniors in this report. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews have completed repairs to the 12-inch water main on Rhode Island Avenue in Hyattsville and all lanes are now open to traffic. The closure was due to a break in a 73 year-old pipe that occurred on Thursday afternoon (July 31) in the 4800 block of Rhode Island Avenue. […]

In this transportation report, Community Relations Manager Tom Pogue of the Department of Transportation explains the Youth Cruiser Pass for Ride On passengers under the age of 19 in Montgomery County. The SmarTrip card may be purchased at Montgomery County Libraries. A summer pass is available for $18. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery […]

The Silver Spring Transit Center will not be opening this year. In a memo dated May 29, Tim Firestine, Montgomery County’s chief administrative officer, has provided County Council President Craig Rice with an update on the status of  remediation work at the Transit Center. “After a series of meetings between the County, WMATA, Parsons Brinckerhoff […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing with the media on May 5 to discuss a variety of topics including the Council’s latest budget deliberations, the Silver Spring Transit Center, school resource officers, safety at Northwest High School, school bus cameras and more. You can watch the briefing in its entirety here:

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will meet with members of the media on Monday, May 5, to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. At the briefing, he will provide an update on Council committee recommendations regarding County Executive Isiah Leggett’s proposed Fiscal […]