Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, April 1, in Montgomery County: 1. The Wheaton Community Recreation Center closes today at 5 p.m. for the last time. The new facility is scheduled to open in 2018. 2. The Gaithersburg Dog Exercise Area reopens today at Green Park. 3. The Meadowside Nature Center is passing […]

Montgomery County police officers have charged Kabir K. Salami, age 20, with a kidnapping in Wheaton. He is being held with no bond. According to a police account, on March 29 at approximately 8:06 p.m., officers from the 4th District responded to the area of the 11400 block of Monterrey Drive in Wheaton for the […]

Spring is in the air! Here are five things to know today, March 22, in Montgomery County: 1.  The Montgomery County Council meets today, and on the agenda is a briefing on the region’s housing needs, and a work session on the Westbard Sector Plan. 2. A house fire in Damascus last night has displaced […]

Metro will begin the process of installing new escalators at two Metrorail stations: Georgia Ave-Petworth and Glenmont. To accelerate the project timeline and reduce customer impact, Metro will temporarily close the side of each entrance where the escalator replacement work is taking place. As a result, Metro’s contractor, KONE, can replace two adjacent escalators at […]

The Wheaton Library has closed so that construction can begin on a new, combined library and community recreation center. Find out more in this report, below: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a commercial burglary of a Sprint Store in the Aspen Hill area that occurred on March 16th. Detectives are releasing surveillance video of the suspects in hopes you can help identify them. Police said at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 4th District officers responded to the Sprint Store located […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has released his recommended $5.3 billion budget, and it includes a property tax hike. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Find out more about the Council’s upcoming public hearings, here.

When it comes to budget decisions, County Councilmember George Leventhal said he is primarily committed to making sure local government helps those who need it the most. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video:

Wheaton will soon have a new library and recreation center to replace the Wheaton Regional Library on 11701 Georgia Avenue. Over 100 members of the community turned out for the final closing of the library on Sunday. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, Councilmember Nancy Navarro and several officials from Montgomery County Public Libraries gave remarks […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 11, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 42nd Annual Public Safety Awards ceremony and luncheon today. 2. The Germantown Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for Tri State Restorations today. 3. The Gaithersburg Educational Enrichment […]