Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED The Montgomery County Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Noah Leotta, who passed away on Dec. 10 from injuries he sustained while working a Holiday Alcohol Task Force on Dec. 3rd. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Funeral arrangements are now posted on the Montgomery County Police Department’s website. Funeral Arrangements for Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy has released a statement about the death of Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta: “Today is a sad day for the Montgomery County Police Department, the Office of State’s Attorney and the people of Maryland. I have extended my condolences personally to Officer Leotta’s family for the loss of […]

UPDATED The Montgomery County Police Department paid tribute to Officer Noah Leotta at the 4th District Police Station on Dec. 10th in Wheaton. Hundreds of officers lined the street as a procession passed by in front of the station on Randolph Road. “The residents of this county lost a great cop,” said Chief Tom Manger. […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta, who was struck by a vehicle one week ago today while working as part of a Holiday Task Force in Rockville, has passed away at a local hospital. The Montgomery County Police Department paid tribute to Leotta today outside the Wheaton Police Station on Randolph Road. Leotta, 24, […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, December 11 Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale open today from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker for the 27th year. Performance at 10:30 a.m. in Glen Echo Park. The Visual Arts Center Program at Einstien […]

In a news conference on Monday, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen stated that one-third of the county’s residents were born outside the United States. Floreen cited a report compiled by the CountyStat office that uses U.S. Census data from 2013. “We had a diversity briefing last week. Our CountyStat people have been looking at […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, December 4 Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale is open today from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker for the 27th year. Families will enjoy this Washington tradition in Glen Echo Park. Performance at 10:30 a.m. […]

Here are your five things to know today, Dec. 4, in Montgomery County: 1. The Damascus Swarmin’ Hornets win the Maryland 3A state championship and finish the season undefeated. 2. President Obama has ordered the U.S. flag to fly at half staff through Monday to honor the victims of the shootings in California. The Maryland […]

The Garden of Lights is back at Brookside Gardens. This walk-through holiday light display features one million dazzling colorful lights shaped into hand-crafted, original art forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. Find out more in this video, below: You can find out more about Brookside Garden of Lights here. Visit our PEG partner […]

UPDATED  Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that occurred shortly before 3 a.m. today in the Calverton area of Cherry Hill Road and Broadbirch Drive. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2006 Mack tractor-trailer was traveling east on Cherry Hill Road. Police said a 2012 Infinity EX35 was turning right […]