Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett joined Holiday Park Senior Center staff to recognize volunteers at the center’s Volunteer Recognition event this week. At the ceremony, county officials recognized 138 individuals who provided more than 20,000 hours of volunteer service in 2014 to support the day-to-day operations of the Holiday Park Senior Center. Many of the […]

UPDATED, April 1, 2:45 p.m. – Ten passengers on a Metro bus were injured when the bus they were riding in collided with a dump truck on New Hampshire Avenue near Tracey Drive in White Oak. One child and nine adults were injured in the collision including the bus driver, according to Montgomery County Fire and […]

UPDATED A 49-year-old Washington, D.C. woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she stood near a bus stop in White Oak on Wednesday. According to a police account, police officers and Montgomery County fire rescue crews responded for the report of a pedestrian struck in the 1000 block of Cresthaven Drive in White […]

Alexander Quispe, of Silver Spring, is about to graduate with an accounting major from the University of Maryland. He wants to work, help his family, and give back to the community. Quispe was at a community meeting on Feb. 5 in White Oak with his girlfriend, Vivian Urzua, to find out more about the Deferred […]

The Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships is scheduled to host a community meeting on Feb. 5 to help residents learn about who can apply for immigration relief. The event is an orientation session that will take place at the White Oak Community Center in Silver Spring from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Education is […]

A fire at the White Oak Laundromat on New Hampshire Avenue caused an estimated $300,000 in damage Friday evening, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire was first reported by employees who smelled smoke and called 9-1-1. When firefighters arrived on scene, heavy smoke was […]

Two workers stuck in a bucket lift more than 100 feet high inside the atrium of an FDA building on New Hampshire Avenue had to be extricated via an outside window early Wednesday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue workers had to remove a window of the building from the roof outside to reach the […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a fire on Tracy Drive in White Oak that has displaced three residents. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, investigators believe the fire most likely originated in a vehicle engine parked at the home. He said the fire has been ruled accidental and damage includes $70,000 […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer – the council’s lead member for digital government – has released a white paper detailing why the county needs to work towards new technology initiatives. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

There’s a chill in the air this morning and you may need a jacket when you leave the house. Here are five other things to know today, July 30, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council has approved the White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan. The county council is now on summer recess until […]