Montgomery Community Media

For a holiday week, Montgomery County had a busy seven days, especially on the public safety front. Three major trials, two fires and a crime summary with a focus on county schools dominate the week’s list of stories (by the way, you’re getting 11 stories in your Top 10; both the preview of Catherine Hoggle’s […]

Instead of Damascus High School’s Swarmin’ Hornet mascot, the WSSC water storage tank at 9950 Damascus Boulevard is going to sport a large D in the school’s colors on the tank overlooking the athletic fields. Work to paint the D was scheduled to begin after crews finish painting the word “Damascus” on the side of […]

Expect showers on Monday. Here are five more things to know today, June 5, in Montgomery County: 1. Raskin talks: A Conversation with Jamie Raskin starts today at 8 a.m. at the Universities of Shady Grove Conference Center, Building II, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville. For information, call Barbara Henry at Committee for Montgomery, at 301.960.5263. 2. Water […]

Montgomery County WSSC customers will get two chances in June to hear about a new rate structure that is expected to take effect next year. The new structure follows an order in March by the Maryland Public Service Commission, which found that current 16-tier Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission rates, adopted 25 years ago, discriminated against […]

The talk of the town in Damascus is swirling around the water tower. A local landmark, the Damascus Water Storage Tank is getting a $1.2 million rehab, according to an official with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. WSSC spokesperson Luis Maya said crews are currently rehabbing the tank, which was built in 1990, and is […]

Here are five things to know today, May 9, in Montgomery County: 1. Frost Advisory:  Bundle up, a cold morning is on tap. The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory, effective until 9 a.m. today, for some areas of Montgomery County. 2. Trash Talk:  Some Montgomery County residents are experiencing trash and recycling collection delays in their […]

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) will adopt a new rate structure just over a year from now in July 2018. The water and sewer utility has scheduled a series of public meetings to review the new rate structures. Montgomery County residents are invited to a May 9th public meeting where WSSC officials will present the various […]

Here are five things to know today, May 1, in Montgomery County: 1. County government: Council President Roger Berliner has his regular news briefing at 11:30 a.m. And the Montgomery College budget gets scrutinized by the County Council’s Education Committee at 2 p.m. as part of the council’s review of County Executive Ike Leggett’s fiscal […]

If you want to know what happens to the water that leaves your home after the dishes are done and the toilet is flushed, now is your chance to find out. In recognition of Earth Day, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is opening its doors at the Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant in Germantown from 10 […]

Here are five things to know today, March 31, in Montgomery County: 1. Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford is scheduled to deliver remarks at the Capital Region Minority Supplier Diversity Council’s Super Matchmaking Conference at the Silver Spring Civic Center. 2. The Germantown Library hosts a Job Search Strategies Workshop at 11 a.m. The workshops help […]