Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 14, in Montgomery County: 1. Commuters are advised to avoid the area of Cedar Lane and Rockville Pike in Bethesda this morning as WSSC repairs continue on a broken 16-inch water main. 2. Heads up! Montgomery Parks officials are warning Capital Crescent Trail users of an […]

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are responding to a 16-inch water main break on West Cedar Lane and Rockville Pike and traffic is backed up at rush hour because of lane closures. The northbound lanes of Rockville Pike are closed at Jones Bridge and Pooks Hill Roads, according to Montgomery County Police. WSSC officials […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 9, in Montgomery County. 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are phasing out some final exams in high school courses, and they want your input about potential changes to the grading policy and options. 2. Rockville’s Nov. 3rd election ballot is now complete. Find out […]

A 16-inch water main break at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue caused some traffic delays on Friday evening. According to officials from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), two northbound lanes of Georgia Avenue are closed for the repairs. Commuters are encouraged to find another route. The water has been shut off […]

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews were called to the scene of an 8-inch water main break in the 2700 block of Henderson Avenue in Wheaton on Friday afternoon. WSSC Spokesperson Ayoka Blandford said the break occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 4. Water service was restored to customers by 8 p.m. REPAIR UPDATE: […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Construction work will close portions of the trails around the Croydon Creek Nature Center at 852 Avery Road in Rockville beginning today. 2. A street party commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina takes place from noon – 3 p.m. today […]

It’s Friday! Here are your five things to know today, Aug. 28, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger and MCPS Superintendent Larry Bowers are meeting with the media today to tout back-to-school safety. 2. Montgomery County police officers are looking for the vandals who painted swastikas on speed cameras in Olney […]

As a precaution, WSSC is extending the closure of the Brown’s Bridge Recreation Area until September 11th. This decision follows the most recent break of a 20-inch pressurized sewer main that occurred on August 12th in Olney and the resulting sewage spill. According to WSSC, the sewage spill was primarily contained to grassy areas with […]

UPDATED Road repairs are underway at the site of an earlier water main break along Goldsboro Road in Bethesda. The break caused some lane closures during the Wednesday morning rush hour. At one point, all lanes of Goldsboro Road were closed from Massachusetts Avenue to Tulip Hill Terrace. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) reports on […]

Repairs are complete at the site of a 20-inch pressurized sewer main leak at 2114 Rose Theatre Circle in Olney that sent raw sewage flowing from the pipe on Wednesday morning. According to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), this Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) was mostly contained to the grassy areas near the break site […]