The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has shared an overview of reported calls for service from Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The summary includes burglaries, vehicle thefts, a hate/bias incident, and an aggravated assault that resulted in an arrest. Some incidents occurred on earlier dates but were reported Tuesday.

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Montgomery County middle and high school students are invited to the third annual Back to School Block Party on Friday, September 18, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. The free event is hosted by the Office of Montgomery County Council Vice President Marilyn Balcombe. (more…)


Montgomery County trail rehabilitation, C&O Canal towpath repairs, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements are among the projects included in $11.3 million in grants announced by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).

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Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) shared an overview of reported calls for service over Labor Day weekend, including vehicle thefts, burglaries, robberies, and assaults. The provided summaries cover September 4-6 and do not reflect all calls for service.

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Founding Farmers, which operates a Montgomery County location at Park Potomac, has expanded its operations in Prince George’s County, moving its Washington, D.C. headquarters to a 17,000-square-foot facility in District Heights and planning to create more than 90 new full-time jobs by the end of 2027. (more…)


Today, Germantown Train Station is used as a waiting room for commuters and has a coffee shop, Alafia Crossing, operated by Bota King. More than 800 passengers board the trains that leave the MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) train in Germantown every weekday morning, a stop along the Brunswick Line that travels from West Virginia to Washington, DC.CSX Transportation owns this line of rail. But the tracks used to be part of a Baltimore & Ohio network dating back to the 19th century.

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