The now-lost city of Triadelphia (“three brothers”) was founded in 1809 by brothers-in-law Thomas Moore, Isaac Briggs, and Caleb Bentley. The brothers were married to the Brooke sisters, who were descendents of Robert Brooke– the founder of Brookeville in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County is currently seeking volunteers for its upcoming “Pride in the Plaza” event on Sunday, June 30, in Silver Spring. (more…)
Below is a list of businesses that are new or coming soon to Gaithersburg’s Rio.
Alert Montgomery has issued a ‘Severe Traffic Alert’ for emergency utility work that closes both directions of Layhill Rd (MD 182) between Marymont Rd and Chapel Hill Rd.
Earlier this year, Montgomery County issued the following news release regarding the minimum wage increase scheduled to take place in July: (more…)
Montgomery County Public Libraries will be running a summer reading program this summer for children, teens, and adults.
On May 2nd, the Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center (MCASAC) announced it was closed to the public due to an outbreak of Canine Influenza (CIV). Last week, they shared the following update in a post on social media:
The Montgomery County Police Department has provided the following summary of events regarding a fatal collision involving a motorcycle that occurred on Saturday morning:
Montgomery County issued the following news release on Friday, June 7:
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred on Monday, June 3, 2024.
MCPD is on scene at Walt Whitman High School. Officers have secured the area and are verifying the validity of a reported threat. We will provide updates as they come in.