County residents are invited to attend a free information workshop on how to access County health and dental services, and community health care resources. Three workshops will be held throughout the County, and staff from the County’s Department of Health and Human Services will provide information on how to find health care services for ......

Volunteers are needed to assist sexual assault victims and their families through the Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. Interviews are currently being conducted for the September 2008 training session.

Volunteers provide 24-hour crisis counseling and companion s......

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced today that rehabilitation of the Battery Park neighborhood in Bethesda will begin next week under a new program that is taking a more systematic and comprehensive approach to maintaining the County’s transportation infrastructure. As part of Leggett’s commitment to using data-driven......

A new brochure that outlines details of the proposed Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Transport fee is now available in both English and Spanish on the County homepage at www.montgomerycountymd.gov . The black and white tri-fold brochure will also be available at the County&r......

The Montgomery County Council today gave unanimous approval to legislation proposed by County Executive Isiah Leggett to establish a County Commission on Veterans’ Affairs.

“There are approximately 60,000 veterans who call Montgomery County home and we are thankful for their service to our nation,” said Leggett, a comba......

The music, song, dance and food of Eritrea will be showcased at the first Montgomery County Eritrean Cultural Festival on Wednesday, August 6 at the Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Located in the horn of Africa along the Red Sea, Eritrea was the first of the few African countries to be colonized by Italy. Eritrea......

Last week, Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) staff closed a pedestrian bridge located in Bethesda at Newport Road and Glen Cove Parkway when they discovered that the bridge’s beams were severely corroded beyond repair. Staff were preparing to repaint the 16-foot bridge that provides pedestrian access over a drainage di......

Montgomery County has just published a new brochure to help cable television subscribers understand their consumer rights and how to get a satisfactory response to their cable complaints. The consumer guide will be distributed at the Montgomery County Fair, through libraries and regional services centers, and is available online at Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Predicted for Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 22, in Montgomery County

Tuesday, July 22 has been forecast as a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day indicating unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups. Unhealthy levels of ozone occur in the summer as strong sunlight reacts with volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), nitrogen oxides and other chemicals. Ozone forming pollutants originate from vehicles, lawnmowers ......

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today announced that he is establishing a County Sustainability Working Group and has sent his list of nominees for the group to the County Council for confirmation. The Council is expected to act by the end of the month to approve the nominees. The Working Group will develop a comprehensive, coordinated......