Takoma Park Basement Fire Displaces Occupants
A basement fire displaced three adults and a dog in Takoma Park on Dec. 1, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) Chief Public Information Officer Pete Piringer.… Read More
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Pepco Strives To Keep Electricity Running During Any Weather
Whether a power outage is due to a storm, balloon, downed airplane, lightning strike, chewing animal or fallen tree, Pepco’s emergency preparedness team and line crews stand ready to restore… Read More
Pepco Ordered to Improve Street Lighting Repairs, Billing
About a year and a half after Maryland Delegate Al Carr (D-18) asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to make Pepco improve street lighting repairs and billing system, his efforts… Read More
Students, Volunteers Create Urban Hub Farm on Earth Day
Middle and high school students throughout Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) spent Earth Day weeding, shoveling wood chips, planting bio retentions, building flower beds and clearing vines at A. Mario… Read More
Delegate Carr Keeps Pushing Pepco to Repair Streetlights
More than a year after former Maryland Delegate Al Carr (D-18) asked the Public Service Commission to make Pepco improve its street lighting repairs and billing system, his formal complaint… Read More
‘Significant’ Power Outage in Bethesda
Update at 2:30 p.m.: According to a Pepco spokesperson “about 100 customers have had power restored” and the power outage was caused by a “broken cross arm on a utility… Read More
Department of Permitting Services Rebuilding Demolition Laws
Demolition companies face stricter rules and regulations from the county. Effective Monday, Aug. 21, an updated law mandates a demolition permit for any substantially demolished residential building. Following such demolitions,… Read More
Aún Persisten los Cortes de Energía Debido a las Tormentas
Algunos cortes de energía continúan después de las tormentas del lunes. Según los informes de apagones de Pepco, más de cien usuarios se han visto afectados, y hasta las 12:55… Read More
Some Still Without Power After Storms
Some power outages continue following Monday’s afternoon and evening storms. According to outage reports from Pepco, 66 county residents are affected by 19 power outages as of 11:41 a.m. Tuesday.… Read More
Utility Pole Downed, Roads Closed After Collision in Damascus
A utility pole fell down onto Johnson Drive, following a collision Thursday morning. Johnson Drive at Bethesda Church and Johnson Drive at Mountain View have been closed. PEPCO is en… Read More
Montgomery County Recovering From Weekend Storms
Strong storms on Friday and Saturday left damage across Montgomery County. The thunderstorms came with high gusts of wind and lowered temperatures during a heat wave in the region. Storm… Read More
El Condado de Montgomery se Recupera tras Tormentas del fin de Semana
Fuertes tormentas el viernes y el sábado causaron daños en todo el condado de Montgomery. Las tormentas llegaron con fuertes ráfagas de viento y bajas temperaturas durante una ola de… Read More