Laytonsville News

Norton Road home used as a training exercise for the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department.

''In addition to the obvious environmental impact, we believe that our new green headquarters will help increase our productivity by making our employees happier and healthier in the long run," said Craig ...

Customers at Pistachio's, a local cafe and bakery, had no qualms with drinking the shop's tap water Wednesday despite the widespread concerns over Montgomery County's water quality.

Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, June 16, 2008; 12:14 PM People who live and work in upper Montgomery County should boil drinking water and limit water use because of a major pipe break that has disrupted ...

A fire at a Bethesda house possibly caused by a lighting strike from a severe thunderstorm Saturday evening continued to grow intensity for more than an hour as fire and utility company officials worked to shut ...

Prior to the Allegany and Garrett County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association parade being held in conjuncton with the association's convention on Saturday in the Tri-Towns, volunteer fire department equipment ...

With lingering power outages Thursday, county officials were considering opening cooling centers to provide relief for those without air conditioners as temperatures climbed into the upper 80s and were expected ...

Police in Montgomery County closed several roads in Laytonsville after a truck knocked down power lines at the intersection of Warfield Road and Route 108.

Jun 3, 2008 12:00 AM by Kathleen Miller , The Examiner 1 hr 3 ago: Montgomery dumps could generate electricity, cash Greenhouse gas emanating from two Montgomery County landfills may be turned into electricity ...

Montgomery County plans to begin converting gas emissions into electricity at the Oaks Landfill in Laytonsville and then selling that energy to Pepco next year.

“After my father left us I wanted to be the man of the house, much to the objections of my brothers and sisters”

Like many mothers, Dolores "Dell" Tazik instinctively knew how to spread the love equally among her seven children, according to one of her daughters, Christina More. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

The Fire and Rescue Service should reduce its excessive overtime this year because of new policies being put in place, but more work is left to be done, the county's fire chief told a County Council committee ... via Gazette.Net

A gusty spring storm blew the roof off an elementary school, suspended the Earth Day Festival and threatened to flood low-lying areas Sunday. via Fredericksburg.com

Monday, April 21, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by Steve Fermier and Associated Press Chris Strong, National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist, talks with WBAL's Scott Wykoff about the severe ... via WBAL-AM Baltimore

Reed Brothers Dodge, the premier Dodge dealer in Rockville, Maryland is pleased to offer "The Best Warranty Coverage in The Automotive Industry". Chrysler Lifetime Powertrain Warranty represents Chrysler's is ... via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

“If funding is slowed, our ability to remove them will be slowed, too”

Some Montgomery County parents, worried about mold and other air pollutants, are angry over the school system's recent $3.1 million request regarding "portable" classrooms, prefabricated buildings used to ease ... via Washington Examiner

“Although the Allnut House is not going to be certified as green”

Ruppert Nurseries is not new to the green movement. What is new, however, is that the company is using its resources proactively to make more of an impact on the green initiative by constructing a ... via Landscape Management

Gill Driver of Gaithersburg sings during rehearsal for ''A Group Called Seneca," which is made up of 12 men mostly from the upcounty. via Gazette.Net

LAYTONSVILLE, Md. Fire investigators suspect a couch placed too close to a wood stove sparked the fire that damaged a home in Laytonsville Wednesday morning. via NewsChannel 8

Firefighters spent several hours on Sunday afternoon battling a brush fire that burned approximately 8 acres of partially wooded land in Olney. via Gazette.Net