Montgomery Community Media

Supporting Employment Equality and Community a local nonprofit that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has already distributed over 3,000 masks for Direct Support Professionals in Maryland. DSP’s work with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities to live independently and have become even more important now for those who are homebound. Executive Director […]

Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland flag to be lowered to honor more than 1,000 Maryland residents that have died due to the coronavirus, Hogan announced today. The flags were lowered to half staff at noon today and will stay lowered until sunset on Sunday, May 3. The lowering of the flag throughout the […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Police have arrested and charged two suspects following a home invasion robbery that occurred on January 10 in Fairland. Suspects Dean Roy Thomas, age 49, of the 14700 block of 4th St. in Laurel and Luke Hinds, age 41, of the 1100 block of Woodduck Court in Upper Marlboro, were charged […]

Kingdom Fellowship Church has partnered with Councilmember Will Jawando to distribute 500 Grab ‘n Go boxes of free groceries on Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m to families in need.  The groceries will be distributed in the East County Community Recreation Center Briggs Chaney Park and Ride Lot. The event is also in partnership with […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation and Montgomery County Public Schools will be hosting the first “Virtual Safety Week” for elementary and middle school students and their families next week. The weeklong free event is from Monday, May 4 at 8 a.m. to Friday, May 8 at 5 p.m. The event was developed to emphasize safety […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation launched a program today to provide face coverings for passengers on buses who don’t have their own. Face coverings are required during the coronavirus crisis to be worn on public transportation according to Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order. Because of this, MCDOT is urging passengers to wear a face […]

Silver Spring Town Center will be hosting a virtual comedy show live on Zoom Thursday, April 30 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. The show “Comics Unmasked” will include a cast of character comics doing stand-up from their home and a guest bartender, Brock Snyder. The adults only event will be hosted by Kandace Saunders, […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation has extended the special programs with Capital Bikeshare and Lyft Electric Scooters offering free memberships for essential workers during the coronavirus crisis through May 31. The memberships provide workers unlimited free rides for trips under 30 minutes. Capital Bikeshare will also continue to offer $1 trip fares for all riders, […]

Damascus community members are hosting a ‘social distancing’ 24 hour relay race to raise money for the local organization Damascus Help. With the help of her friends, Carolyn Sherwood decided to organize the event in the Goshen Oaks neighborhood after seeing a post online that the organization was in need of help. “It is a […]

The Student Member of the Board of Education election date has been changed due to the extended  closure of Montgomery County Public Schools, according to MCPS. The election was originally scheduled to take place in schools on April 22, 2020. As a result of the school closures, MCPS has developed two plans for the elections […]