Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County’s Department of Police arrested a suspect for offenses related to thefts from vehicles in Aspen Hill that occurred in January. Police identified the suspect as 18-year-old Dametrice Payton. Payton could be seen in a home surveillance video on Jan. 13 in Aspen Hill, that was shared on the Neighbors by Ring app, trying […]

Thomas S. Wootton High School Principal Kimberly Bolden and Robert Frost Middle School Principal Joey Jones sent school-wide emails stating that individuals from their community attended an event at The Village at Rockville days after a coronavirus patient attended an event at The Village on Friday, Feb.28. Despite this, both principals have stated that the […]

The University of Maryland’s student-run independent newspaper, The Diamondback, released their final print edition on Monday. After 110 years in print, The Diamondback becomes online only today.https://t.co/UsJiihdOpj — The Diamondback (@thedbk) March 9, 2020 The final edition contained a series of their most historic headlines, best comic strips and even their largest failures in covering […]

Community activist and World War II veteran Harvey Zeigler celebrated his 100th birthday on March 4 at the Damascus Recreation Center. https://twitter.com/mocorecdir/status/1235363756366082048?s=20 Zeigler grew up in Damascus, Maryland, which was extremely racially divided at the time, and attended Lincoln High School in Rockville, according to Montgomery County. He encountered discrimination at a young age. Zeigler […]

Update, March 11: The Montgomery County Council has postponed the senior town hall meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 to a later date. The county government is currently on active status which means that local government resources are focused on the health and safety issues associated with COVID-19. Original:  The Montgomery County Council […]

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart has welcomed back “Jeopardy!” champion Karen Farrell. Farrell was a student at Stone Ridge in the graduating class of 2005. She returned to the school to speak with the Middle and Upper School girls about her background and experience on the show. She appeared on the show in […]

Gov. Larry Hogan has requested $10 million for coronavirus preparedness and emergency funding in his supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2021. “Our highest priority is keeping our residents safe. The public should be assured that our state’s preparedness builds on decades of planning, experience, and expertise gained from previous and ongoing public health events,” Hogan […]

The Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs is honoring 20 Vietnam War and Era veterans at the Silver Spring Civic Building through the month of May. There will be detailed tributes displayed in the Buffalo Soldiers Great Hall of the building and the tributes are free to view anytime. National Vietnam War Veterans Day is […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has partnered with Montgomery County Public Schools and the Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations to host the county’s first ever free Safety Day. The goal of Safety Day is to promote road safety and encourage drivers, bicyclists and walkers to be safe and alert while on […]

The Montgomery County Police Department was notified on Sunday, March 1, that racist graffiti containing the n-word was spray painted on Walt Whitman High School’s campus. Walt Whitman’s Principal Dr. Robert Dodd emailed a letter to parents Monday morning informing them of the incident. Montgomery County Public Schools is investigating the incident alongside MCPD. In […]