Montgomery Community Media

Today is Thursday, Oct. 15, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1.COVID-19 Virtual Media Briefing: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Office of Emergency Management Director, Dr. Earl Stoddard, and Dr. Gilberto Zelaya from the Montgomery County Board of Elections will host a virtual media briefing today at 12:30 to provide COVID-19 […]

As of Tuesday, more than 370,000 vote-by-mail applications have been received from voters so far according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections. The canvassing process will continue until all ballots are opened and scanned for counting. Voters can view the status of their submitted mail-in-ballot application online. Dr. Gilberto Zelaya, with the Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County Board of Elections continues to process thousands of mail-in ballots that voters have returned. Vote-by-Mail ballots are opened by Election Judges. The process is referred to as the “canvass.” Canvass day three was held at the Plum Gar Recreation Center in Germantown on Tuesday. Residents were also encouraged to see how the process […]

Update (Oct. 13): Montgomery County Police detectives say the September 17 domestic-related shooting in Gaithersburg is being investigated as a homicide. Police say 41-year-old Allen L. Price Jr. was initially arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder for shooting his 45-year-old wife inside their home located on the 19400 block of Sandy Lake Drive in […]

The new FLASH bus rapid transit system is designed to get riders to their destinations faster thanks to several innovative features – including technology to communicate with traffic lights. “The buses and the signals actually talk to each other so that when the vehicles are approaching a signal, they have the ability to get more […]

A rollover crash in the Clarksburg area claimed the lives of two young people from Germantown on Saturday night. 20-year-old Dylan Bansi and 18-year-old Maryann Hardesty were both killed as a result. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, driven by Bansi, was traveling south on Ridge Road (Route 27) near Morning Star […]

County leaders are considering lifting some restrictions at the seven escape rooms across the county and the Maryland SoccerPlex located in Boyds when it comes to potential tournaments and “modified hockey” which would categorize it as a medium-risk sport. During the county’s weekly virtual COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday, the Office of Emergency Management Director […]

During the county’s weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles provided an update regarding COVID-19 contact tracing investigations at non-public schools. Since last week, Dr. Gayles says there have been 19 separate investigations launched – the majority of them involved COVID-like illnesses that have been ruled out with further […]

Update (October 8): Officers from both the Montgomery County Police Department and Gaithersburg Police Department arrested and charged 30-year-old Samrat Lama for the armed robbery of a WellsFargo bank in Gaithersburg on Tuesday. An employee called 9-1-1 shortly after 10:00 a.m. and stated that the bank located on the 600 block of North Frederick Avenue was […]

Today is Thursday, Oct. 8, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County 1. Virtual Regional Forum: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will hold a series of virtual budget forums about the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Operating Budget and the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) priorities. One of the  regional forums will be held today with the […]