Montgomery Community Media

It’s Thursday, Nov. 21 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Annual Rockville Turkey Trot: Stay fit this holiday season by joining a mile through Woodley Gardens neighborhood. For those that want to burn off some extra calories, join for a second mile. Please bring a canned food item to support […]

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating two reports of thefts from vehicles that they believe are related. According to a press release, the crimes happened in the area of Aspen Hill. A victim reported that suspects entered a vehicle that was parked in a driveway on the 14000 block of Manorvale Road […]

The upcoming Nadim Khan Memorial Homeless Resource Day will offer a variety of programs and services for residents who experience homelessness. The event, to be held on Thursday November 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the The Activity Center at Bohrer Park [506 S. Frederick Avenue] in Gaithersburg, will include more than 65 […]

A woman has been arrested and is facing charges including child abduction, kidnapping, and first degree assault. According to a police statement, 39-year-old Yashica Terry of Bethesda forcibly grabbed a four-year-old child while she was walking with her grandfather on a sidewalk on Woodmont Avenue near Norfolk Avenue shortly before 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Officials […]

Officials with the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County say there’s more development to come, and it will offer affordable housing and more resources for the local community. The new Elizabeth Square located on Fenwick Lane in Silver Spring will include the newly renovated Alexander House and future South County Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center. […]

A Potomac man and his wife are $50,000 richer thanks to a Monopoly scratch-off. The 75-year-old purchased several Monopoly scratch-offs at a Bethesda Lottery retailer and took them home for his wife to play. According to a Lottery press release, she scanned the $20 Monopoly scratch-off using the Lottery app, her phone showed a winning message. She then […]

The College Board will be expanding testing options for the Advanced Placement exam to honor the Muslim holiday Eid-al-Fitr next school year. This comes after local students and community members of Muslim faith expressing their concern of  Eid-al-Fitr coinciding with the date of the Advanced Placement exams — Thursday, May 13, 2021. They say as […]

Good morning! It’s Thursday, Nov. 14 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. World Diabetes Day: First created in 1991 to help to spread awareness and education. Health officials say diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, amputation, heart disease, kidney failure and early death. Simple action can reduce the risk. […]

The Universities at Shady Grove just opened its new Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Education facility, making it the fourth academic building on its campus. Programs in this six-level, 220,000-square-foot- state-of-the-art facility will offer educational opportunities and degree offerings in critical STEMM [science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medical studies] fields including bio-science, cyber security, and dentistry.   […]

A 13-year-old girl is in critical condition after being hit by a car on Friday evening while riding her bike in Bethesda. According to a Montgomery County Police press release, on Nov. 8, around 5:45 p.m. the teen was riding her bicycle in the crosswalk of northbound Old Georgetown Road at the entrance ramp on […]