Montgomery Community Media

Emergent BioSolutions is conducting important life-saving life sciences work and on Tuesday, the company celebrated the brick and mortar of its operation. County, state and local officials helped Emergent BioSolutions officially open its new corporate headquarters in Gaithersburg on Professional Drive. Krista Brick has the story. Emergent BioSolutions is a leading vaccines and therapeutics company that […]

Almost half of all the drivers who took the Maryland drivers’ license roads test in Montgomery County over the past year failed it, according to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. Krista Brick has the story about a change to the test that might reduce that fail rate.   Related:

For the first time Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney has named someone an Honorary Graduate. Tom Kolar, who has dedicated the past 50 years to the school, was awarded a school ring and a diploma recently, according to Stephanie Wilson, the school’s director of marketing. Kolar is a teacher at the […]

If you are staying in town for the Memorial Holiday weekend here are some things you need to know about what is open and what is closed. All Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration offices are closed today through Monday. Montgomery County libraries are closed Sunday and Monday. Parking at public garages, lots and curbside meters are […]

Here’s your daily look at the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Starting today through the Memorial Day holiday the Flags for Our Heroes display will be up at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. 2. It’s a long weekend and we have a long list of ideas for activities […]

Gaithersburg High is playing for the Maryland 4A MPSSAA state championships on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Ripkin Stadium. The team faces Severna Park for the title. You can see the path that took them to the title game here. Here are some photos from the game against Henry A. Wise Jr. High School that […]

The rain didn’t stop volunteers from setting up the Flags for Our Heroes Display at Bohrer Park Thursday. In all 750 flags will adorn the lawn at Bohrer Park. They will be put in place by the Rotary Clubs of Montgomery Village and Gaithersburg. Each flag will be sponsored by a firm or individual to […]

With funding and volunteers from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, Marriott International, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless and organizers from KaBoom! volunteers dug holes, mixed concrete, painted sidewalks and put together slides to build a playground for formerly homeless children living in the apartment complex in Gaithersburg. Krista Brick has the […]

Thursday is the worse day for trying to get out of town to enjoy the long holiday weekend, according to a new report. According to the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, the worst departure time is the Thursday before the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. AAA Mid-Atlantic is forecasting that 826,900 persons from this […]

Maryland students in grades 3-8 and high school will spend less time taking State assessments next year as a result of changes approved unanimously by the multi-state consortium governing the tests the Maryland Department of Education announced this week. The Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) yesterday voted to consolidate […]