Montgomery Community Media

Delegate Craig Zucker was sworn into the Maryland State Senate on Thursday for District 14. Zucker is filling the seat of former State Senator Karen Montgomery, who retired in December. Zucker’s swearing in took place one day ahead of an important vote to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of an ex-felon voting rights bill. For […]

Six students as part of the Montgomery County’s Adventure in Science program won the Verizon Innovative App Challenge this week. The team conceptualized an mobile app, AutBuddy, for students with autism. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports.

Fitness studio Solidcore is opening a second Maryland location in downtown Bethesda on Wisconsin Ave. this April. The studio opened their first studio in Maryland at the Wildwood  Shopping Center in January. Anne Mahlum is the CEO and founder of Solidcore and released the following statement about the new locations. “Wildwood and Bethesda are perfect markets […]

Maryland’s 8th Congressional District race has a new candidate, David Trone, co-founder of Total Wine & More, Trone announced his candidacy this past week. And on Wednesday, Trone announced that he is naming Andrew Friedson as a senior adviser to his campaign. According to a news release, Friedson is a longtime aide to Comptroller Peter Franchot and […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan delivered his second State of the State speech today to the Maryland General Assembly. Maryland Public TV filmed the address and you can watch the speech in its entirety, here: Education and transportation were highlighted in Governor Hogan’s address, including; increases in per-pupil spending state-wide and moving forward with a cost-effective version […]

Correction: In an earlier version of this article it stated that AutBuddy won the Fan Favorite Award. The team from Michigan won the Fan Favorite Award for their POP-Protect Our Parks app.  Six Montgomery County middle school students have been named Best in Nation winners in the annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge for their mobile app […]

UPDATED Feb. 2nd  Montgomery County police report that Migdaila Von Strauss has been found safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL POST Detectives from the Montgomery County 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 48-year-old Damascus woman. Migdaila Von Strauss of Damascus Road was last contacted by a family member via […]

Following a historic snowstorm, Montgomery County Public Schools closed for a week. MCPS’s Division of Food and Nutrition Services wanted to make sure that students in the County, who rely on free and reduced prices lunches, had access to hot meals while schools were closed. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports.

The Montgomery County Council appointed Al Roshdieh as the Director of the Department of Transportation (MCDOT) on Tuesday. Roshdieh has served as MCDOT’s Acting Director since December 2014 and his latest efforts include leading blizzard 2016 cleanup in the County. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett released this statement following Roshdieh’s appointment. “Montgomery County is changing […]

The Benjamin Gaither Center in Gaithersburg is now one of three sites that will offer basic services to low income seniors. The Montgomery County Area Agency received funding from a State of Maryland grant for the service. According to a news release, Montgomery County residents over the age of 55, who currently do not have […]