Montgomery Community Media

Despite months of attempts to replace and repeal the Affordable Care Act, open enrollment for people getting their health insurance through Obamacare began Wednesday. There are more than 42,000 residents in Montgomery County who qualify to receive insurance through the federal marketplace exchange under the ACA and county health officials are offering assistance this weekend […]

In just a few days, Markeeta, a student at Montgomery Blair High School, will cast her first ballot in the upcoming elections in Takoma Park. Markeeta is only 17 years old. In 2013, Takoma Park lowered the voting age requirement from 18 to 16 which is why candidates for the city council and mayor’s office […]

Here’s five things to know today, Nov. 3, in Montgomery County: 1. Rockville Town Square Celebrating 10 Years : Join organizers for a night of celebrating from 6 to 9 p.m. 2. Tuskegee Airmen: Meet a member of the East Coast Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen of WWII today at the Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center, 2450 Lyttonsville Road in […]

Between 2012 and 2016, an average of 35 individuals lost their lives and 400 were severely injured annually on Montgomery County roads, according to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett. In an effort to reduce the number of severe and fatal collisions on the roads, Leggett joined Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner; Captain Tom Didone, director […]

As temperatures begin to cool, AAA Mid-Atlantic is urging motorists to prepare for the winter by conducting a seasonal car check-up. More than 1.7 million AAA roadside assistance calls were recorded so far this year and approximately 450,000 were in Maryland.  A seasonal checkup, according to AAA staff, could minimize breakdowns. “AAA recommends motorists use […]

It was an educational day of science and medicine for more than 500 Montgomery County Public Schools’ seventh graders. Students from Kingsview Middle School in Germantown and Poole Middle School in Poolesville participated in the ninth annual Frontiers in Science & Medicine Day at the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center in Rockville on Friday. Hands-on […]

Happy Halloween! Here’s five things to know today, Oct. 31, in Montgomery County: 1. Council Session: The Montgomery County Council will meet today at 9:30 a.m. Proclamations recognizing National Cyber Security Awareness Month and the Silver Spring Zombie Walk; confirmations of the County Executive’s appointments; and a bill that would exempt certain public pools from the […]

SVN | Wright Commercial, a commercial real estate brokerage firm, celebrated its new location in Rockville with a ribbon-cutting and open house on Friday. The ceremony which took place at its new office, located at 1570 E. Jefferson Street, featured a reception for local artist Roxana Rojas-Luzon. Maryland State Senator Cheryl Kagan, Rockville Mayor Bridget […]

Maryland’s Board of Public Works is expected to approve a matching grant in the amount of $10,000 for the Boyds Negro School at its meeting scheduled for Nov. 1. The school, located at 19510 White Ground Road in Boyds, served as the only public school for African Americans in the area from 1895 to 1936. […]

It was an evening catered to residents and their furry companions. Montgomery Parks teamed up with the Bethesda Urban Partnership Thursday evening to host the inaugural “Yappy Hour,” a pop-up dog park at Elm Street Urban Park in Bethesda. “First we wanted to help activate this park,” Rick Ammirato, executive director for the Bethesda Urban […]