Montgomery Community Media

Good news for library lovers in Damascus. Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) officials have announced that Damascus Library, which is located at 9701 Main Street, will expand operating hours beginning Sunday, Jan. 5. They will be adding three morning hours on Wednesdays and two evening hours on Thursdays. “I am pleased these hours are being […]

Submit Questions Online for County Executive Marc Elrich Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is hosting an online chat from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, via the Montgomery County website. This live, online discussion gives residents a chance to send questions, or comments, directly to the county executive. You may submit questions before […]

Update (January 2, 2020):  Montgomery County Police Department released a sttement Thursday, saying that Jessie Felder has been located safe and unharmed. Original Post (December 2, 2019):  Montgomery County police are asking the public for help in finding a missing 16-year-old Silver Spring boy. Jessie Felder of the 1900 block of East-West Highway was last seen […]

A panel of women business owners joined Kelly Leonard for Montgomery Community Media’s December’s Small Business Network (SBN) session. The series of monthly morning sessions facilitated by Kelly Leonard addresses topics of interest to small business owners in Montgomery County. December topic was  “Turning Challenges into Opportunities.” Watch the panel discussion, which was recorded live, […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) has released its 2019 “Report to the Community” which is available online. The report offers an overview of the activities of Montgomery County Public Libraries for the past year, including a numerical breakdown of the more than 33 million uses of the 21 branches during 2019. For example: nearly 10,500,000 items […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. This episode includes: County Executive Marc Elrich hosts a FY21 Budget Forum for seniors at Leisure World. Executive Elrich and Council President Sidney Katz host a Business Charrette in Wheaton. Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Jerome Fletcher joins […]

Light rain is expected today, check out the weather forecast. Here’s your Friday the 13th edition of the five things you need to know in Montgomery County: 1. Pedestrian Fatality: A 9-year-old girl was struck and killed yesterday after getting off her school bus in Bethesda. 2. Police Officer Trial Update:  Officer Kevin Moris was […]

Montgomery County has activated the Extreme Cold Plan for a hypothermia alert from 3 p.m. Thursday until 9 a.m. Friday morning. A hypothermia alert is issued when forecasted temperatures, and or wind chill, fall below 32 degrees. Hypothermia and frostbite are likely to occur when the temperature is below 32 degrees. People can call the […]

The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC) is waiving adoption fees this weekend. The  annual event, known as Holiday SOS, is in its fourth year with the goal to find animals good homes. The event will take place from today through Sunday, November 15 at the MCASAC, 7315 Muncaster Mill Road in Derwood.  […]