Montgomery Community Media

In July, Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando introduced a bill to extend limits on rent increases after the COVID-19 State of Emergency ends. Gov. Larry Hogan’s State of Emergency expired in August and the county’s current rent stabilization will end in November, unless Jawando’s bill is passed and extends it to August of next year. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has updated its COVID-19 quarantine guidelines. To summarize, in most situations, close contacts of symptomatic students will no longer be required to quarantine unless that student tests positive for COVID-19 or had a known exposure to someone with the virus, said Heather Dublinske, MCPS Coordinator for Student Welfare and Compliance. […]

On Sept. 11, 2001, the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) responded to the Pentagon after the deadly terrorist attacks that day. The fire department held a ceremony Saturday on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Members and other leaders praised the first responders from Montgomery County who acted that day.   Previous Post: Kensington Fire Department […]

Montgomery County Police (MCPD) are investigating a homicide that occurred Friday night in Silver Spring, per a release from the department. Police responded to the Forest Park Apartments on Piney Branch Road at about 11:30 p.m. for a reported shooting, MCPD said. Arriving officers found a man on the sidewalk with a suspected gunshot wound. […]

September is International Underground Railroad Month. Originally published on Feb. 26, 2020 The Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park in Sandy Spring is home to an Underground Railroad trail. The trail is a guide for the route enslaved African Americans in Montgomery County may have taken to reach freedom. That often meant walking all the way to […]

20 years ago, 11 county residents died in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.  The Montgomery County community gathered Friday morning to remember those residents and the nearly 3,000 others who died.  11 benches around Courthouse Square Park in Rockville are dedicated to each resident. A backrest on each bench is engraved with words […]

The Kensington Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) will hold a remembrance ceremony Saturday morning to mark the 20 years since the Sept. 1, 2001 terrorist attacks. The ceremony will take place at the station 11 a.m. Saturday at 10620 Connecticut Ave. in Kensington. KVFD said residents can park behind the station and at 10401 Connecticut Ave. […]

Montgomery County leaders broke ground on a new microgrid and charging infrastructure project that will enable 44 Ride On buses to transition from diesel power to electric. Eventually, the Brookville Bus Depot in Silver Spring will support 70 electric buses, leaders said during a press conference at the location Thursday. The project is expected to […]

World Central Kitchen (WCK), the nonprofit founded by chef, humanitarian and Bethesda resident José Andrés, has served 160,000 meals in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida, according to a post from WCK on Monday. WCK feeds people in areas suffering from natural or man-made crises. The organization has been providing meals to those affected by the hurricane […]

Marylanders ages 65 and older living in congregate settings are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot, Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference Wednesday. Congregate settings include nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential drug treatment centers and group homes for residents with developmental disabilities. Also effective immediately, all pharmacies and other providers can […]