Montgomery Community Media

Are Maryland Bridges Falling Down? The Montgomery County bridges on Bel Pre Road over Bel Pre Creek and Gude Drive West over I-270 were cited in a recent report as among the most traveled, structurally deficient bridges in Maryland. The report, called the 2019 Bridge Report, is issued by the American Road and Transportation Builders […]

Keeping Up with Katie: The latest news and information about the Olympic champion swimmer and Montgomery County’s own Katie Ledecky. Five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky won three races over the weekend, breaking the record for most Pro Swim Series wins of all time. Ledecky won the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle races in the Tyr Pro […]

Unilever announced yesterday that two Ben & Jerry’s flavors will be recalled, joining Mondelēz Global LLC (owner of Nabisco’s Chips Ahoy! cookies) as the second company to hold a national recall this week. The flavors in question are Coconut Seven Layer Bar sold in bulk and Chunky Monkey in pints, which may include nuts that […]

A car crashed into a tree on Forest Brook Road in Germantown at about 12:50 p.m. today, leaving one person in the hospital. It is still unclear what caused the single-car collision. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service (MCFRS) arrived at the scene soon after the crash, where the patient was pinned and suffering from […]

The Manna Food Center is opening a new distribution center this month to replace the daily distribution of their Gaithersburg warehouse. The new center, located at Gaithersburg Middle School, will open on April 23, with food distribution scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Participants will be able to schedule a pick-up at either […]

Prosecutors dropped all charges yesterday against the woman accused of assaulting White House counselor Kellyanne Conway at a Bethesda restaurant. The trial for Mary Elizabeth Inabinett of Chevy Chase was scheduled to begin yesterday, but the second-degree assault and disorderly conduct charges were dropped before court proceedings could begin. Inabinett, 63, approached Conway while she […]

The Food and Drug Administration is holding a public scientific workshop at their White Oak campus next month to address the growing epidemic of teen nicotine addiction. The workshop, titled “Youth Tobacco Cessation: Science and Treatment Strategies,” will discuss the challenges, science, and treatment strategies involved with teen tobacco use and addiction, particularly with the […]

Keeping Up with Katie: The latest news and information about the Olympic champion swimmer and Montgomery County’s own Katie Ledecky. Katie Ledecky announced Tuesday that she will serve as an ambassador for the newly formed International Swimming League. The ISL will field eight teams, four from Europe and four from the U.S., including the Cali Condors […]

The Washington Redskins announced Monday that they were signing Andrew Ankrah, a two-time All-American at James Madison University (JMU) and a former Quince Orchard Cougar. Ankrah graduated in 2013, where he played basketball and ran track in addition to helping the football team reach the state finals twice. As a senior at Quince Orchard, Ankrah […]

The JOY Supernovas were chosen to be the first Special Olympics cheerleading team to represent the United States in the World Cheerleading Championships later this month. “It’s huge,” said Marci Ruderman, the JOY team manager. “These girls work really hard year-round and they finally get to compete in this level of competition.” The highest-level team […]