Montgomery Community Media

First responders with Montgomery County Police Department and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services brightened the day of 2-year-old boy from Kensington earlier this week. Several members of the fire and rescue units showed up to celebrate with Conor Kehoe, his family and friends on Monday. Kehoe was diagnosed with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Dec. […]

Montgomery County Police are searching for a man they say stole mail from a U.S. Postal Service mailbox, and they released surveillance video of the crime. Detectives say it happened on Sept. 5 shortly before 4:00 a.m. in Kensington on the 10400 block of Montgomery Avenue. An investigation revealed that the suspect walked to the exterior […]

To help mitigate transmission and minimize student quarantines, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will use random COVID-19 screening tests and rapid testing across all grades. However, school district officials say testing requires parent permission. MCPS Communications Specialist Melissa Rivera Pabón asks parents to “Say Yes to the Test”: In case you missed it, this community […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: After more than a year of virtual learning, MCPS students show a decline in math literacy. Lawyers representing the public schools in the 2018 Damascus locker room assault case argue that the incident was not sexual […]

With the nearly 10% increase in population, according to the 2020 Census, the county will see some changes in its districts and representation. The county will increase its number of council districts from 5 to 7. Local officials say the new requirement for seven districts will apply to the 2022 election. The County Council, which […]

Montgomery County has approved $700,000 to support nonprofits that have experienced or are at high risk of experiencing hate crimes. These grants are available to help with the costs of security personnel or other security planning measures for non-profit organizations located in Montgomery County. The funds are administered by the Office of Emergency Management and […]

Mark Uncapher is the guest host for the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Uncapher and the panel discuss: Redistricting work based on the 2020 census is moving forward in the county to redraw the county council districts. ( 0:57 ) Remembering longtime Board of Education Member Pat O’Neill. ( 7:50) […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: County Executive Marc Elrich calls for a vaccine passport program. (1:03) Students are back in school for in-person learning and parents are criticizing the schools’ quarantine requirements. (7:36) Remembering the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the 20th […]

Several residents at the Grand Bell II Condominiums in Aspen Hill are displaced after a fire on Tuesday night, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials. The blaze also left one woman in critical condition. MCFRS says firefighters arrived at condos located on the 3900 block of Bel Pre Road around 10:00 […]

Montgomery County Montgomery County government has posted the following holiday schedule for the Labor Day holiday,  Monday, September 6: County Offices – closed. Libraries – closed on September 1 and 2. County-operated COVID-19 vaccination and testing centers, and the County-operated COVID-19 call center – closed Sunday, Sept. 5, and Monday, Sept. 6. County Alcohol Beverage […]