Montgomery Community Media

Susan Heltemes hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Heltemes and the panel discuss proposed County legislation regarding vape stores, the two rallies held in Rockville on September 24, and proposed racial equity and social justice legislation. This week’s panel of political observers features Jill Ortman-Fouse, Laurie Halverson, Elbridge James, […]

Acting Police Chief Marcus Jones issued a statement Friday saying his officers strive to build a culture of trust in Montgomery County. The statement comes a week after hundreds of protesters met on opposite sides of Maryland Avenue to express their opposing views on immigration. “The Montgomery County Department of Police enforces the law without […]

Montgomery County Board of Education will meet Monday, September 23 at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m., with public agenda items beginning at 5:30 p.m. The public portion of the meeting will be broadcast live on the Montgomery County Public Schools website and on […]

Officers have released video surveillance of a man sought for the burglary of a coin store in downtown Silver Spring. About 3:34 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, Silver Spring police district officers responded to an alarm at the Bonanza Coins store at 940 Wayne Ave.  When they arrived, officers found that the glass front door had […]

Detectives from the Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s help in locating an Idaho man and his son who were recently known to be in Montgomery County. Montgomery County police say 25-year-old Chase Rogers left his residence in St. Pocatello, Idaho on Thursday, Aug. 1 with his five-month-old son Lucious Rogers. As […]

Cokie Roberts, the award-winning journalist, bestselling author and Montgomery County resident for more than 68 years, passed away today. Montgomery Community Media is grateful for Roberts’ friendship and support. Here are some of the stories she graciously shared with us: April 2018: Cokie Roberts Receives EPIC Chairman’s Award December 2016: Stone Ridge School Dedicates New […]

Police say that a 78-year-old woman died from her injuries this afternoon, days after she was struck by a vehicle that was trying to turn left onto Copley Place in Gaithersburg. The woman, who has been identified by police as Eleanor Cohen of Gaithersburg, was leaving LA Fitness when she was struck by a 2017 GMC […]

Kellen Leeson, 21, recalls how the proximity of certain stores made buying tobacco products easy when he was a high school student. New laws, introduced today by Councilmembers Gabe Albornoz and Craig Rice, are designed to protect our youth from access to vaping products. Find out more on MCM Connects: Our Vaping Epidemic live-streaming on […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss the dangers of vaping, County Council proclamation recognizing the New York Times Magazine 1619 project, Judicial Watch alleges voter fraud, and opposition to the County Executive’s ‘sanctuary policies’ grows. This week’s panel of political observers features […]

Vaping has quickly become an epidemic according to the Centers for Disease Control. Montgomery County has certainly not been immune to this nationwide trend. Dr. Philip Corcoran, who works out of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, describes some of the symptoms he has seen, specifically those of high school athletes. Join us on Monday, September 16, […]