Montgomery Community Media

According to Takoma Park police, two suspects approached a driver after he parked his car in Takoma Park. One pointed a black handgun at him. The suspects demanded property before fleeing in the victim’s 2012 black Honda Accord at 12:25 a.m. on Aug. 26, according to police. The car’s District of Columbia tag reads FEO979. […]

A Montgomery County program that prohibits vehicular traffic on designated streets so bikers, diners and pedestrians could find safe outdoor spaces during the pandemic will continue until at least Nov. 28. The Shared Streets program, managed by the county’s Department of Transportation, allows residents to have take out food delivered right to them. This originally […]

With the first day of school less than one week away, Montgomery County Public Schools still lacks about 100 bus drivers. According to MCPS Spokesperson Gboyinde Onijala, transportation supervisors, directors and other transportation depot staff will cover routes that currently don’t have a specified bus driver. MCPS continues to seek new drivers, she said. MCPS’ […]

Beginning Aug. 30, those bright yellow school buses once again will be traveling throughout Montgomery County. For the safety of students entering and exiting, all vehicles must stop at least 20 feet from a school bus when its flashing red lights are activated or the stop sign emerges. On all roads except divided highways with […]

Richard Montgomery High School senior Hana O’Looney stars in a 45-second video on the importance of wearing a mask. “Wearing a mask will help keep in-person school open,” O’Looney, the 44th Student Member of the Montgomery County Public School’s Board of Education (SMOB), said in the video. The 45-second video features students during various parts […]

Updated at 3 p.m. Aug. 24 Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck on University Boulevard East and Merrimac Drive in Takoma Park. Roberto Cardenas Martinez, who is believed to be about 42 years old and possibly born in San Pedro, Oacaca, was killed Aug. 23. Detectives have not yet located his family and […]

Veteran’s Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring Sunday was a Carnival Nation. Colorful clothing, aromatic food smells, face painting and lots of dancing occurred Sunday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Constant music from live bands or disc jockeys filled the plaza as people enjoyed feasting on jerk chicken, macaronie pie, curry goat or chicken, fried […]

In one week, 160,000 mask-wearing students return to Montgomery County’s 209 public schools, some for the first time in a year and a half. Another 2,300 students are enrolled in MCPS’ Virtual Academy. The school board will discuss details of the school start up Tuesday  at 1:15 p.m. An hour earlier, the meeting will be […]

Nearly 3,000 people, the vast majority describing themselves as parents or guardians, signed an on-line petition urging Montgomery County Public Schools to mandate a new detailed lunch policy that would enable students to eat outdoors. In its Aug. 13 recovery guide, MCPS stated it will “[e]ncourage the use of outdoor spaces for unmasked educational and […]

For the 49th year in a row, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. awarded Montgomery County its highest achievable financial bond rating of Triple-A. The county also received top ratings from Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, making it a clean sweep from the three major Wall Street bond rating agencies. These highest ratings were achieved during the […]