Montgomery Community Media

Before the pandemic hit, Maryland already was dealing with a crisis in affordable housing. Since then, it has become more acute, and currently 214,000 Marylanders who are renters are facing eviction, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen. “That’s one in 10 Marylanders,” he said at Tuesday morning’s Roundtable on COVID-19 Housing Crisis. The delinquency […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, declared on CNN’s “State of the Union” that “I would have” voted to convict former Pres. Donald Trump. During interviews Feb. 14 on both CNN and NBC, Hogan praised the seven Republican senators who did vote to convict. He told CNN’s Jake Tapper, “I’m proud of them because sometimes […]

Gov. Larry Hogan issued an official citation to Cavanaugh Bell of Gaithersburg for his activism and philanthropy. Also known as Cool & Doop, Bell may only be eight years old but he already has helped many people by collecting and delivering food and care packages to seniors and growing his own anti-bullying movement. He is […]

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin voted Saturday to convict former President Trump during his second impeachment trial. Sixty seven votes were needed to convict Trump, but only 57 senators voted against the former president. All Democrats and seven Republican senators voted to convict. In a statement released shortly after the vote, Van […]

Many Americans who remained glued to their televisions, computers and phone screens saw U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin in action for the first time. As lead manager for the U.S. House of Representatives, he has received considerable airtime throughout the impeachment hearings. But for many who live in the 8th Congressional District, which includes Silver Spring […]

MCEA, the teachers union in Montgomery County, called the Montgomery County Public Schools’ Board of Education’s decision to bring students back into the classroom “reckless.” “MCEA is deeply troubled by the irresponsible reopening plan approved Tuesday by the MCPS Board of Education. The administration’s presentation was riddled with misleading remarks leading to a host of […]

Actress Lynda Carter announced on Twitter that “my beloved husband” died Feb. 3 at the age of 73. Robert Altman was the co-founder and chief executive of ZeniMax Media, which is the parent company of Bethesda Softworks. “Robert is the love of my life and he always will be be,” Carter, who starred in the television version […]

Montgomery County Recreation is returning to in-person programs on a limited basis. Beginning Feb. 16, there will be a limited number of indoor, instructor-led sports and fitness activities at four recreation centers. RecFit-Limited marks the first in-person programming offered since March 2020. RecFit -Limited will be offered evenings at Bauer Drive, Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac, Plum Gar and White […]

Thomas Wayne Anderson, 75, who led the Takoma Park Police Department from 1997 to 2002, died Feb. 1 at his home in Georgia. Anderson was a retired Army Lt. Colonel and had attended North Georgia Military College. He also was a police chief in West Columbia, South Carolina and had been active in his community […]

Initial claims for unemployment filed by Montgomery County residents fell by more than 2,000 during the week that ended on Feb. 6. Last week, 3,033 county residents filed initial claims, according to the Maryland Department of Labor (DOL). During the previous week, which ended on Jan. 30, 5,200 residents filed initial claims. During the week […]