Montgomery Community Media

Rep. Andy Harris, (R-MD) was prevented from bringing a gun onto the U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 21, according to a Huffington Post reporter who said he witnessed the event. The detectors were installed near the House chamber after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “HuffPost witnessed the interaction and later confirmed with a […]

A local eight-year-old is no stranger to doing good deeds and for getting local and attention attention. Cavanaugh Bell of Gaithersburg received the spotlight treatment during Wednesday night’s “Celebrating America” television inauguration event.  Bell told a large national television audience, “I spread positivity to inspire others to change the world.” He has distributed 138 care package […]

Initial claims for unemployment filed by Montgomery County residents continued to climb during the week ending Jan. 16. Last week, 4,503 residents filed initial claims, according to the Maryland Department of Labor (DOL). That is more than 1,500 new claims as compared with the prior week’s filing. During the week that ended Jan. 9, 3,376 […]

While much of the news is focused on Joe Biden’s Presidential Inauguration, from taking the oath to virtual parties and parades, several Maryland politicians took to Twitter Wednesday morning to express their feelings as they watched President Donald Trump leave the White House for the last time as this country’s 45th president. Max learned how […]

Cavanaugh Bell, an eight-year-old from Gaithersburg who has been providing food packages and other supplies to those less fortunate than him during the pandemic, will join with celebrities including Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda and musicians Jon Bon Jovi, Ant Clemons, Foo Fighters, John Legend, Demi Lovato, Bruce Springsteen and Justin Timberlake during tonight’s Inauguration special. […]

A fire believed to have started in the kitchen caused massive damage to a home on Munson Street in Glenmont, according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. No one was injured, but two adults were displaced. According to tweets from Piringer, an occupant saw sparks on top of a small […]

A Germantown man’s pyramid memorial to those who died from coronavirus started as a memorial to his brother, who passed away five years ago from lung cancer. Then he created a memorial to COVID-19 victims at Black Hill Regional Park in Boyds. But it may have to come down now as he never requested a […]

Montgomery County’s 15th annual History Conference will take place virtually Jan. 22 to Jan. 30 and feature talks on the new Josiah Henson Museum, the history of local Black baseball teams and the movement to remove Confederate statues. The conference kicks off with a trivia night and also includes a musical performance. It is organized […]

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday declaring, “I’m not going to lose my son at the end of 2020 and lose my country and my Republic in 2021. It’s not going to happen.” Raskin’s son, Tommy, who died by suicide on New Year’s Eve, was a motivating force in […]

Gov. Larry Hogan; his wife, Yumi Hogan; and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford were vaccinated for COVID-19 Monday morning. Hogan said all three were “feeling fantastic,” and he urged everyone to get vaccinated when it is their turn. To see which priority group Montgomery County residents fall into and when they are eligible to sign up […]