Montgomery Community Media

Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello has retired after 24 years of service to the city. Tomasello joined Gaithersburg as its first Economic Development Director in 1996. He became Assistant City Manager in 2001 and later promoted to Deputy City Manager in 2009. He has served as City Manager since 2012. “I’ve often considered, and been […]

Kingdom Fellowship Church will distribute 500 boxes of free groceries in Montgomery County. The Grab N’ Go food distribution will take place Saturday starting at 11 a.m. The location is the East County Community Recreation Center, located at 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring. The food distribution is in partnership with Kingdom Fellowship Church, Councilmember […]

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for Montgomery County this weekend. Temperatures are expected to dip below 32 degrees between the hours of 12 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturday. The second freeze watch is in effect late Saturday night through Sunday morning. According to the National Weather Service, it will be […]

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services will provide COVID-19 testing Wednesday at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center. The recreation center, located at 11701 Georgia Ave., will provide testing on Wednesdays by appointment only. In order to qualify for testing, residents must meet testing criteria as determined by a healthcare provider. Individuals who […]

The Montgomery County Council approved a $5 million special appropriation to provide low-income households with additional assistance during the COVID-19 emergency. The programs has begun to distribute funds to households identified through current Department of Health and Human Services programs. The funds are expected to be received early next week and they are intended for […]

Montgomery County has outlined plans to protect nursing home residents and staff. Gov. Hogan recently ordered the Maryland Department of Health to publish data regarding COVID-19 cases and fatalities in nursing homes. According to the data, Montgomery County has been most affected by COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes in the state of Maryland. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools are set to continue with online instruction through May 15 due to the COVID-19 emergency. The shift to online learning has brought some difficulties to both teachers and students. Montgomery County Board of Education Member Karla Silvestre talks about some challenges with distance learning and possible plans for summer instruction.

In the midst of the COVID-19 emergency, classrooms have had to adjust to online instruction and learning. MyMCMedia’s Andrea Sarralde spoke with Joanna Martinez-Mack, the recipient of the Rising Star Teacher of the Year Award by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund. The award recognizes great teachers who have less than five years experience. Martinez-Mack teaches […]

World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit founded by Chef José Andrés, will expand its meal services in Baltimore, at the request of Gov. Larry Hogan. The food distribution will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles. Meals will be provided in Parking Lot H, and both […]

Yumi Hogan, wife of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, has started a cooking show. Yumi Cooks! shows the First Lady of Maryland cooking Korean dishes on Gov. Hogan’s YouTube page. The cooking episodes are between 1-2 minutes. The cooking show began last year, with just 3 episodes, but since the coronavirus crisis began, Yumi Hogan began […]