Montgomery Community Media

College Park, MD, Saturday, October 27 It was Maryland’s day with the first touch of the ball when Javon Leake took a kickoff 97 yards to the house to recapture the lead in the opening minutes against Illinois.  Leake, a highly sought after sophomore from Greensboro, NC would score a total of four touchdowns as […]

Under the raining skies of a Nor’easter Paint Branch inducted and honored 17 former athletes into their inaugural Hall of Fame event. Meanwhile on the field Paint Branch handed a season-crushing loss to Blake High School with a 28-6 win that eliminated the Bengals from postseason play. The scene inside the auditorium at Paint Branch High School […]

Ingleside at King Farm is hosting its 6th Annual Bazaar on Saturday, November 10 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Here you will find baked goods; jewelry, both vintage and new; crafts; knitted, sewed and needlework items of all kinds; and more! You can also enter for a chance to win raffles and cash prizes. All proceeds from this wonderful event […]

Members of the Gaithersburg-Germantown, Rockville, Clarksburg & Olney Chambers of Commerce learned how to prepare themselves for career leadership at the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s (GGCC) 2nd Annual “Level Up” seminar at Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County. Attendees learned how to “re-define leadership on Oct. 16 at the “Level Up” seminar. Scott Alexander, author of […]

Many people find themselves in situations where they need to withdraw money from their retirement plan earlier than planned. Doing so, however, can trigger an additional tax on top of any income tax taxpayers may have to pay. Here are five things taxpayers should know about early withdrawals from retirement plans: 1. Early Withdrawal. An […]

Depression is a  fairly common occurrence among brain injury survivors. We are survivors because we have the inner strength to overcome many difficulties that life places in our path. Treating this particular type of depression is anything but routine.  There are unseen genetic factors that can affect one’s ability to respond to medication for depression. Four years after my correct […]

Been wondering what was going into the old Hyatt House hotel in Gaithersburg?  We know, it’s the Hillside Senior Apartments. The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) supported Hillside Senior Apartments and celebrated the grand opening by conducting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, October 19, 2018. They are located at 200 Skidmore Boulevard, Gaithersburg. Hillside […]

The game at Magruder Friday night showed all who were there that the Colonels were in complete control of the line of scrimmage during the first half.  Magruder scored first with 3:58 remaining in the first quarter and the two-point conversion made the score 8-0 as the quarter ended. Picking up where they left off […]

Good Counsel football dropped it’s second Washington Athletic Conference (WAC) game in a row by losing to DeMatha at home by a score of 32-2.  Good Counsel never got momentum to challenge the clearly superior DeMatha team Friday.  Too many turnovers and a lack of offensive consistency impacted the Falcons as they looked to rebound […]

With health care, housing, food, and transportation costs increasing every year, many retirees on fixed incomes wonder how they can stretch their dollars even further. One solution is to move to another state where income taxes are lower than the one in which they currently reside. But some retirees may be in for a surprise. […]