Montgomery Community Media

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to our Summer intern Juliana Guerra, a rising senior at Gaithersburg High School. As the Director of Marketing, I mentor students and instill valuable first-hand knowledge of potential future career paths. Part of their experience is to share with you their perspective in hopes of inspiring future interns to learn […]

Brain injury recovery often follows a circuitous path; just like the board game, Life,  it has unexpected twists and turns. Brain injury recovery is a marathon, not a sprint, and, like the Boston Marathon, often features Heartbreak Hills of its own. To the brain injury survivor,  who is trying to stay positive and celebrate any […]

Tax rules on rental income from second homes can be complicated, particularly if you rent the home out for several months of the year and also use the home yourself. There is, however, one provision that is not complicated. Homeowners who rent out their property for 14 or fewer days a year can pocket the […]

Don’t miss the fascinating look at the life of a Special Olympics sailing coach, Dave Dalbec and his medal winning student and  our very own co host. Sail into this exciting new episode.

North Potomac, MD: July 21, 2018 The meet announcer at the Westleigh Pool and Tennis Club did his best WWF  “Let’s get ready to rumble” imitations calling G Division swimmers up to blocks on an overcast and rainy MCSL Saturday morning.  “A” team swimmers for Westleigh, Manchester Farm, Forrest Knoll, Rock Creek, Old Farm and […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) honored twenty-eight Upcounty Police Officers and Emergency Medical Service Technicians at their 23rd Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast on Friday, July 13, 2018. The event was held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. This event honors our public safety personnel and first responders from Montgomery County Upcounty’s Fire Department, Police […]

Glen Echo, MD : July 20, 2018 County Executive Ike Leggett and National Park Service (NPS) Acting Director for the National Capital Area Friday signed a 10-year Cooperative Agreement.  The agreement puts into play the continued use of NPS lands for the historic park and its numerous national register of historic structures by Montgomery County.  […]

Smoke Alarms! Do you know about the new law that took effect January 1st? Is your smoke alarm going to help keep you safe in the event of a fire? On this episode of Connecting Our Community, host Pat Shoemaker discusses the changes in the Maryland law concerning smoke alarms, with Jim Resnick from Montgomery […]

Ingleside at King Farm Upcoming Events Senior living community to host informational presentations about Gardenside addition. Ingleside at King Farm, one of Ingleside’s three not-for-profit senior living communities, located in Rockville, Md., will be hosting two events between now and the end of August for its upcoming addition Gardenside:   Tuesday, July 24 at 2:00 pm: Wine […]

Executive functioning is a term that has become used in popular culture within the past few years with increasing frequency. This term refers to a set of mental processes that are used in planning, organizing, getting started, following through, and completing tasks. Attention and working memory skills are also connected to this. Another way to […]