Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) released a statement Monday in response to the killing of George Floyd.  “We, the leaders of the law enforcement community of Montgomery County, are angry and outraged over the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their actions in Mr. Floyd’s tragic, senseless death is an […]

El lunes 8, el ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, y el concejal Evan Glass levantaron la bandera del Orgullo LGBTQ+ fuera del edificio de la Oficina Ejecutiva en Rockville para reconocer oficialmente el Mes del Orgullo en el condado de Montgomery. El año pasado, el concejal Glass encabezó esta conmemoración anual y organizó […]

Senior Planet Montgomery ofrece clases en línea gratuitas y en español. Las clases son en vivo a través de videoconferencia desde el 8 al 12 de junio, y se centrarán en cómo iniciar una reunión de Zoom, aplicaciones de mindfulness y escritura creativa, según el comunicado del gobierno de Montgomery. Senior Planet es un programa […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: Problems with Maryland’s June 2 primary election. The aftermath of the death of George Floyd. This week’s panel of political observers features Mike Knapp, Nicolee Ambrose, Susan Heltemes, and Sam Statland. You can watch the show […]

There will be a town hall-style listening session about policing in Montgomery County on Monday, June 8, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. County Council Vice President Tom Hucker, Councilmember Will Jawando, MCPD Chief Marcus Jones, State Senator Will Smith, and a representative from the NAACP are among the people who will be a part of […]

Retirees at the Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg came out to show support for Black Lives Matter protesters on Sunday. The retirement community is across the street from Lakeforest Mall, where Sunday’s protest began. As people marched down the street, these older residents came as far as the perimeter fence with signs like “reform policing” […]

UPDATE – On Saturday, June 6, Anthony Brennan posted bail and was released, according to District Court for Montgomery County records. ___ Anthony Brennan III, the Kensington man arrested in connection with the June 1 assault of three young adults Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda, issued a statement of remorse through his attorneys. The statement […]

El Ejecutivo del condado, Marc Elrich, emitió un comunicado el viernes, actualizando a los residentes sobre su plan para mantener las órdenes de quedarse en casa. La declaración del Ejecutivo se produce en medio del inicio de la Fase II en varios condados de Maryland a las 5 p.m. del viernes, y las protestas que […]

County Executive Marc Elrich released a statement Friday, updating residents on his plan to maintain stay-at-home orders while also addressing the death of George Floyd. “For now, we are maintaining the stay-at-home order,” Elrich said in the statement Friday afternoon. The statement comes amid the Phase II reopening of several Maryland counties 5 p.m. Friday […]

Severals protests are scheduled this weekend in Montgomery County as nationwide protests calling for racial equality and justice for George Floyd continue to emerge nationwide. On Friday, Montgomery County residents took to Twitter, sharing flyers and tweets to spread awareness about upcoming protests. Mocoprotest, a county-based protest group has compiled a public document that lists […]