Montgomery Community Media

As of Tuesday, more than 370,000 vote-by-mail applications have been received from voters so far according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections. The canvassing process will continue until all ballots are opened and scanned for counting. Voters can view the status of their submitted mail-in-ballot application online. Dr. Gilberto Zelaya, with the Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County Board of Elections continues to process thousands of mail-in ballots that voters have returned. Vote-by-Mail ballots are opened by Election Judges. The process is referred to as the “canvass.” Canvass day three was held at the Plum Gar Recreation Center in Germantown on Tuesday. Residents were also encouraged to see how the process […]

Montgomery Parks is closing portions of Sligo Creek Parkway as crews begin a two week tree mitigation project, removing approximately 25 hazardous trees along the parkway. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, Montgomery Parks staff will close the parkway temporarily between Piney Branch Road and Wayne Ave. This portion of the parkway should re-open by 3 p.m. […]

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, DEP, announced this Monday that they received three grants totaling $1.5 million for the Glenmont Forest and Wheaton Hills “Green Streets Project”. The project aims to improve water quality in local streams and help manage stormwater runoff in the Silver Spring neighborhoods. In addition, the grants will support […]

The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue helped rescue a trapped dog from underneath a wooden deck on Oct. 12. There were no reported injuries. Rockville (@mcfrs AT723 on a Service call on Galena Rd) A little more video leading up to the Yorkie’s release after being trapped/stuck between a wood deck & supports below/underneath, local […]

Update (Oct. 13): Montgomery County Police detectives say the September 17 domestic-related shooting in Gaithersburg is being investigated as a homicide. Police say 41-year-old Allen L. Price Jr. was initially arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder for shooting his 45-year-old wife inside their home located on the 19400 block of Sandy Lake Drive in […]

In an effort to celebrate this Halloween during a challenging time, Montgomery Parks announced that they will host a pumpkin patch hike on Friday, October 30. The hike, which will be located at the Locust Grove Nature Center, will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m to accommodate younger children. The hike travels through […]

Kim Jones hosts Studio 501c3, a show that focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County working to build supportive communities every day. This episode features Brett Meyers, executive director of Nourish Now, a nonprofit based in Rockville. Jones and Meyers discuss how the nonprofit collects premade meals from throughout the county to feed those in need. […]

Monday is the first official Indigenous People’s Day in Montgomery County since its founding, which dates back to Sept. of 1776. Montgomery County councilmember Nancy Navarro initiated a resolution in July that would recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day, replacing what many consider to be problematic Columbus Day. The resolution notes […]

Este lunes es el primer día oficial de los Pueblos Indígenas en el condado de Montgomery desde su fundación, que se remonta a septiembre de 1776. La concejal del condado de Montgomery, Nancy Navarro, inició una resolución en julio que reconocería el segundo lunes de octubre como el Día de los Pueblos Indígenas, sustituyendo lo […]