Montgomery Community Media

Consuming alcoholic beverages at local parks is no longer allowed in select Montgomery County parks as of July 1. The MoCo Eat’s Picnic in the Park Program launched last fall to encourage residents to buy take-out from local businesses and eat at picnic tables throughout the county. With Maryland’s state of emergency lifted, many programs […]

County officials are urging Congress to guarantee health coverage for residents through the Medicare for All Act of 2021. The legislation will provide national health insurance to all U.S. citizens and eliminate copays, deductibles, and other out-of-pocket costs. “The number of uninsured Americans hit a staggering 32.8 million in 2019; in Montgomery County, that number […]

El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery aprobó por unanimidad el Proyecto de Ley de Suplemento de Ingresos para Familias Trabajadoras, que altera ciertos requisitos para que los residentes califiquen para el Suplemento de Ingresos para Familias Trabajadoras (WFIS). El 5 de marzo de 2021, la Asamblea General de Maryland promulgó el Proyecto de Ley del […]

The Minority, Female, and Disabled-Owned Businesses (MFD) Program aims to provide thousands of local businesses with county contracting opportunities. “These are the types of local small businesses that are the backbone of our economy and who have suffered from lack of contracting diversity in the past,” said County Council President Tom Hucker during his virtual media […]

CASA, una organización que aboga por los latinos e inmigrantes, presentó una demanda el 7 de julio en contra de la compañía administradora de las casas móviles Middlebrook en Germantown. La demanda alega que 28 inquilinos han sido intimidados y sobrecargados con tarifas de agua ilegales. A los inquilinos se les han cobrado tarifas excesivas […]

The Takoma Park Youth Council — which works closely with the city council, mayor and city groups to advocate for Takoma Park’s young people — is now accepting applications for 2021-2022. The youth council was formed in 2017 as an advisory committee to the city council. It is intended to provide an opportunity for the youth of […]

CASA, an organization that advocates for immigrants and Latinos, filed a lawsuit on July 7 against the management company of Middlebrook Mobile Home Park in Germantown, alleging that 28 tenants have been intimidated and charged illegal water fees. Tenants have been charged excessive fees since summer of 2018, when a new management took over and […]

La renovación no amenazará la vivienda asequible en los apartamentos de Halpine View en Rockville, según a un acuerdo del condado para preservar sus 564 unidades asequibles. Alguna renovación de los apartamentos debe incluir un reemplazo, uno por uno, de unidades asequibles con restricciones de ingresos, explicó el ejecutivo del condado Marc Elrich, durante una […]

Como gran parte del país, un aumento en la violencia con armas de fuego amenaza la seguridad pública en el condado de Montgomery. Según el subjefe del condado de Montgomery, Dinesh Patil, ya ha habido 16 homicidios confirmados en el condado en 2021. Puede aumentar a 17, depende de los resultados pendientes de un médico […]

Like much of the country, an uptick in gun violence threatens public safety in Montgomery County. According to Montgomery County Assistant Chief Dinesh Patil, there already have been 16 confirmed homicides in the county in 2021. It may increase to 17 pending results from a  medical examiner about an incident last week. And it’s only […]