Montgomery Community Media

Between July 2010 and July 2019, Montgomery County’s population grew 7.7%, according to a presentation Thursday morning by the Montgomery County planners, who created the Montgomery County QuickStats 2019 report. The population has grown up about 76,000 in the past 10 years. The racial breakdown of Montgomery County’s 1,050,688 residents is 42.6% white, 20.1% Hispanic, […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 para el condado de Montgomery Los funcionarios de salud del condado de Montgomery informaron el jueves que el 44.7% de los residentes del condado están completamente vacunados, lo que significa que han recibido dos dosis de la vacuna Pfizer o Moderna o una dosis de la vacuna Johnson and Johnson de dosis […]

While several local and state officials praised the state’s decision to not widen the Beltway at the 270-495 spur through Chevy Chase and Silver Spring, they also called for more changes to the state’s latest proposal to reduce traffic congestion along the Beltway. County Executive Marc Elrich applauded the decision not to widen 495 east […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 13 Montgomery County health officials reported Thursday that 44.7% of the county residents are fully vaccinated which means they have either received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine. Also, 56.8% of the county residents have received their […]

A partir del sábado 15 de mayo, todos los establecimientos de comidas al interior y al aire libre de Maryland, incluidos los restaurantes y bares, podrán reanudar sus operaciones normales, anunció el gobernador Larry Hogan en una conferencia de prensa el miércoles. Así mismo, todos los lugares de entretenimiento, artes y deportes al aire libre, […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration is holding a virtual preconstruction meeting Thursday night on its plan to build a shared streets pilot project on University Boulevard in Wheaton between Amherst and Arcola avenues. The May 13 virtual hearing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on MS Teams. Residents are […]

When Kyson Taylor, a junior at Rockville’s Richard Montgomery High School, winds the same path to his psychology class every day, he can feel the eyes following his movements. Despite having few direct interactions with his school resource officer — the police officer assigned to monitor Richard Montgomery — the man watched him intensely every […]

Effective Saturday, May 15, all Maryland indoor and outdoor dining establishments, including restaurants and bars, can resume normal operations, Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday. The same goes for other indoor and outdoor venues. All outdoor entertainment, arts, and sports venues, as well as all indoor entertainment venues and conventions can resume […]

Long lines at gas stations and in some cases, stations running out of gas, are not the result of an actual gasoline shortage according Dr. Earl Stoddard, Montgomery County’s Emergency Management Director. Stoddard says it’s due largely to consumer behavior – specifically panic buying – which he compared to the run on toilet paper during […]

Maryland Department of Transportation announced today that plans to widen the Beltway will end at the 270-495 spur and will not continue east through Chevy Chase and Silver Spring. “After several months of continuous collaboration and listening to agency partners, public officials and stakeholders,” the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Maryland Department of Transportation […]