Montgomery Community Media

Today is Thursday, Aug. 12, and today we celebrate International Youth Day, National Middle Child Day, National Vinyl Record Day, and several more holidays. So, if you’re a middle child, of course you have to share your holiday with all these other holidays, right? In the meantime, here are five things to know in Montgomery County: […]

COVID-19 vaccine passports may be in our future, Montgomery County leaders said during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. “We’re having discussions with other regional leaders and I support the development of a regional or statewide vaccination passport,” County Executive Marc Elrich said. It would not be effective in just one county, he said. In New […]

Washington Spirit team owner Steve Baldwin issued a statement Wednesday announcing that former head coach Richie Burke has been suspended. On Tuesday, Larry Best, Spirit’s president of sporting operations, announced Burke was stepping down as head coach due to “health concerns” and was “re-assigned to the Spirit front office.” In his statement Wednesday, Baldwin explained, […]

On the fifth anniversary of the Flower Branch Apartments explosion in Silver Spring, local leaders came together to remember the seven victims who lost their lives on the summer night of August 10, 2016. The remembrance event was led by Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA, an organization that advocates for immigrants and Latinos. Torres […]

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 11, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Heat Emergency Alert: Montgomery County is under a Heat Emergency Alert from noon today until 8 p.m. Thursday. The county issues the alert when heat index is forecast to be at least 105 degrees. Nighttime temperatures can still be […]

During a somber event that was moved indoors during a thunderstorm Tuesday evening, officials and members of the Flower Branch Tenants Association remembered the seven lives lost, dozens injured and hundreds displaced on the fifth anniversary of the Flower Branch Apartments gas explosion. The Aug. 10, 2016 explosion and fire occurred when a failed indoor […]

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 10, and it is National Women’s Day. As you celebrate, here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Learn About Eating Local:  The City of Gaithersburg is teaming up with Montgomery County’s Agricultural reserve to host a virtual event on eating local in Montgomery County. The event features Claudia […]

Today is Monday, Aug. 9, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Summer Camps Extended:  The Montgomery County Recreation (MCR) Department extended summer camp programs at six recreation centers to serve families that benefit from the department’s financial assistance program. The camps start today and Aug. 16. Register for extended summer […]

The Takoma Park Police Department is urging potential victims that may have been sexually assaulted by a pastor in Takoma Park to come forward. Erick Odir Vidal Fuentes, 37, of Hyattsville, was charged with second degree rape, fourth degree sex offense and second degree assault. Fuentes is the pastor at Iglesia Pentecostal El Fin Viene […]

In keeping with President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan that calls for half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to have zero emissions, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and the county Department of Transportation launched a campaign to increase awareness about the availability of electric vehicle charging stations in Bethesda, Silver Spring and […]