Montgomery Community Media

In an effort to support small businesses in Maryland that have been impacted by the pandemic, the state has established the Maryland Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The grant program includes $10 million in state RELIEF Act funding and offers working capital to provide assistance to Maryland small businesses that halted operations due to COVID- […]

All Ride On, Ride On extRa and Flash buses will remain free until at least June 30. This reverses the announcement that riders would resume paying beginning April 5. Due to the pandemic, riders have been boarding buses by the rear entrance and not getting close enough to the front and to the drivers to […]

Today is Wednesday, March 31, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Weekly County COVID-19 Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 […]

On Tuesday, Maryland entered COVID-19 vaccine Phase 2B, expanding eligibility to residents ages 16+ with underlying medical conditions that increase their risk for severe COVID-19, as well as other groups. The state directs residents to a CDC webpage that lists which conditions can lead adults of any age to be more likely severely ill from […]

Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman of the United States, and U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin came to Silver Spring Tuesday morning and toured Mary’s Center to see its COVID-19 vaccination work. Mary’s Center is a community health center serving over 60,000 people of all ages, incomes and backgrounds in the Washington, D.C. metro area and has […]

Today is Tuesday, March 30, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Maryland Enters Vaccine Phase 2B: Maryland moves into vaccine phase 2B starting today, meaning residents ages 16+ with underlying medical conditions can sign up to preregister for the COVID-19 vaccine. 2. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county […]

The property owner who had been renting out a basement apartment that was deemed unsafe was issued a Notice of Violation by Montgomery County for leasing an accessory dwelling unit for which he never obtained the required permit. The violation that was issued March 10 was in regards to a home in the Olney-Glenmont area […]

New England Patriots’ offensive lineman and Bullis School alumnus Justin Herron is being recognized for his heroic actions last week when he helped save a 71-year-old retired schoolteacher from being sexually assaulted. Herron was walking through a park in Tempe, Arizona when he heard a woman’s voice screaming for help. Along with the help of […]

A mother was charged with the attempted murder of her three-year-old daughter on Saturday. The Wheaton-Glenmont resident, Anne Catherine Akers, 28, was charged after a relative arrived at the house and noticed blood on the floor. The relative immediately left and called 911. When Montgomery County Police Department officers arrived, they found blood and a […]

Today is Monday, March 29, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. MCPS Spring Break: The public schools are closed today through April 9 for spring break. 2. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at five testing sites today. Health officials continue to stress the importance of […]