Montgomery Community Media

Today is Thursday, June 17, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1.Speed Reduction Program: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council President Tom Hucker will join the County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) today at 11:00 a.m. to launch the Vision Zero speed reduction program, “20 is Plenty,” in North Bethesda. The […]

Did you know that pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the United States? And that the world’s top-ranked player is from Montgomery County? Ben Johns grew up in Laytonsville playing all sports, but only one stuck: pickleball, a hybrid of tennis and ping pong. Johns talked to MyMCM about his upbringing in Montgomery County […]

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services is hosting the inaugural Pride in the Plaza. Pride in the Plaza is an LGBTQ+ health and wellness awareness fair that will take place from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 27. The event will be at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring and open with a […]

Marnobia Alegria Juárez, residente de Silver Spring, fue la ganadora de $ 40,000 en el sorteo de VaxCash del 1 de junio. Ella y su madre viajaron a la sede de la Lotería en Baltimore el 11 de junio para reclamar el premio, según la Lotería de Maryland. Alegría Juárez fue vacunada en febrero mientras […]

Las Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPL, por sus siglas en inglés) invitan a los residentes del condado a participar en el programa de verano de lectura y aprendizaje “Summer Read and Learn”  que inicia el miércoles 16 de junio. MyMCM conversó con Flor Benasayag sobre la reapertura de las Bibliotecas Públicas tras los […]

Today is Wednesday, June 16, 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 […]

The same candy organization that is bringing you chocolate covered cicadas, is also seasoning its cicadas with a spice that’s especially close to a Marylander’s heart—Old Bay. Sarah Dwyer, who owns the Gaithersburg-based Chouquette, has received hundreds of orders from around the world for her chocolate covered cicadas. The cicadas are frozen, boiled, air fried […]

Silver Spring resident Marnobia Alegria Juarez was the $40,000 winner in the June 1 VaxCash drawing. She and her mother traveled to the Lottery headquarters in Baltimore June 11 to claim the prize, according to the Maryland Lottery. Alegria Juarez was vaccinated in February while living in Prince George’s County. She works in a daycare […]

El condado de Montgomery ha recibido alrededor de 6,700 solicitudes de personas que han tenido dificultad de pagar el alquiler debido a la crisis desatada por la pandemia dijo el Concejal del Condado de Montgomery Gabe Albornoz durante una conferencia de prensa virtual el lunes. Además, el Concejal Albornoz insta a los inquilinos que tienen […]

Montgomery County’s senior centers have started their reopening this week as they begin to offer more programming in person including fitness classes, meal programs and social events, according to the manager of the Department of Recreation’s Senior Team, Sara Swarr. The county also passed a budget increase for the Recreation Department on May 27 ahead […]