Montgomery Community Media

Today is Thursday, May 13. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Vaccine Preregistration For 12-15 Year Olds: Parents and guardians can now preregister their 12-15 year olds for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a county clinic. 2. County COVID-19 Testing: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at eight sites today. 3. Planning Board […]

In Olney on Wednesday afternoon, BP outside of Fletcher’s Service Center was the only gas station in the area that had fuel. Long lines of cars along Georgia Avenue and Spartan Road waited outside the gas station for the opportunity to fill their tanks after a cyber attack caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down, leading […]

El 19 de mayo de 6:00 p.m. a 7:30 p.m. el condado de Montgomery sostendrá un reunión virtual gratuita para todos sus residentes sobre cómo afrontar los desafíos de las relaciones familiares durante la pandemia. El evento será en español con la posibilidad de subtítulos en otros idiomas a través de la plataforma digital Teams […]

Today is Wednesday, May 12, 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 number of families with children experiencing homelessness decreased by 52% between the 2020 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Point-in-Time survey to the 2021 survey. Overall, the number of persons experiencing homelessness in Montgomery County dropped by 14%. During the point-in-time survey, which was conducted on Jan. 27, county staff, members of several nonprofits who […]

Today is Tuesday, May 11, and we are still in the middle of National Nurses Week so make sure you thank a nurse when you have the opportunity. In the meantime, here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council in Virtual Session:  The Montgomery County Council meets virtually at 9 a.m. today. […]

Las inscripciones ya están abiertas para los programas y clases del Departamento de Recreación del Condado de Montgomery (MCR), Montgomery County Recreation y del Departamento de Parques de Montgomery Montgomery Parks.   Para inscribirse y obtener información de las clases y actividades visite: ActiveMONTGOMERY.org. MCR está aceptando solicitudes para 2021 RecAssist, que brinda a los residentes elegibles del […]

Beginning Monday night, Vice TV will air its eight-part series on the 2002 D.C. sniper shooting spree that left 10 dead and Montgomery County residents terrorized for three weeks. Have you heard the Story of the DC Sniper, In His Own Words? https://t.co/waQFHbphnw pic.twitter.com/m7tsY8Xptf — VICE (@VICE) May 8, 2021 I, Sniper is the story […]

Today is Monday, May 10, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council Budget Work:  The Council meets today at 9:30 p.m. for a work session on the operating budget. Watch the session live here. 2. County COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at six testing sites […]

National Nurses Week runs from May 6 through May 12 and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center kicked off the occasion with a special visit from several 7-week-old golden retriever puppies. The puppies were brought by the Warrior Canine Connection in Boyds. The organization raises puppies to assist veterans as trained service dogs. Many of the nurses […]