Montgomery Community Media

Octubre es el Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre la Violencia Doméstica. En el condado de Montgomery, es una oportunidad para que los líderes y los residentes discutan la prevención, la educación y cómo las víctimas pueden obtener ayuda. El lunes, los líderes del condado, los funcionarios de seguridad pública y los miembros de la comunidad […]

Montgomery County Department of Transportation provides free rides for seniors and disabled people to covid vaccines and testing.  To schedule a trip, call Connect-A-Ride at (301) 738-3252 and provide your name, address, phone number, age to receive a “Free COVID Taxi Code.” Then call Action Taxi, Anytime Taxi, or Regency/Barwood Taxi and tell them your […]

Takoma Park Police officers’ participation in National Faith and Blue Day on Oct. 10 includes a walk and talk with residents. Police Chief Antonio DeVaul expects to attend. The event is an opportunity for law enforcement members and the community to build connections, create mutual understanding and enhance justice and reconciliation, according to police. The […]

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In Montgomery County, it is an opportunity for leaders and residents to discuss prevention, education and how victims can get help. On Monday, county leaders, public safety officials and community members gathered outside the Montgomery County Family Justice Center in Rockville for an awareness month kickoff event. They […]

It’s National Fire Prevention Week  – an effort to spread awareness and life-saving tips. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials will share daily safety tips about hazards in residents’ homes that are often hidden or overlooked. In a tweet Monday, MCFRS Chief Scott Goldstein shared prevention tips – including the importance of having a working fire alarm: […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will host a “Say Yes to the Test” event on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a Sept. 29 bulletin. The “Say Yes to the Test” campaign implores parents of MCPS students to consent to in-school COVID-19 testing. Currently, MCPS schools offer two kinds of testing […]

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train in Gaithersburg Sunday night, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on the CSX railroad tracks near South Deer Park Road. Rail traffic was temporarily stopped in both directions. Search crews located the pedestrian near a bridge […]

Officers with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested and charged three juveniles with auto theft, possession of a firearm, and a controlled dangerous substance in Silver Spring last week. According to an MCPD press release, on Sept. 27, shortly before 6:00 p.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Silver Spring Avenue for the […]

Montgomery County Police have arrested and charged a Gaithersburg man with first-degree rape and attempted second-degree murder of an adult female victim. Authorities say 32-year-old Patrick Clayton Parker encountered the victim while outside of a business in Silver Spring. A police investigation revealed that Parker eventually offered the victim, who was homeless at the time, […]

Update (Oct. 1): Montgomery County Police Department released the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash on Sept. 26. MCPD said in a news release, the “Collision Reconstruction Unit have identified the victim in Sunday’s fatality as 40-year-old Ernesto Abel Blanco Rodriguez of Havre De Grace.” Havre De Grace is located in Hartford County, Md. […]