Montgomery Community Media

El Concejal Gabe Albornoz del condado de Montgomery dice que se trata de una emergencia la situación por la que atraviesa la comunidad hispana en particular con cifras alarmantes y desproporcionadas de casos de Covid-19 en el condado, y en la región. Según el periódico The Washington Post, el 74 por ciento de los casos […]

Members of the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations are responding to MCPS Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith’s announcement on updates to the district’s Fall 2020 recovery plan. Dr. Smith announced on Wednesday that MCPS would remain in a virtual-only instructional model for the first semester and “the foreseeable future.” The plan will be reassessed in […]

Metro will add more bus routes, train schedules and 15 additional service hours per week beginning Aug. 16. The service extension, a part of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority’s recovery plan, aims to provide more transit options for the region amid the pandemic. Extended service will restore many lines and routes to pre-COVID availability. Metrobus will […]

Montgomery Parks has closed the Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) for the next few weeks to allow for the construction of a raised crosswalk on the trail. The crosswalk will be placed at the Little Falls Parkway crossing in Bethesda. No deadline has been given for the construction’s end, but those who wish to continue using […]

A severe storm swept across Montgomery County on Wednesday evening, causing a significant amount of lightning—leaving lots of downed trees and hundreds of homes without power. There were several downed wires and trees, especially in the Rockville and Kensington area, as well as the Bethesda and Colesville area. There were also numerous reports of lightning […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Thursday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 16,654 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 61 from the 16,593 cases reported Wednesday. Since the first case in March, 743 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of five since Wednesday. More Montgomery […]

El Superintendente de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS), Dr. Jack Smith, dijo que menos nuevos estudiantes se han inscrito en el sistema escolar de lo que MCPS proyectó. El martes, Smith anunció que el primer semestre del año académico 2020-21, que comienza el 31 de agosto y finaliza el 21 de enero […]

During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, County Executive Marc Elrich gave updates regarding current COVID-19 data. Key topics included new case totals, how the county data dashboard helps determine re-opening decisions, a shift in where cases are originating from in local jurisdictions, and an increase in testing capacity across the county. Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis […]

Wednesday afternoon’s turbulent weather wreaked havoc on the region and kept Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services quite busy. Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for MCFRS, tweeted that firefighters responded to more than 100 911 calls related to weather between 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. ABC7’s Lindsey Mastis reported on Twitter that more than 700 people […]

Update (5 p.m.): Montgomery County Police released a statement in the afternoon of July 22 with a description of a body found in the Potomac River on the evening of July 21. According to the statement, the investigation has determined that: The body is believed to be a male of Indian or Pakistani descent in […]