Montgomery Community Media

Gymnast Kayla DiCello, 17, finished third for the all-around title, first in the uneven bars and third in the floor exercise at the GK U.S. Classic in Indianapolis on Sunday. The native of Boyds and junior at Northwest High School will compete in next month’s U.S. Olympic team trials in St. Louis. The Olympics, which […]

Fans, members of the media and coaches get excited each year for the NFL schedule release. So do players. Jake Funk, the Los Angeles Rams rookie running back by way of Damascus High School and the University of Maryland, knew that his new team would be playing in Baltimore this year but he didn’t know […]

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 […]

Jake Funk knows all about patience. During his first four years at the University of Maryland, he played behind four running backs who ended up in the NFL and had to overcome two ACL surgeries. When he finally got his opportunity during his senior year, Funk had a breakout season. And last Saturday on the […]

La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos para el Consumidor de EE.UU. (CPSC) anunció el miércoles un retiro voluntario de las máquinas de ejercicio “The Peloton Tread+ y Peloton Tread”. La comisión ya había advertido a los usuarios en el mes de abril. “Cualquier persona que tenga cualquiera de las dos cintas de correr debe dejar […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel saved 114 people during 2020, an increase of 22 as compared with 2019. The vast majority of people were rescued on the Potomac River and on the Billy Goat A trail, both in the area of Great Falls. Also during 2019, the county fell victim to numerous flash floods […]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday a voluntary recall of the The Peloton Tread+ and the Peloton Tread. The commission already had warned users in April. Anyone who has either treadmill should stop using it immediately and contact Peloton. A full refund is available for those who return the machines. About 125,000 units […]

With more vaccines rolling out and reopening restrictions easing, many residents are getting back to partaking in extracurricular activities. The Dominique Dawes Gymnastics and Ninja Academy in Clarksburg has several safety measures in place and welcomes those who want to stay active amid the pandemic. Dawes, a three-time Olympian and the academy’s owner, says the […]

After a 14-month derailment due to the pandemic, Bethesda Big Train baseball is back. Games will be played at the Shirley Povich Field in Rockville during June and July in front of a maximum of 250 socially distanced fans. Montgomery County approved Big Train’s 27-page 2021 Return to Play Plan Wednesday at noon, so now it […]

Montgomery Parks announced Saturday that they will be increasing the allowed number of visitors at many of their park facilities from 25% to 50% capacity, in accordance with Montgomery County’s recently amended health regulations. “With over 50% of the county’s population having received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, the parks department is increasing […]