Montgomery Community Media

The Washington Capitals have teamed up with Montgomery Parks to open a new street hockey rink at Dewey Local Park as part of the recently completed major renovations. “The Washington Capitals are excited to partner with Montgomery Parks to help include a street hockey (and futsal court) as part of this renovation,” said Peter Robinson, […]

A two year old boy who fell from a third floor apartment building window Sunday has died, according to Takoma Park Police. An investigation is continuing concerning the 1:30 p.m. Oct. 11 incident at the 700 block of Ethan Allen Avenue near New Hampshire Avenue. Takoma Park Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue went […]

A rollover crash in the Clarksburg area claimed the lives of two young people from Germantown on Saturday night. 20-year-old Dylan Bansi and 18-year-old Maryann Hardesty were both killed as a result. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, driven by Bansi, was traveling south on Ridge Road (Route 27) near Morning Star […]

A student-led virtual town hall on sexual harassment and assault is set for Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. Montgomery County Public Schools is joining Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, Montgomery County Police Department, the Victim Assistance Sexual Assault Program, Choose Respect Montgomery, Coaching Boys Into Men, EveryMind and Identity on this forum for both students […]

County leaders are considering lifting some restrictions at the seven escape rooms across the county and the Maryland SoccerPlex located in Boyds when it comes to potential tournaments and “modified hockey” which would categorize it as a medium-risk sport. During the county’s weekly virtual COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday, the Office of Emergency Management Director […]

During the county’s weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles provided an update regarding COVID-19 contact tracing investigations at non-public schools. Since last week, Dr. Gayles says there have been 19 separate investigations launched – the majority of them involved COVID-like illnesses that have been ruled out with further […]

As of Friday 1,561 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have not accessed myMCPS Classroom or Zoom at all this school year. Under the current virtual learning model, attendance is fulfilled through either of the two platforms. At a school board meeting Tuesday MCPS Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith said most of the 1,561 “missing” students […]

Montgomery County is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak linked to a youth soccer club that has now “spilled over” into a high school team, public health officials have confirmed. Over the weekend, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was notified of two initial positive cases tied to the Potomac Soccer Association. As a result […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) board members and officials discussed the possibility of allowing small groups into schools for in-person learning at a school board meeting Tuesday. MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith was very clear that the discussion is not an indication that any in-person learning is happening soon. “This is in no way a signal […]

Los funcionarios de las escuelas públicas del condado de Montgomery están investigando un incidente en la escuela secundaria de Poolesville en el que un maestro compartió “contenido inapropiado” en su pantalla al comienzo de la clase. Según el director de Poolesville, Mark Carothers, durante el séptimo período el 2 de octubre, el maestro “tenía contenido […]