Montgomery Community Media

County leaders say Pfizer vaccine doses will help make up for the loss of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine. Following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, Montgomery County paused the use of the J&J vaccine after six nationwide recipients developed rare […]

A reminder that April 15 is not tax day this year. That’s because Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot extended the state income tax filing deadline by three months until July 15, 2021. “You won’t have any interest applied, you won’t have any penalties, you simply keep for 90 says the money that you owe the state of […]

Although many of the county’s farmers markets remain closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, a few will be opening within the next few weeks.  One of the markets reopening is the Takoma Park Farmers Market, located on Laurel Avenue. The market will be operating on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting April 18. A […]

The City of Rockville will gradually reopen some of its facilities during April in accordance with revised county and state COVID-19 health regulations. Residents will be able to hold small gatherings again at city facilities including parks and the Glenview Mansion and social hall. Also, rehearsal or recording sessions at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre […]

The Takoma Park Junction Redevelopment Project review was put on hold after the city received a letter from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) regarding design concerns. The letter, first dated April 6 and changed to April 13, voices concerns with the project’s design of a layby on Carroll Avenue, which […]

The National 4-H Council announced it is selling its Chevy Chase-based national conference center in March. The council’s decision to sell was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic stress it has placed on the youth organization. The National 4-H Conference Center has been closed since March 2020. “In 4‑H programs, kids and teens […]

A real-time digital trail display that counts the number of bicyclists and pedestrians who use the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda was installed April 9 next to Ourisman Honda in Bethesda. The counter display is approximately eight feet tall and two feet wide. It is double-sided and displays the number of pedestrians on one side […]

Workers are installing 25-foot tall flowers as part of downtown Silver Spring’s $10 million redevelopment project. The installation is located at the busy intersection of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road in the parking lot for Panera Bread and Red Lobster. The Blumen Lumen art installation contains multiple 18 to 25-foot folded stainless-steel flowers that respond […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference on April 9 the formation of a workgroup to address the rise in violence targeting the Asian American community, “This workgroup, one of the first of its kind in the country, will be composed of a wide ranging group of experts and advocates across various disciplines who will […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) están ampliando sus sitios de distribución de comidas a partir del lunes. MCPS ofrecerá comidas Grab + Go en 11 sitios de autobuses designados, tres sitios que no pertenecen a MCPS y ocho ubicaciones en escuelas primarias y secundarias seleccionadas. Las comidas están disponibles todos los días […]