Montgomery Community Media

The Germantown Library reopened Saturday after the building was closed for 19 months due to COVID-19 and then a refresh project. All Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) closed operations March 16, 2020 due to the pandemic. Residents could use virtual services and MCPL eventually allowed holds-to-go for contactless pickups. Around May 2021, construction began for […]

Students at Walter Johnson High School staged a walk-out Friday morning to protest graffiti with white supremacist symbols and hate speech that was found on school property early last week. The demonstration started as an outdoor assembly organized by the school. Students who attended the event said they disagreed with the graffiti at their school […]

By the beginning of 2022, Montgomery County’s brand new permanent shelter for 200 homeless males will open on Nebel Street in Rockville. Currently, the county mostly houses its homeless in temporary shelters, some that are only available during very cold or very hot weather. Others are housed in area hotels and still others are moved […]

Según la información en las tablas de recuento de casos de Covid-19, que se basa en los datos del Departamento de Salud de Maryland, publicados el 14 de octubre de 2021, los hispanos en el condado de Montgomery tienen el 31.5% de los casos positivos del coronavirus comparado con el 27.5% de los blancos no […]

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is seeking entries for the annual poetry contest which is open to all high school students in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. The deadline to submit is Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. The contest will recognize four poets for first through third place and a fan favorite poem at the Gaithersburg Book Festival […]

El Departamento de Recreación del condado de Montgomery está organizando eventos familiares para disfrutar durante la temporada de otoño. Los eventos se llevarán a cabo en centros de recreación comunitarios e instalaciones acuáticas ubicadas en todo el condado. Los eventos especiales incluyen: Viernes 22 de octubre y sábado 23 de octubre de 9:30 a.  7 […]

Jordan Tropf of Silver Spring just loves to run. He loves to train. He loves to compete. He loves the quiet, and he loves to check out the scenery along Paint Branch, Sligo Creek and Matthew Henson trails. He also loves going to Olive Garden the night before a race and piling on the carbs. […]

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Montgomery Parks are raising awareness about local “Critters in Crisis.” According to County natural resource specialists, pollution in creeks and streams is negatively impacting wildlife. Certain insects, fish and amphibians are considered at-risk locally — the result of habitat loss, fluctuations in the water’s oxygen content […]

Montgomery College Television se asocia con Montgomery Sister Cities para organizar la fiesta Morazán: Our Understanding Enriched el jueves 14 de octubre a las 7 pm. El evento consistirá en el estreno y presentación de un video, seguido de un panel de discusión que destaca los “intercambios culturales, económicos y educativos” entre el condado de […]

Montgomery College Television is partnering with Montgomery Sister Cities to host a watch party of Morazán: Our Understanding Enriched on Thursday at 7 p.m.. The event will consist of a video premiere, followed by a panel discussion highlighting the “cultural, economic and educational exchanges” between Montgomery County and Morazán, El Salvador according to the event […]