Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County government has posted the following holiday schedule for Monday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day: County offices – Closed. Public Libraries – Closed. County liquor stores – All retail stores are open normal hours. Recreation – Aquatic centers are open. Recreation, and senior centers and administrative offices are closed. Montgomery Parks – […]

Bethesda, MD: Friday, November 1, 2019 The Richard Montgomery Rockets left no doubt about their desire to further advance into the upcoming MPSSAA state playoff standings.  They rolled up 42 points and a win against B-CC’s 14 on Friday night.  The B-CC Baron’s loss basically assures them of a 9th place position. They are not […]

Nationals fans attending the Game 7 watch party at Nationals Park or other locations can take Metro home thanks to support from Pepco. WMATA officials have announced that four stations will remain open Wednesday after the system’s regular 11:30 p.m. closing time to accommodate Nationals fans attending World Series Game 7 watch party events. Four […]

While meeting with students at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville on Monday, José Andrés of Bethesda—celebrity chef famous for feeding areas suffering from poverty and natural disaster—talked about starting the nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen. World Central Kitchen responds to areas struck by poverty and natural disaster by sending relief chefs to feed […]

Sunny today. Check out the weather forecast. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Oct. 21. 1. Cooking Up Engagement: Renowned chef, humanitarian Jose Andrés to address students at the Universities at Shady Grove as part of USG’s Civic Engagement Series. The event starts at 11 a.m. at the Building II Conference Center, […]

Bethesda’s José Andrés is scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of Game 5 of the World Series—if the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros are still playing. Fox is scheduled to air the game at 8:07 p.m. Sunday. It would take place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Andrés, the celebrity chef, founded […]

Montgomery County residents can safely dispose of expired, unwanted or unused prescriptions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, a day set aside as the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Residents are encouraged to bring in medications containing controlled substances but will accept any medications brought for disposal. All sites will take pills […]

Autoridades del condado de Montgomery informaron el martes en horas de la tarde que un trabajador de construcción, de origen hispano, falleció tras recibir una descarga eléctrica en  Bethesda, Maryland. El Departamento de Bomberos del condado Montgomery llegó a la zona de la construcción donde trabajaba la víctima en la cuadra 6000 de Wilmett Road, […]

It’s Wednesday, Oct. 23. Game 2 of the 2019 World Series will air at 8:07 p.m. on Fox. The Washington Nationals are playing at the Houston Astros. Go Nats! In the meantime, here are five things worth knowing in Montgomery County. 1. Melting Bullet Casings to Make Bells: Montgomery College’s fall 2019 artist-in-residence, Stephanie Mercedes, has […]

UPDATE (5:20): Pete Piringer tweeted the construction worker has died from his injuries after getting electrocuted and falling into the eight-foot foundation of a home under construction in Bethesda. UPDATE – Wilmett Rd, 1 injured construction worker was electrocuted & succumbed to his injuries (electrocuted), while the other co-worker is expected to be treated & released, […]