Montgomery Community Media

The Washington Spirit has re-signed goalkeeper Kelsey Wys to a new contract for the 2016 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. Per team and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wys, 24, started eleven games for the Spirit in 2015. The Coral Springs, Florida native made 35 saves and recorded three shutouts. […]

Montgomery County officials have announced that Susan Malagari is the new Warden for the county’s Detention Services Division. She begins her new job on Nov. 23rd. According to a news release, Malagari is the first woman to serve as Warden in Montgomery County. She is also the first county employee to rise through the ranks […]

Tickets are now on sale for the “East Meets West 2015 Dive Show,” which is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. on Nov. 29th at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center in Boyds. Judy Stiles, a county spokesperson, said this event will feature 12 members from China’s Guangdong Provincial Diving Team who are considered among […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 9, in Montgomery County: 1. The Board of Education has resumed its search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. 2. There’s a lot happening at the Maryland SoccerPlex this weekend in Boyds, including a goals for girls clinic with soccer star Cindy Parlow, […]

There is a county program making a difference in the lives of inmates. Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) hosted a small business forum at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where businesses in the area had a chance to speak with inmates who are going through the OneStop program- part of the reentry services offered at the facility. […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County officials will break ground on a new Progress Place, a homeless facility, in Silver Spring today. 2. The head coach of the Washington Spirit, Mark Parsons, is stepping down. 3. There’s good news for commuters in Montgomery County. Department […]

Inmates have access to a library, drug treatment services, and can attend religious programs at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds. They can also participate in the OneStop program where–eight months prior to their release– they become job ready, participate in mock interviews, talk about explaining their charges to a potential employer, and create […]

UPDATED: Sept. 16, 9:46 a.m. — They met through Instagram and were friends for more than three years. Evelynn Santos, a Damascus High School student, said John Martin DeReggi Jr- the teen struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Boyds on Monday afternoon- was a loving and affectionate person. “We ended up dating, and […]

One week from today, Pope Francis arrives in the Washington, D.C. area. Here are five more things to know today, Sept. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. A community is grieving after a 16-year-old boy was struck and killed by an Amtrak train late Monday afternoon in Boyds. 2. The Silver Spring Jazz Festival was a […]

UPDATED A 16-year-old boy was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Boyds on Monday afternoon, according to Montgomery County Police. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. in the area of Boyds Market, located at 15110 Barnesville Road. According to police, the initial investigation indicates the teen was walking along the tracks with two […]