Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council will hold its first fall legislative session on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The council has been in summer recess since early August. Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz will begin the session by marking the 50th anniversary of Montgomery Soccer Inc., a community-led youth soccer organization in the county. […]

El regreso a clases ha generado muchas preguntas e inquietudes en lo que respecta a las políticas de cuarentena de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS). En respuesta, MCPS lanzó un nuevo mensaje comunitario esta semana para ayudar al distrito escolar a minimizar la cantidad de estudiantes que necesitan ser puestos en cuarentena. […]

Solo dos códigos postales en el condado de Montgomery tienen más del 84 por ciento de sus residentes completamente vacunados contra COVID-19, según el portal de información COVID-19 del condado de Montgomery. Los códigos postales 20871 (Clarksburg) y 20861 (Ashton) tienen entre el 84,4 y el 100 por ciento de los residentes completamente vacunados con […]

Only two zip codes in Montgomery County have more than 84 percent of their residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Information Portal. Zip codes 20871 (Clarksburg) and 20861 (Ashton) have between 84.4 and 100 percent of residents fully vaccinated with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, many other county zip […]

Today is Thursday, Sept. 9 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1.Emergency Rally: Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass will host an Emergency Rally for Afghan Refugees today at the Silver Spring Civic Building at 7:00 p.m. Click here for more details. Our community stands ready to welcome Afghan refugees and help them […]

Marylanders ages 65 and older living in congregate settings are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot, Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference Wednesday. Congregate settings include nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential drug treatment centers and group homes for residents with developmental disabilities. Also effective immediately, all pharmacies and other providers can […]

Montgomery County says operating hours for public libraries will remain the same, retracting an announcement made earlier this week stating libraries would soon return to pre-pandemic hours. “Montgomery County Public Libraries’ (MCPL) hours will continue to remain as they currently stand while MCPL continues to evaluate restoring hours back to pre-pandemic levels,” a county release […]

This week, COVID-19 transmission rates in Montgomery County increased from substantial to high, according to Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Local health leaders say most positive cases are among the unvaccinated population. To help mitigate transmission and encourage those who are unvaccinated to get the shot, county officials say there are plans […]

Early Wednesday morning, remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy rainfall and caused unprecedented flooding at several locations around the region, including right here in Montgomery County. At the Rock Creek Woods Apartments in Rockville, county emergency response officials say one person died, while another remains unaccounted for. According to officials, more than 150 residents across […]

Tuesday is International Overdose Awareness Day. Last year, 108 county residents died from opioid drug overdose. Last week, S.O.U.L. (Surviving Our Ultimate Loss) partnered with Montgomery County to host an event to commemorate lives lost to overdose, reduce the stigma around drug-related deaths and inform residents about the county’s progress in battling the opioid epidemic. […]