Montgomery Community Media

The County Planning Team is meeting with community members on Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. to answer questions about the Silver Spring and Adjacent Communities Plan. The informal, virtual meeting will give stakeholders a chance to air their concerns ahead of the Dec. 2 public hearing. The Silver Spring and Adjacent Communities Plan divides the city […]

One of Montgomery County’s favorite holiday traditions is back but with a few key changes. Tickets for the 2021 Winter Lights Festival at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg will be available exclusively online and good only for the date printed on the ticket. This is a change from last year when tickets could be […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools created three calendar scenarios for the 2022-2023 school year. After public comment and discussion by Board of Education members, the new calendar will be adopted Dec. 2. All three calendars bring back a full-length spring break. All three options call for no school on Sept. 26, Oct. 5, Dec. 23 […]

The recently released PlayStation 5 (PS5) has been hard to come by this year, and with the holidays quickly approaching, people looking to buy one have been forced to search online marketplaces like Craigslist and OfferUp. But for one seller on OfferUp, the parking lot transaction for his PS5 did not go as planned. According […]

Estadísticas de Covid-19 para el condado de Montgomery El Departamento de Salud de Maryland informó de 253 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado de Montgomery, el miércoles por la mañana. El recuento acumulativo de casos del condado es 34,159. El condado tiene un promedio continuo de siete días de 5.6% de pruebas COVID-19 positivas, […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 253 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 34,159. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 5.6% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a decrease of 0.03 from Tuesday’s average rate of 5.63%. The county’s positivity rate […]

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 2, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Weekly COVID-19 Media Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 […]

Senior Planet Montgomery is offering another set of online classes for elderly residents that focuses on how to “thrive” at home. The sessions, which are being offered from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, include “Virtual Activism Against Racism and Police Brutality” and “Cloud Storage.” These classes concentrate on user-friendly tools and resources and are designed […]

In yet another attempt to view possible police body camera footage of the fatal shooting of a Potomac man on March 12, the conservative, nonpartisan foundation Judicial Watch has filed a request in the Maryland Circuit Court for the release of the camera footage. In an Oct. 22 news release, Judicial Watch announced it has […]

Showers this afternoon. And not much rain expected for the rest of the week. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Dec. 2. 1. Recycled Words: Adam Ortiz, director of the county Department of Environmental Protection, will speak at noon at the Montgomery County Planning Department, 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. His […]