Montgomery Community Media

El programa Beneficio de Banda Ancha de Emergencia (EBB, por sus siglas en inglés), de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones proporcionarán a los hogares de bajos ingresos un descuento temporal de $50 por mes en el servicio de Internet residencial, durante la pandemia COVID-19, según el comunicado del gobierno local. “Hoy, le he orientado a […]

The perks of owning a library card are endless. Montgomery County Public Libraries announced on social media that cardholders now can access a digital subscription of the Washington Post. Cardholders can sign up at the following link: mcpl.link/WashingtonPost. The Washington Post will allow cardholders to have digital access for a 7 day trial. MCPL explained […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education is awaiting guidance from state officials about whether to extend the current school closures, Deputy Superintendent Monifa McKnight said during a board meeting Monday.    McKnight said MCPS is planning for an extension just in case COVID-19 circumstances require it. MCPS is designing plans for remote […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration announced that it’s launching a two-year pilot program to test digital license plate technology. Maryland is the first state on the East Coast to test digital plates. The plates will be tested on 20 MDOT MVA fleet vehicles, as well as two Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) vehicles. […]

Officials with the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration have announced the launch of a new digital driver’s license pilot program. “We are proud to be on the leading edge of testing technology that will deliver the driver’s license of the future,” MDOT Secretary Pete Rahn said. “This innovative technology will increase customer convenience […]

Here are five things to know today, April 6, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hold two public hearings on the proposed fiscal year 2017 operating budget today. 2. Watch Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard deliver her State of the College address live, beginning at 11 a.m., today. 3. The […]

“We have to do it.” Those were the words of Paul Forbes, a U.S. Army veteran in World War II & a lifetime artist, when asked why he continues to paint, sketch and experiment with other media…at age 86. He continued that “expressing one’s self through art is like breathing.” Paul’s passion is symbolic of […]

No one can replace the Gazette. With the sudden announcement that the Montgomery County’s newspaper of record will print its last edition this week, there has been an understandable amount of shock and loss. The skilled staff of nearly 70 individuals (greatly downsized over the years of nearly-constant cutbacks) is the biggest loss of all. […]

Montgomery County’s continued efforts over the past year to make more information available to the public—and to make that information easier to find and use—has earned national attention as the County was honored recently for being ranked No. 1 in the 2013 Digital Counties Survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government in conjunction with […]