Montgomery Community Media

Here’s five things to know today, Thursday, Jan. 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Planners Meet: The Montgomery County Planning Board meets at 9 a.m. at their Silver Spring offices at 8787 Georgia Ave. Among the topics will be County Executive Ike Leggett’s savings plan. Here’s the full agenda. 2. Ready for College: Gaithersburg High School has […]

Ten cell phone videos of students fighting at Gaithersburg High School have been shared with News4. According to News4, the source who shared the videos is a current employee of the school. The source wishes to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation by students, telling News4, “They know that they kind of have the power […]

Friday night high school football saw the Gaithersburg Trojans take on the Churchill Bulldogs in Potomac at the Shepherd Stadium. Churchill put numbers on the board first with a touchdown. Gaithersburg scored with a sneak into the end zone to tie the game at 7-7.  Richardson ran the ball in for the Bulldogs to make […]

An Olympic Gold Medalist, an ESPN sportscaster and the chairman of the Special Olympics are among the speakers who will address the graduating class of 2017 this year. And several schools will be holding ceremonies at the Xfinity Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, saving families the trek into the District to see […]

Dozens of organizations and residents here in Montgomery County were recognized by the Community Action Board (CAB) for their commitment in addressing poverty during a special recognition ceremony Wednesday evening in Rockville, according to a news release. Here is the list of organizations and individuals recognized during the Community Action Month Celebration: Volunteer Income Tax […]

Boy Scout Troop 1760 will honor the advancement of five Scouts to the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony May 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Pathways Baptist Church located at 200 W. Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg. Only four percent of Scouts attain Eagle Scout, the highest rank of the Boy Scouts […]

It’s the first time Gaithersburg resident Steve Higgins can remember, since casting his vote for Jimmy Carter in 1976, that he went out to protest a president. He joined more than 200 residents and elected-officials at Gaithersburg High School on Monday evening in an effort to save the Affordable Health Care Act. “When [President] Trump […]

Today, I am providing my reader/followers a preview to the newest MCM Community Blogger, Daryl Schultz.  Daryl, a good friend of many years, is a former MCPS teacher and high school athletic coach who among his many interests has a fondness for photography.  Over the past few months I have been mentoring Daryl on how […]

The Quince Orchard (QO) Cougars are celebrating a close one after they defeated the Gaithersburg Trojans, 59-56, on the road Friday night. With just over two seconds left on the clock, junior Jack Faraone sunk a three-pointer to clinch the win for the Cougars and improve the team’s record to 16-1. QO’s only loss this […]

Students from Montgomery County Public Schools protested President-elect Donald Trump all week long. Gaithersburg High School students joined the demonstration on Friday.  According to Gaithersburg City Police, students gathered at roughly 9:30 Friday morning and marched to Lake Forest Mall.  Upon arriving to the mall, students from Watkins Mill High School joined the students in […]