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Montgomery County will not host fireworks or an Independence Day celebration this July 4, according to a release from the county. The county could not guarantee the “Germantown Glory” and “Mid-County Sparkles” events would be possible due to uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, the statement said, and the county did not enter […]

A Rockville man was killed in single motorcycle crash Thursday on westbound I-370 at Rockville Pike in Gaithersburg. Armon Kossari, 23, was driving a 2016 Yamaha motorcycle at 7:06 p.m.. According to Maryland State Police, Kossari lost control of his motorcycle, causing it to overturn. He was ejected, coming to rest in the center median […]

En el emblemático Montgomery County Fairgrounds, ubicado en Gaithersburg, se llevará a cabo un festival de cerveza, vinos y licores el 11 de julio, luego de que el gobierno local y estatal ha levantado la mayoría de las restricciones de la pandemia Covid-19. MyMCM conversó con William Herrara, coordinador de eventos y patrocinios de Montgomery […]

Today is Thursday, June 24, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. County COVID-19 Media Briefing: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will host his weekly virtual media briefing today at noon to provide COVID-19 updates. Watch it live here. Thursday, at noon, @MontCoExec Marc Elrich will provide #COVID19 updates at his weekly media briefing. 📺 Watch […]

Today is Wednesday, June 23, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Climate Plan Unveiling: At 1 p.m., Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will unveil the Climate Action Plan that aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2035. See more here. Tomorrow in Downtown Wheaton, I will unveil our […]

La ciudad de Gaithersburg no tendrá fuegos artificiales ni su tradicional festival de verano este 4 de julio. En cambio, debido a la “incertidumbre sobre las reuniones”, la ciudad retrasará su exhibición de fuegos artificiales hasta el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo. 🎆Due to uncertainty about gatherings during the planning stages the fireworks […]

Gaithersburg announced its 2021 junior mayor yesterday during the mayor and city council meeting. Abeer Dey, a fourth grader at Rachel Carson Elementary School was selected for this role from over 50 entries in an essay competition, according to a press release from the city The prompt for the contest asked fourth graders living in […]

The City of Gaithersburg won’t have fireworks or its traditional summer festival this Fourth of July. Instead, due to “uncertainty about gatherings” the city will delay its fireworks display until Labor Day weekend. 🎆Due to uncertainty about gatherings during the planning stages the fireworks display could not be coordinated in time for the 4th BUT […]

Today is Tuesday, June 22, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. County Council Session:  The Council meets today starting at 9 a.m. The agenda and staff reports may be found online here. 2. Food Assistance: Montgomery County has a food distribution event today at 8921 Warfield Road in Gaithersburg from 2 […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning from now until 6:30 p.m. for portions of Montgomery County, including Rockville, Gaithersburg, Olney, Aspen Hill, and North Bethesda. Winds may gust up to 60 mph and may cause trees and large branches to fall. Roads may become blocked by downed trees. Power outages […]