Montgomery Community Media

It’s Monday, Aug. 17, and here are five things worth knowing in Montgomery County: 1. COVID-19 Data: The County Data Dashboard details today’s case count and key indicators. Click here for more information.    2.Essential Item Donations Needed: The Gaithersburg CARES Hub needs essential items to help people recovering from COVID-19. Click here  for more details. 💙Our CARES […]

It’s Friday, Aug. 14, and here are five things worth knowing in Montgomery County: 1. COVID-19 Testing Update:  Montgomery County has temporarily halted testing at sites that use the AdvaGenix. Testing today in Germantown and Saturday in Poolesville has been canceled. 2. Grocery Assistance:  The Montgomery County Muslim Foundation is providing free groceries to Montgomery […]

It’s Thursday, Aug. 13, and today is Left-Handers Day. Thanks to all you lefties out there for thriving in our right hand dominated world. Here are five things worth knowing in Montgomery County: 1. MCPS Discussion: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have a virtual conversation about its new draft fall reopening plan at 7 […]

It’s Wednesday, Aug. 12 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. MCPS Discussion: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have a virtual conversation about its new draft fall reopening plan at 6:30 p.m. A virtual conversation about the draft MCPS Fall 2020 Recovery Guide will be held at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, […]

It’s Tuesday, Aug. 11 and the county council is on recess through Sept. 11.  Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Maryland Tax-Free Week Continues:  All week long in Maryland, shoppers don’t have to pay state sales tax. Take advantage of Maryland Tax-Free Week by fitting in back to school shopping. Here’s […]

It’s Monday, Aug. 10, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County 1. Municipal Monday:  Gaithersburg’s Mayor and Council meet at 7:30 p.m. for a work session. On the agenda is a discussion on the options for the next steps for Lakeforest Mall. The Kensington Town Council is scheduled to meet at 7 […]

Three food distribution events are scheduled for Saturday, August 8. Two in Silver Spring and one in Germantown. All three will begin at 10 a.m. and operate until noon. The first in Silver Spring, taking place at Francis Scott Key Middle School at 910 Schindler Drive, is a drive-thru style “grab & go.” They have […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flash flood warning until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday for portions of Montgomery County as Tropical Storm Isaias moves quickly through the area. The storm is producing heavy rain and high winds throughout our region. The locations that may experience flooding are Germantown, Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Olney, and Damascus. […]

A Germantown man was arrested and charged with six incidents of sextortion. Montgomery County Police Detectives from the 5th and 6th Districts charged Michael Brendon Cooper, 22, of Sweetgum Circle, with sextortion, which involves a person threatening to distribute a victim’s private and sensitive material if that victim refuses to provide a suspect with images […]

Un sospechoso ha sido acusado del asesinato de Edigio Ienzi de Germantown, ocurrido el 23 de julio. Justin Wilson, de 26 años, de Great Park Circle, fue arrestado el martes en Virginia por detectives del Departamento de Policía del condado de Montgomery (MCPD), después de que familiares de la víctima lo identificaron ante la policía. […]