Montgomery Community Media

Update Feb. 24: Police say Justice Navarro has been located safe and unharmed. Original: Montgomery County police are asking the public for help to locate a missing 14-year-old Germantown girl. Justice Navarro was last seen near the 11000 block of Brundidge Terrace on the afternoon of Feb. 13. Navarro is described as 5 feet 1 […]

Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Feb. 21. 1. It’s National Caregivers Day: National Caregivers Day honors health care professionals across the country who provide long-term and hospice care. Take time to thank a caregiver for their dedication and care of our loved ones. 2. Tax Aide Program: Free tax preparation […]

Mostly cloudy with a high of 41 degrees. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Feb. 20. 1. Planning Board meets: The Planning Board meets at 9 a.m. at their Silver Spring headquarters. The meeting agenda may be found, here. Watch the meeting live, here. 2. Coffee with Councilmember Gabe Albornoz:  Councilmember Gabe […]

At 19-years-old, Kahlil Greene of Germantown is already a Montgomery County Black History-maker. Greene was elected the first black student body president of Yale University. His term as student body president started in May 2019 and it concludes in May 2020. MyMCMedia caught up with Greene, who is currently a junior studying U.S. History and […]

Here’s our guide to arts and entertainment in Montgomery County, Feb 19-23. Invoke: This string quartet weaves multiple American musical traditions, including bluegrass, Appalachian fiddle tunes, jazz, and minimalism into its own brand of contemporary music. The quartet performs Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Click […]

Actualización: (Feb.14, 2020): La Policía del Condado de Montgomery informó que Amy Renee Vollmer fue hallada sana y salva. NOTA PREVIA Detectives del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery – Sección de Investigación del 5to Distrito están pidiendo ayuda al público para localizar a una mujer desaparecida de Germantown. Amy Renee Vollmer, de 42 […]

A high school student from Alexandria, Va. was arrested and charged Thursday with the homicides of two Northwest High School graduates, according to a statement from Virginia State Police (VSP). Mohamed Aly, 18, is a student at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, as was confirmed by Principal Peter Balas in a message on the […]

Two recent Northwest High School graduates were found dead on Feb. 8 in Virginia.  According to a statement from Virginia State Police (VSP), at 2:51 a.m. officers were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Halifax County near the Virginia-North Carolina border. VSP found the bodies of Ayanna Munne Maertens Griffin, 19, and […]

According to a study by Wallet Hub, four of the top 10 most diverse cities in the country are in Montgomery County, outranking New York and San Francisco. The finance website placed Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring and Rockville in its top ten “2020’s Most Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S.” list. The personal finance website […]

Here’s a list of things in the county that are open and some that are not on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17. Montgomery County County Offices – closed Libraries – closed Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) – all stores open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Recreation – aquatics programs and facilities open.  Recreation centers, senior centers […]