Montgomery Community Media

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag lowered to half staff from now thru sunset on Feb. 20. This order is in honor of two Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies, Deputy Patrick Dailey and Deputy Mark Logsdon, who died in the line of duty on Feb. 10. Today flags are flying at half-staff […]

WSSC says some of its customers are going to receive higher than normal water bills because the blizzard made it difficult to read some outside meters because they were covered in snow. As a result many customers will receive estimated bills. According to a WSSC news release, the billing period will be ten days longer […]

Traditional Chinese dance performances and displays of Chinese art and culture took over the Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg on Saturday, Feb. 6, as the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center shared their celebration for the Lunar New Year with the community. The celebration kicked off Feb. 6 and 7 in Gaithersburg and continues Feb. 13 […]

Montgomery County is home to a growing number of senior villages that present opportunities to connect with neighbors. Villages are local volunteer-led grassroots organizations that help seniors gain access to services and information they need to live independently. MyMCMedia’s Willie James Inman met with local village leaders and members and filed this report. To learn more about villages […]

Hospitals saw an increase in patients seeking health care in the days following the Blizzard of 2016. “Adventist Healthcare emergency departments were very busy with hundreds of patient visits for several days after the snowstorm,” said Shanna Muschik, Adventist Healthcare’s marketing manager. According to Muschik, Shady Grove Medical Center saw close to 200 patients on […]

It’s the Year of the Monkey and February 8, 2016 marks the beginning of the year 4714, according to the Chinese calendar. Did you know that Asian Americans now represent more than 14 percent of the population of Montgomery County? In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen presents Asian American community members […]

A dog owner, Alicia McIntosh, was reunited with her long lost dog, Corey, at the Montgomery County Animal Shelter this week. But this homecoming is not your typical lost and found dog story. The owner, who no longer lives in this area, had to fly in from Texas, and her dog had been missing for […]

Gaithersburg City Councilmember Henry Marraffa watched the Iowa caucuses from his hospital bed on Monday night where he is undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. He said his prognosis is good. “I was diagnosed this week with leukemia, an extension of the MDS [Myelodysplastic Syndromes] I was being treated for the last two years,” Marraffa wrote in […]

The Interfaith Clothing Center in Rockville is moving to a bigger space at 751 Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville, thanks to the help of Rebuilding Together Montgomery County. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: According to its website, the Interfaith Clothing Center (ICC) provides qualified, low-income families with clothing and home goods free of charge, allowing […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is preparing to go to Cuba in February. Spokesperson Patrick Lacefield said the trip will take place from Feb. 20-25, and it  “represents a regional opening to Cuba – D.C.” According to Lacefield, the trip is being organized by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He said officials from Washington, […]