Montgomery Community Media

Five extraordinary Rockville residents are being honored as “good neighbors.” The residents include a Richard Montgomery High School student who helped an unconscious man on a Metro train, a dependable daycare provider, a tireless Friends of the Library volunteer, an unsung hero who helps clear area sidewalks and driveways of snow in the winter, and […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for Montgomery County, effective from midnight to 9 a.m. Monday. According to the Freeze Warning, temperatures may drop to the mid 20s and/or hover around 30 degrees. A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are expected. Sensitive crops and other vegetation are at risk for being killed […]

In case you missed it this weekend, the Government House in Annapolis was lit up in pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. Government House is the official residence of the governor and his family in Maryland. On Oct. 1, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued a proclamation announcing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As […]

Did you know that volunteers maintain the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.? Between April and November, the wall is washed weekly. CCM’s Barbara Grunbaum joined a group of volunteers at a cleaning this month. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Montgomery County is planning an […]

For the next couple of weeks, Montgomery County is hosting Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) Vietnam Veterans Traveling Exhibit. The exhibit is at Montgomery County’s Bethesda Library branch, 7400 Arlington Road, now through Oct. 19. It will be on display from Oct. 19 – Nov. 9 at the Rockville Library branch, 21 Maryland Avenue. The exhibit […]

Bethesda resident Karel Robertson was a nurse at the Cornell Medical Center in 1970 when she heard a radio report about a bombing in Cambodia. She had known a number of young men who had been drafted and she wanted to do something to help them in Vietnam but not as a nurse. She found […]

Gaithersburg police officers are reminding motorists to lock their vehicle’s car doors and windows. Officer Dan Lane said between Oct. 2nd and Oct. 9th, there have been four thefts from automobiles along Inspiration Lane, Booth Street, Treehaven Street and Chestertown Street in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. According to Lane, in each case an unknown […]

The Washington Spirit has announced that Jim Gabarra is the club’s new general manager and head coach for the 2016 National Women’s Soccer League season. Gabarra is the former head coach for Sky Blue FC and he’s the only person who has coached in every season that there has been a professional women’s league in […]

Tom Murphy, a Rockville resident will be among the featured speakers on Saturday, Oct. 24, as Montgomery County honors the men and women who served the nation during the Vietnam War. Murphy was seriously wounded during his tour in Vietnam for which he was awarded the Purple Heart. The event, Honor and Gratitude: Montgomery Salutes […]

The 24th annual Oktoberfest in Kentlands set a record for attendance on Oct. 11, according to a Gaithersburg city official. “We’ve determined that the crowd estimate is 35,000,” said Michele Potter, Gaithersburg’s parks, recreation and culture director. “The last two years have been approximately 30,000.” The weather could not have been better for the popular […]