Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Public Schools is preparing its move to online learning on March 30. Jack Smith, superintendent of MCPS, said in a video following the statewide announcement that Maryland Public Schools will remain closed through April 24, MCPS will start distributing Chromebooks to students in need starting Thursday. In an email to families on Thursday, […]

Today is Wednesday, March 27. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Education Budget Meeting: Montgomery County Council Education Committee Chair Craig Rice, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith, and Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard are bringing their education budget meeting to Montgomery College Takoma Park Campus tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 […]

Singer-songwriter Maggie Rose, from Potomac, made her national TV debut singling, “It’s You” live on NBC’s Today this morning. If you missed it, check it out:

Today is Tuesday, March 26. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council in Session: The Montgomery County Council meets this morning at 1:15 p.m. Here’s a look at today’s agenda. 2. Community Meeting on Burial Sites: Montgomery Planning is holding a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. to discuss county burial sites inventory […]

Singer Maggie Rose, a Potomac, Md native now living in Nashville, will perform on NBC’s Today Show on Tuesday in the 9 a.m. hour. Rose is in the midst of a national tour that brought her to Washington DC and Baltimore this month. On three dates of the tour, Rose warmed up for and sang […]

Montgomery County Public Schools and Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (MCCPTA) announced that it is hosting a series called “Safety and Security Conversations.” The first meeting was Thursday evening at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. It featured Ed Clarke, the chief safety officer for MCPS, and Dr. Christina Conolly, the director of […]

Here are five things to know today, Monday, March 26 in Montgomery County: 1. Municipal Monday: Rockville has the day off, but Gaithersburg has a work session. Here’s the agenda. 2. Spring Break Starts: Montgomery County Public Schools students have the day off. 3. Need Something to Do?: Montgomery Parks has its Eye Spy Trains […]

Here are some of our picks for arts and entertainment this weekend: Art: ‘Domestic Pursuits‘ at BlackRock Center for the Arts is a three-person exhibit of hand-pulled prints and stitched and woven textile works. The artists include Nancy McNamara, Dominie Nash, and Hillary Steel. The exhibit is on display in the Kay Gallery and runs through […]

President Barack Obama has ordered flags to half staff from now thru Saturday to honor the victims in the Brussels attacks. “The American people stand with the people of Brussels,” President Obama said in a proclamation. “We will do whatever it takes, working with nations and peoples around the world, to bring the perpetrators of […]

The Gaithersburg Skate Park is scheduled to open for the 2016 season at noon on March 26, just in time for Spring Break. According to a news release, during Spring Break (March 26 to April 3) the park will be open from 3 p.m. to sunset on weekdays and from noon to sunset on weekends. In […]