Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County is offering several ways to drop off mail-in ballots for the 2020 election. For those who request a mail-in-ballot, one option for returning the ballot is by placing it in one of the county’s secure ballot drop boxes. Montgomery County Board of Elections says, “Ballot drop off boxes are monitored and secured by […]

Nearly 3,000 seniors take part in Senior Fit classes across the Washington D.C. metro area. The 45 minute exercise program aimed towards adults age 55 and older, is organized by Holy Cross Health in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, Montgomery County Recreation and more. Senior Fit classes take place in 23 locations across the County. In […]

While most of us on heading out on our daily commute to work, seniors in Silver Spring are taking part in an early morning fitness class at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center. Organized by Holy Cross Health, the free classes aim to provide Montgomery County’s senior population with a recreational outlet. Nearly 500 seniors take […]

Students from Wheaton High School spent spring break teaching seniors about technology. Thirteen students, who are members of the Wheaton High School IT Magnet Program, coached seniors on how to use computers, phones and social media. The Jewish Council on Aging’s Heyman Interages Center along with the Montgomery County Department of Recreation, conducted classes on […]

Hundreds of members of the Bangladeshi community, from the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, gathered at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring to celebrate International Mother Language Day on Feb. 20. Mizanur Rahman is the President of the Dhaka University Alumni Forum, Inc., and one of eleven organizers of the event. “In Montgomery County […]

The Montgomery County Recreation’s Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center is hosting an event where residents will learn more about seniors and driving. The “Keeping Your Keys: To Drive, or Not to Drive?”conversation will take place on October 22 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. “One of the largest problems, in the big umbrella topic, is transportation,” said Helen […]

Montgomery County recently launched a Senior Center Transportation initiative that will provide residents 55 and up with bus service to the county’s five recreation and senior centers; Damascus, Holiday Park, Long Branch, Margaret Schweinhaut, and White Oak. The Department of Transportation’s Community Relations Manager, Tom Pogue, provides the details in this report. Visit our PEG […]