Montgomery Community Media

The National Weather Service has issued a winter a storm watch for Montgomery County starting late Saturday night and continuing through late Sunday night. The NWS watch says there’s is the possibility of five or more inches of snow from this storm. The watch includes the District of Columbia, portions of central and southern Maryland, […]

Novavax, a vaccine development company headquartered in Gaithersburg, says its COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed 89.3% efficacy in UK clinical trials. The UK study enrolled more than 15,000 volunteers, according to a statement from Novavax on Thursday. More details will be released as data comes in, the company said. Phase 2b results in South Africa showed […]

Montgomery County’s Alcohol Beverage Services’ (ABS) released a press release on Friday announcing the temporary closure of Walnut Hill Liquor and Wine Store in Gaithersburg after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. The store, which is located at 16535 S. Frederick Road, will undergo deep cleaning done by a “specialized team” before reopening. […]

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and the Montgomery County Council met Friday, spending much of their 75 minutes together complimenting each other’s actions to help residents during the pandemic and efforts to move away from the the policies of the Trump Administration. “Thank you, thank you, thank you for al that you do,” Councilmember Sidney […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has launched GoVAX: Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccine confidence campaign. Hogan called the effort an “aggressive, grassroots public outreach campaign” to encourage vaccine confidence and urge residents to get vaccinated when it’s their turn and doses are available. “Over the next several months, we will be taking this campaign to every corner of […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.

Today is Friday, Jan. 29 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. School’s Out: Today is the end of the marking period for public schools and a professional day for teachers. There is no school for students. 2. Food Resources: There are two food distribution events today, two Saturday, and four Sunday […]

Tickets for the 2021 Montgomery County History Conference are still available for Saturday, the last day of the events. See the schedule overview here. Discussions include “A Tangled Web: Researching the Enslaved in Maryland” and “Displacement and Erasure: Gentrifying Travilah Road.” Bruce Adams, former Montgomery County Council President who founded the Bethesda Community Baseball Club […]

Heather Mizeur, former Takoma Park City councilmember and former state delegate representing Montgomery County, announced she is challenging Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD. 1) in 2022. In a video Thursday, Mizeur said Harris’ actions on Jan. 6 prove he should not represent the 1st district, which includes the Eastern Shore and parts of Baltimore, Harford and […]

Initial claims for unemployment filed by Montgomery County residents rose slightly during the week ending Jan. 23. Last week, 4,844 residents filed initial claims, according to the Maryland Department of Labor (DOL). That is an increase of more than 300 new claims as compared with the prior week’s filings, which ended on Jan. 26. During that […]