Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Board of Elections set the record straight after a video that went viral shows an election judge writing on someone’s ballot. The video has received thousands of views online and descriptions for the video suggest that the judge is committing voter fraud. According to the board, this is a normal part of […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Thursday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 743 new statewide coronavirus cases since Wednesday, 102 of which are in Montgomery County. Overall, 13.73% of Maryland’s new coronavirus cases are in Montgomery County. The state’s cumulative case count since the start of the pandemic is 137,979. Montgomery County’s cumulative case count […]

Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Districtwide Boundary Analysis Update: A webinar will be held at 7:00 p.m.to introduce and explore a new interactive boundary tool, which is part of the second phase of the MCPS Districtwide Boundary Analysis. Find out more details and register by […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Wednesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 492 new statewide coronavirus cases since Tuesday, 104 of which are in COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. This brings the state’s cumulative case count to 137,236 since the start of the pandemic. Montgomery County’s cumulative case count is now 24,664. Here's a look […]

It’s unclear what authority Montgomery County has to make broad school closures if COVID-19 conditions get worse, Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard said at a county council meeting Tuesday.  On July 31, Montgomery County was launched into a week-long back and forth with the state when County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles issued an […]

Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) was awarded the 2020 National Best Practices Consumer Education Program Award by Stateways for its virtual education seminars. ABS is the alcohol wholesaler for Montgomery County. In 2015, Stateways established the Best Practices Awards in eight categories that distinguished alcohol control agencies in the United States and Canada that provide […]

Los Concejales del condado de Montgomery votaron unánimemente el martes para fortalecer la prohibición sobre los productos de servicio de alimentos de poliestireno al agregar aquellos marcados con el número seis de reciclaje, incluidos los conocidos vasos de plástico Solo rojo brillante y ciertos materiales de empaque. Durante los últimos seis años, muchos de los […]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 21, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Weekly COVID-19 Media Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich and County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD) and on Facebook and […]

Councilmembers unanimously voted Tuesday to strengthen Montgomery County’s ban on polystyrene food service products by adding those marked with the recycling number six – including the familiar bright red Solo plastic cups and certain packaging materials. For the past six years, much of the polystyrene materials often used in food service, especially takeout, have been […]

Although Montgomery County has met one of the criteria that requires suspending its Late-Night Alcohol Sales Program, it is not yet planning on doing so. “By the definition we have met at least one of the criteria to suspend that program,” Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Dr. Earl Stoddard said at a […]