Montgomery Community Media

County Executive Marc Elrich is warning Montgomery County residents not to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Years holidays in large groups. Elrich said at a coronavirus media briefing on Dec. 16, “We’ve got two big holidays that many of us are used to celebrating this year. Don’t do it this year—don’t celebrate Christmas with […]

Montgomery County released its holiday schedule for Christmas week and New Year’s week. What’s Open, What’s Closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in Montgomery County Here’s a look at the county government’s holiday schedule for Dec. 24 and Dec. 31: County Offices — open. Libraries — closing at 6 p.m. County Liquor Stores […]

AAA is estimating that more than seven million people will be traveling by car heading to their Christmas and New Year’s Eve holiday destinations in the Washington metro area. Drivers can expect the biggest delays Thursday afternoon, according to AAA. “In superlative terms, this afternoon’s rush hour will be pretty bad, and tomorrow afternoon’s rush […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating the death of a man who was fatally struck by a MARC commuter train on New Year’s eve in Germantown. According to police, it happened on Dec. 31 shortly after 9:30 p.m. on the tracks in the area of the Germantown MARC train station, which is located at 19311 […]

In an effort to help prevent drunk driving, Metro announced its partnership with MillerCoors and will provide free rides on all Metrorail and Metrobus routes beginning on Friday Jan. 1 at midnight until 3 a.m. “I am pleased to announce this exciting new partnership with Miller Lite to support safe transportation for our customers on […]