Montgomery Community Media

A discussion on the racial lynchings that took place more than a century ago in Montgomery County will be held on Sept. 14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the pavilion in Gaithersburg’s Bohrer Park. The Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project, in partnership with the Gaithersburg Community Museum present “A Walk of Remembrance: Facing Hard […]

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 7 and it is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Enjoy the celebrations! Here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Gaithersburg Book Festival 2022:  The Gaithersburg Book Festival announced it will be held on May 21, 2022. Now is the opportunity to apply to be a featured speaker […]

The management of the Rock Creek Woods Apartments in Rockville, where one young man died Sept. 1 as a result of flooding due to Hurricane Ida, spent the Labor Day weekend cleaning up and finding temporary housing for the 159 displaced residents. During the intense rains, the terrace-level apartments flooded and about 10 people were […]

El refugio de emergencia que el Condado y la Cruz Roja abrieron el miércoles en el Centro de Recreación Comunitaria del Mid-County ha cerrado. El Condado continúa trabajando con los residentes en la recuperación y las necesidades de vivienda, según el comunicado del gobierno local. Para las personas que desean apoyar a la organización comunitaria […]

Silvia Román de origen boliviano y residente de Rockville, fue una de las víctimas de las inundaciones que dejaron los remanentes del huracán Ida a su paso por el área metropolitana de Washington DC. Silvia nos cuenta cómo a la madrugada del miércoles se despertaron para darse cuenta que todo el sótano de su casa […]

Montgomery County Montgomery County government has posted the following holiday schedule for the Labor Day holiday,  Monday, September 6: County Offices – closed. Libraries – closed on September 1 and 2. County-operated COVID-19 vaccination and testing centers, and the County-operated COVID-19 call center – closed Sunday, Sept. 5, and Monday, Sept. 6. County Alcohol Beverage […]

Today is Friday, Sept. 3 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Outdoor Family Storytime:  The county libraries and BlackRock Center for the Arts host a family storytime on the outdoor stage in Germantown from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Bring a blanket or towel to sit on. If it is raining, […]

Un joven de 19 años perdió la vida después de que los apartamentos Rock Creek Woods en Rockville se inundaron la madrugada del miércoles, según la policía del condado de Montgomery. Alrededor de 150 residentes están desplazados, dijo la directora de Información Pública, Shiera Goff y aún se desconoce el paradero de un residente. La […]

The Maryland flag will fly at half-staff Tuesday by order of Gov. Larry Hogan for International Overdose Awareness Day. Flag Status Alert: Governor Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag lowered to half-staff at sunrise, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 and returned to full-staff at sunset, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 for International Overdose Awareness Day — […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning from now until 3,15 p.m. for portions of Montgomery County, including Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Olney, Damascus, Poolesville, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Montgomery Village, North Potomac, Redland, Great Falls, Boyds, Wheaton-Glenmont, Wheaton, and Clarksburg. Winds may gust up to 60 mph and may cause […]