Montgomery Community Media

The Gaithersburg City Council has approved a new name and logo for the Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center, which has served residents 55 of age and older in Montgomery County for 24 years or since 1991. It will now be called the Benjamin Gaither Center, after the founder of Gaithersburg. During a presentation at City Hall […]

The following is a list of upcoming events hosted throughout Montgomery County by the Department of Recreation.  African American History Film Festival at Plum Gar Community Recreation Center 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. (Free) in honor of Black History Month you can appreciate “Community Cornerstones: Historic African American Churches and Communities in Montgomery County, Maryland” and […]

A new initiative to help seniors in the county with free safety evaluations showed that more than 90 percent of smoke alarms checked in the home visits were either not working on past their usable life span. The fire department recently launched a “Home Safety Check” program for seniors in the county. Initial results from […]

Montgomery County Recreation has two current vacancies for Recreation Specialists working with a senior population. The closing date is December 23, 2014.  Using the link, apply under Job IRC 15883 (1) One position requires working with a multilingual community. The successful candidate will be required to pass an advanced proficiency second language/English language examination assessing the […]

November 7 and 30:  Youth Basketball Montgomery County Recreation offers basketball for all ages, starting with youth in grades K-2, 3-8, and 9-12. Increase balance, coordination and fine motor skills while learning the fundamentals of basketball! Noncompetitive beginner league emphasizes basic skills, good sportsmanship, and fun! Teams are assigned to the closest available gym. Program […]

County Seniors Have a Free Ride to Fun, Fellowship, Activity It’s easy! It’s free! It’s our curb-to curb shuttle service to the county’s five senior centers for those aged 55 and above. Thanks to our friends at the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA), seniors are able to become more active and engaged. Check out […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett was joined by State’s Attorney John McCarthy to announce the creation of a “Crimes Against Seniors and Vulnerable Adults” Special Unit in the Office of State’s Attorney today. The unit was created to target such crimes as the financial exploitation by anyone including family members, caretakers, or fiduciaries; physical abuse […]

State’s Attorney John McCarthy and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett are scheduled to announce the creation of a new special unit to focus on crimes against seniors and vulnerable adults at a news conference on Oct. 16. Also joining McCarthy and Leggett will be Eric Friedman, Director of the County’s Department of Consumer Affairs. The […]

Seniors in Montgomery  County Schools may not have to pass new state high school exams to graduate, if the school system here gets a two-year delay in using the new testing system as a graduation requirement. The Montgomery County Board of Education sent a letter to the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools and the President of […]

Maryland has some of the best age 50 and above swimmers in the country, but for many of these swimmers it’s not about the competition. Find out more in this Maryland Senior Olympics spot, which was produced at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center.