Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Board of Elections “Future Vote” program is seeking high school juniors/seniors to serve as paid election judges at polling places for the Gubernatorial Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, June 24. In accordance with the Maryland Election Code, election judges must be registered to vote in the State of Maryland. Those […]

A recent Harris Interactive poll listed losing weight, exercising and eating more healthily as three of the top five New Year’s resolutions that people strive to achieve. But the reality is that only 40 percent of people make it to July! No matter what your age, the benefits of a health and wellness regimen are […]

According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 40 percent of Americans own a tablet computer, and nearly half possess a smartphone, with these percentages growing yearly. For most of us, reading the newspaper and watching the evening news have been daily mainstays.  However, in the past five years, the ways news outlets deliver the news, […]

Happenings at Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center New! WellWorks presents Tai Chi Improve your memory, coordination, balance and flexibility through Tai Chi, taught by an instructor from the School of Mind & Body Harmony. Wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes. Appropriate for beginners. Tuesday – 3:30-4:30 p.m. – 6 week session – $70. March 4 […]

On Oct. 1, 2007, I embarked on a new journey.  That was my first day with Erickson Living as a public affairs manager. Nearly six and a half years later, I’ve been able to meet some of the most interesting people I could ever imagine: the residents who live at our 17 communities across the […]

A group of Silver Spring seniors have been piecing together a patchwork project in order to pay tribute to Black History Month. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how the African-American History Club and the Quilt Club at the Riderwood Retirement community came together to present their first African-American Quilt Show featuring more than […]

You are never too old to fall in love. That’s the true life adage of a Gaithersburg couple – in their eighties- who met several years ago online. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.

Here’a a love story you won’t soon forget. Gaithersburg resident Duane McKenna has been painting homemade valentines for his wife, Elizabeth, since before they wed in 1950, and she has saved every one of them. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.    

Montgomery County Recreation is providing free curb-to-curb and fixed-route transportation service, Monday through Friday, to our five senior centers. County residents aged 55 and over are eligible for this program if they are within the service area for one of the centers. If you are interested in the service, please call your local senior center […]

Montgomery County Recreation Senior Centers are full-service facilities with a wide range of activities that are open five days a week.  They provide a weekday lunch program, educational seminars, entertainment, and fitness classes. Transportation is available on a limited basis to most Senior Centers and Active Adult programs that serve nutritional lunches.  Call 240-777-4980 to […]