Montgomery Community Media

Today is Monday, Sept. 6. Partly cloudy, here’s the forecast. 1. Labor Day: Labor Day is a federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September to recognize the contributions and achievements of workers. 2. What’s Closed:  Most government offices are closed. Check this list. 3. Parade:  Kensington’s 53rd Annual Labor Day Parade and Festival […]

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 […]

The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC) will participate in the nationwide Clear the Shelters event from now through Sept. 19. During the event, fees to adopt a pet will be cut by at least 50 percent and will be entirely waived for animals who have been in the shelter for more than […]

A resident of Silver Spring was awarded a $50,000 VaxU lottery scholarship yesterday, July 26, according to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. This resident is the third Montgomery County VaxU scholarship winner out of six Marylanders. A resident from Potomac and a resident from Silver Spring were chosen in the first drawing on July 12.  […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday another incentive to get the COVID-19 vaccine into young Marylanders. The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and the Maryland Department of Health have formed a partnership to give away $1 million in college scholarships to 20 vaccinated Marylanders ages 12 through 17. The initiative, called the VaxU Scholarship Promotion, […]

The jurors for the Bethesda Contemporary Arts Awards have selected eight regional artists in this year’s competition. More than 300 artists from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. submitted work to the 18th annual competition. The 2020 Trawick Prize finalists: Erick Antonio Benitez, Baltimore Cindy Cheng, Baltimore Elliot Doughtie, Baltimore Danni O’Brien, Baltimore Nara Park, Washington, […]

Here’s our guide to arts and entertainment in Montgomery County, Sept. 5-8. Marcia Ball:  Pianist and songwriter Marcia Ball brings her signature swampy, bluesy, boogie-woogie roadhouse sound to AMP. The 2018 Texas State Musician of the Year has achieved global acclaim for her ability to ignite a full-scale roadhouse rhythm and blues party every time she […]

Free outdoor summer concerts return to Rockville’s Town Square on select Friday evenings during the summer. The concerts offer a diverse range of music including rock, salsa, blues, folk, and reggae. The free concerts begin in June and take place on Friday evenings, from 6 – 9 p.m. in Rockville Town Square, located at 200 […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Brian Karem, Stuart Rosenthal, Carlotta Woodward, and Jane de Winter. Mooers and the panel discuss the political race for the next Montgomery County Executive with Brian Karem, the September issue of The Beacon Newspaper with Stuart Rosenthal, work of the State’s Attorney’s Juvenile Court Division with […]

Here is the full news conference in which State’s Attorney John McCarthy talks about Tyler Tessier, who was found dead in his jail cell Thursday morning from an apparent suicide. Tessier was charged in the death of Laura Wallen, whose family also spoke at the news conference.