Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 5, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Walk to School Day. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and Superintendent Jack Smith are celebrating at Whetstone Elementary this morning along with other local officials. 2. Find out how to do business with Montgomery County and do some networking at the […]

Bright reds, blues and yellows are lighting up the walls at Bohrer Park Activity Center. This is the second year that the City of Gaithersburg has featured an exhibition by The Latino Art League of Greater Washington DC. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis Armstrong has more on the artwork and two of the artists. The Latino Art League […]

The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, Montgomery County Council of PTAs  and the  NAACP (Montgomery County, MD Branch Parents’ Council) held a Board of Education candidates forum Sept. 28 at John F. Kennedy High School. The forum included Jeanette Dixon and Phil Kauffman in the at large race; Brandon Rippeon and Rebecca Smondrowski in […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials have written a letter to parents and guardians this week about “vague threats via social media” to several schools that were shared under a “clown” alias. The letter has also been posted on the district’s website. According to MCPS, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is aware of the threats […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 4, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council meets today and on the agenda is a health department update about the Zika virus, a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) update about efforts to reduce class size, and a 1:30 p.m. public hearing about the future of […]

UPDATED A pick-up truck through a restaurant in Silver Spring, Monday morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer. A pick-up truck drove into La Frontera Restaurant and caused moderate structural damage, Piringer said. Emergency responders extricated the the driver of the car and transported the driver to the hospital. Randolph Road […]

Got overdue books? From Oct. 16 – 30, you can pay off your library fines with donated food and help the Manna Food Center at the same time. The Food for Fines program allows library users the opportunity to earn $1 for each donated food item toward payment of existing library fines. The donations will […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has issued a statewide proclamation declaring October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Maryland. “Breast cancer poses a threat to women of all ages and backgrounds, and in many cases early detection and action leads to more effective and successful treatment,” said Hogan. “By raising awareness, we can increase screening rates […]

Where will you serve? Montgomery County celebrates Community Service Week on Oct. 16 – 23. Find out more in this report, below: You can find a service project, here.

The Montgomery County Council is holding its sixth annual Town Hall Meeting for students at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5th at the Council Office Building in Rockville. A pre-meeting reception will begin at 7 p.m. in the building’s second-floor cafeteria. At the reception, students will have a chance to meet with Councilmembers and talk […]