Montgomery Community Media

Un incendio en una casa grande en Derwood desplazó a una familia durante el fin de semana. La familia no se encontraba en casa en el momento del incendio, pero la casa de 5000 pies sufrió daños estimados en 1 millón de dólares, según los Servicios de Rescate y Bomberos del Condado de Montgomery (MCFRS, […]

According to the AP News, Thomas Manger, former Police Chief for Montgomery County, will assume the duties of Chief of the United States Capitol Police. This comes in the wake of the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Manger will replace Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman. After 15 years of service, Manger retired from […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education approved several administrators during a July 15 meeting including the appointments of four new principals: Scott E. Smith as principal of Northwest High School John W. Taylor as principal of Winston Churchill High School Jennifer A. Seidel as principal of Greenwood Elementary School Alicia M. Deeny as principal of Richard Montgomery […]

Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan, the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission aims to draw fair and representative district maps before the 2022 elections. Montgomery County residents will have a chance to have their say at the Commission’s first virtual regional meeting this Wednesday at 6 p.m. Wednesday’s meeting will end when all speakers have testified.  For […]

Montgomery County police officers shot and killed a man following an “armed standoff” at a McDonald’s in Gaithersburg after someone reported he was refusing to pay or move his car from the drive-thru, according to the county police department. Emergency communications received a call for a trespasser at the McDonald’s at 18273 Flower Hill Way […]

The Israel National Baseball team defeated Bethesda Big Train Sunday under the lights before a sold-out crowd at the Shirley Povich Field days before heading to the Olympics in Tokyo. During a Friendship game that featured “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” sung in Yiddish and food trucks with Jewish treats from Attman’s Potomac Deli and […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) invites community members to a webinar about the new child tax credit on Monday, July 19 at 4 p.m. The webinar will explain who is eligible for the tax credit, any actions a tax-payer must take to obtain the credit, and the tax credit a tax-payer should expect. On […]

A large house fire in Derwood displaced a family over the weekend. They were not home at the time but the 5000 foot home suffered an estimated 1 million dollars in damage, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS). Officials say it happened on Saturday morning. The dispatch call went out shortly […]

Today is Monday, July 19, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. MCPS Teacher Headed to the Olympics:  John F. Kennedy High School teacher Thea LaFond is headed to the Tokyo Olympics to compete for the Caribbean nation of Dominica. LaFond holds the Maryland record in the women’s triple jump. This […]

Start crafting those Instagram captions and selecting the perfect filter. It’s that time of year again — sunflowers are starting to bloom in the McKee-Beshers Sunflower Fields​ in Poolesville. Every spring Maryland Department of Natural Resources plants hundreds of sunflowers seeds to provide food for mourning dove and other wildlife creatures. Here is a look at the […]