Montgomery Community Media

A partir del 1 de julio, el salario mínimo aumentará en el Condado de Montgomery. El proyecto de ley 28-17, que fue patrocinado por el entonces concejal del condado Marc Elrich, aumenta el salario mínimo progresivamente, cada 1 de julio, hasta que se alcance los $15 por hora en 2022. El monto del aumento será […]

Today is Tuesday, June 29, and it is National Hug Holiday Day. Just think, this time last year, this holiday would be impossible to celebrate. Now, if you’re vaccinated, be sure to hug all your vaccinated friends to celebrate. In the meantime, here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council in Virtual Session: Montgomery […]

A townhouse deck collapsed in a Germantown neighborhood Sunday night, sending six adults to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said a group of people were having a cookout on the deck in the 12400 block of Walnut Cove Circle. Probably due to a […]

Montgomery County leaders urge the need for more infrastructure spending. Council President Tom Hucker says there are decades worth of aging and at-risk infrastructure not only locally but throughout the state and beyond. “It’s an issue that affects the entire nation. We’ve seen in the last few days just how devastating the consequences can be,” […]

A fire at a Bethesda house—located off Bradley Boulevard on Kittery Lane and Redwood Avenue—caused more than $1.5 million in damages, according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. Piringer tweeted that the fire started around 4:20 a.m. on Monday. More than 50 firefighters arrived on the scene to battle the heavy […]

Por tercera vez este mes, los funcionarios del condado de Montgomery izaron una bandera el domingo en celebración del Mes del Orgullo LGBTQ + (Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Transgénero y Queer). El ejecutivo del condado Marc Elrich, el oficial de salud Dr. Travis Gayles, el concejal Will Jawando, la alcaldesa de Takoma Park Kate Stewart y […]

Montgomery County resident Kayla DiCello, the youngest participant at the U.S. Olympic Team gymnastic trials in St. Louis this past weekend, will have some stories to share with classmates when she returns to Northwest High School in Germantown this fall. DiCello, 17, finished sixth in the women’s all-around at the trials and narrowly missed qualifying […]

Six adults were taken to a local hospital after a townhouse deck collapsed Sunday night in the 12400 block of Walnut Cove Circle in Germantown, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. Nine people were evaluated in total. There were no serious injuries, Piringer said. He said the group was […]

Hoy lunes, el condado de Montgomery está bajo una alerta de hipertermia desde el mediodía hasta las 7 p.m. El condado emite una alerta de hipertermia cuando se pronostica que el índice de temperatura / calor será de al menos 95 grados. Según el condado, esto crea una “situación peligrosa en la que es probable […]

En el mes de julio, las Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery estarán ofreciendo talleres virtuales gratuitos y sesiones individuales para asesorar a personas que buscan empleo. Para participar en estas sesiones virtuales se requiere que las personas interesadas tengan una conexión de Internet y un dispositivo electrónico para poder conectarse. Durante lo largo y […]