Montgomery Community Media

As millions of cicadas are emerging from the earth, MyMCM found one cicada in Potomac shedding its shell. Take a look at these cool photos: And here’s a video of the cicada—finally free from its shell. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPHBAVehxMk/ Related Post: MoCo’s Most Famous: ‘The Bug Guy’ Talks Cicadas

More than 11,000 Montgomery County Public Schools students will receive high school diplomas in commencement ceremonies this year. The high school commencement season is set to begin Wednesday, June 2, and will end Thursday, June 17. Last year, MCPS held virtual graduation ceremonies, but this year each school’s commencement ceremony will be in person and […]

Marylanders 18 years and older who get COVID-19 vaccinated in the state will be automatically entered into a new lottery, Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference Thursday. Beginning Tuesday, May 25, the Maryland Lottery will randomly award $40,000 to a vaccinated resident for 40 straight days — through July 3. On July 4, […]

Montgomery Parks is cosponsoring a new program that will teach residents how to grow their own food. MoCo Grows is a free, three-day gardening education event that provides needed tools for every growing experience level. The event will take place from June 4-6. The program includes eight interactive workshops for beginning and experienced gardeners, demonstrations, […]

With six Montgomery County Public Library (MCPL) branches scheduled to reopen June 1, the libraries announced Thursday that the Holds to Go service at the six branches ends Saturday, May 22. The six branches reopening include Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Olney, Marilyn J. Praisner, and Connie Morella. Montgomery County Public Libraries closed all branches to the […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) anunciaron que el nuevo año escolar, que comienza el 31 de agosto de 2021, se llevará a cabo de manera presencial y los cinco días de la semana. Sin embargo, para los padres de familia que no deseen enviar a sus hijos a la escuela por alguna […]

A Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company announced it signed an agreement to acquire Rockville biotechnology firm Vigene Biosciences, Inc. on Research Court. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. said it expects to purchase Vigene Biosciences for $292.5 million, subject to some adjustments. The purchase includes contingent future payments of up to $57.5 million based on performance, according to […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz is hosting a series of online briefings about business and economic development in the county during the COVID-19 pandemic. The next briefing takes place Friday, May 21 at 12:30 p.m. Katz will be joined by Jillian Copeland, owner of Soulfull Café, Main Street in Rockville and new co-owner of Bethesda […]

El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery aprobó recientemente un nuevo reglamento de la Junta de Salud para incorporar cambios por etapas, asociados con la reapertura, incluida la guía actualizada del uso de la mascarilla, de acuerdo con los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades, los CDC por sus siglas en inglés, y el […]

To address the rapidly increasing incidents of carjackings, the U. S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland announced a new regional carjacking task force that will cover Montgomery and Prince George’s counties as well as Washington, D.C. Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan Lenzner announced the task force, noting it was designed to promote […]