Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery Community Media’s October Small Business Network addresses the best methods to handle challenging negotiations. The series of monthly sessions facilitated by Kelly Leonard addresses topics of interest to small business owners in Montgomery County. This is a virtual event. The presentation and discussion occured on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m.  Registration is free […]

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 19, and it is Milad an-Nabi, the Muslim holiday celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council in Session: Montgomery County Council meets virtually at 9 a.m. Here is a look at the full agenda, which includes proclamations recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month […]

The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame (MCSHF) added five inductees on Sunday. Richie Anderson, football (Sherwood HS) Deane Beman, golf (B-CC HS) Mike Curtis, football (Richard Montgomery HS) Charlene Thomas-Swinson, basketball (Blair HS) Greivis Vasquez, basketball (Montrose Christian HS) Anderson played fullback in the NFL for 11 seasons for the New York Jets and […]

Best known for his role as Theo Dimas in Hulu’s most popular comedy series premiere ever, “Only Murders in the Building”, James Caverly will play Professor Harold Hill in Olney Theatre Center’s American Sign Language and English production of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.” The show will close out its 2021-2022 season running from June […]

There are plenty of places in or near Montgomery County to have some spooky Halloween fun. Here’s a list of some haunted forests and houses, live theatre and movies for the scariest time of the year. Haunted Forests and Houses Field of Screams Maryland Features a hike through the Super Trail and a visit to […]

“Picnic in the Park” will soon be coming back to Montgomery County Parks. Director Mike Riley announced the resumption. “I am pleased to say that we are going to be resuming the allowance of alcohol in the Picnic in the Park program thanks to a favorable alternate opinion of the county attorney… I will be […]

The Montgomery County Humane Society is accepting entries for the 2021 Howl-o-ween pet costume contest now through Friday, Oct. 22 at midnight. Pet costume contests have been a holiday mainstay at the humane society for many years, according to Director of Marketing and Community Outreach Lisa Carrier-Baker. The humane society started accepting virtual submissions in […]

La Comisión de Redistribución de Distritos redujo sus opciones a tres formas de dividir el condado de Montgomery en nuevos distritos, a medida que el condado pasa de cinco a siete escaños del concejo. En su reunión del 20 de octubre, los comisionados elegirán un mapa para que el concejo del condado lo revise. Los […]

After a Metro train derailed and the agency removed all 7000-series railcars, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed the affected train derailed at least three times total that day as well as repeated wheel issues with Metro trains since 2017. Last Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 4:51 p.m., a Blue Line train derailed between the […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections Monday chose three alternative early voting sites. The sites will only be used if one of the 14 early voting sites develops a problem that makes it unusable. East County Community Recreation Center on Gateshead Manor Way in Silver Spring, Upper County Community Recreation Center on Emory Grove Road […]