Montgomery Community Media

Today is Monday, Oct. 4, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council Media Briefing: Council President Tom Hucker and Vice President Gabe Albornoz will hold a media briefing today at 10 a.m. to discuss the ride on bus system,  the fare equity study and other council business. Public Health Emergency […]

Award-winning comedian and Silver Spring native Lewis Black is back on the road after several months being holed up in his apartment in New York during the pandemic. Black, 73, performed at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick Friday evening as part of his latest tour. He ranted – something he is known […]

Seven-time Olympic gold medal winner Katie Ledecky attended the Washington Nationals’ season finale Sunday. Ledecky, who recently announced that she is moving her training from Stanford University to the University of Florida, showed off one of her gold medals and met with Nats players – including Ryan Zimmerman who was honored in what might end […]

The Northwest Jaguars were not very hospitable hosts Friday night crushing Walter Johnson 74-0. The Jaguars led 33-0 at the end of the first quarter and 61-0 at the half. They dominated all phases of the game scoring multiple touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams: five rushing touchdowns three interception returns for touchdowns two punt […]

Connect Montgomery — which consists of Montgomery County’s PEG channels including MyMCMedia — has ongoing social media contests that offer Montgomery County residents a chance to go outside and explore their community. The campaign is called “ReConnect Montgomery” and from now through Oct. 11, ReConnect Montgomery has several easy contests that give residents a chance […]

Gov. Larry Hogan clarified COVID-19 booster shot eligibility in Maryland as he said the federal government has been offering confusing guidance. “There has been limited, confusing and contradictory guidance from the federal government,” Hogan said during a press conference Thursday. In spite of that, he said, state officials have spent months building infrastructure for a […]

During a Friday afternoon interview on The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi on radio station WAMU, Montgomery Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz spoke of his support to mandate that all county employees get vaccinated. He also explained his support of a Silver Spring Business District and predicted that the University of Maryland would triumph in […]

Montgomery County Police have arrested and charged a Gaithersburg man with first-degree rape and attempted second-degree murder of an adult female victim. Authorities say 32-year-old Patrick Clayton Parker encountered the victim while outside of a business in Silver Spring. A police investigation revealed that Parker eventually offered the victim, who was homeless at the time, […]

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, weekday Metrorail ridership surpassed 200,000 trips last Friday, Sept. 24, according to Metro. The agency said numbers were influenced by strong midday and evening traveling. On July 4 — a Sunday — Metro reported that rail ridership topped 210,000 trips, the highest number since pre-pandemic levels. […]

Update (Oct. 1): Montgomery County Police Department released the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash on Sept. 26. MCPD said in a news release, the “Collision Reconstruction Unit have identified the victim in Sunday’s fatality as 40-year-old Ernesto Abel Blanco Rodriguez of Havre De Grace.” Havre De Grace is located in Hartford County, Md. […]