Montgomery Community Media

University of Minnesota senior running back Mohamed Ibrahim (Good Counsel Class of 2017) will be out for the season after injuring his lower left leg in the Gophers’ season opener against Ohio State on Thursday. Ibrahim had rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns before going out in the second half. Ibrahim was the Big […]

A discussion on the racial lynchings that took place more than a century ago in Montgomery County will be held on Sept. 14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the pavilion in Gaithersburg’s Bohrer Park. The Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project, in partnership with the Gaithersburg Community Museum present “A Walk of Remembrance: Facing Hard […]

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 7 and it is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Enjoy the celebrations! Here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Gaithersburg Book Festival 2022:  The Gaithersburg Book Festival announced it will be held on May 21, 2022. Now is the opportunity to apply to be a featured speaker […]

Today is Monday, Sept. 6. Partly cloudy, here’s the forecast. 1. Labor Day: Labor Day is a federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September to recognize the contributions and achievements of workers. 2. What’s Closed:  Most government offices are closed. Check this list. 3. Parade:  Kensington’s 53rd Annual Labor Day Parade and Festival […]

Gary Wayne Savage, 58 of Tampa, Florida, was charged with first degree murder in the Sept. 3 homicide of an adult male from Germantown following a shooting on Baileys Court in Silver Spring Sept. 3. Montgomery County Police officers were alerted to the shooting at 4:35 p.m. When they responded to the area of Baileys […]

The management of the Rock Creek Woods Apartments in Rockville, where one young man died Sept. 1 as a result of flooding due to Hurricane Ida, spent the Labor Day weekend cleaning up and finding temporary housing for the 159 displaced residents. During the intense rains, the terrace-level apartments flooded and about 10 people were […]

El refugio de emergencia que el Condado y la Cruz Roja abrieron el miércoles en el Centro de Recreación Comunitaria del Mid-County ha cerrado. El Condado continúa trabajando con los residentes en la recuperación y las necesidades de vivienda, según el comunicado del gobierno local. Para las personas que desean apoyar a la organización comunitaria […]

Silvia Román de origen boliviano y residente de Rockville, fue una de las víctimas de las inundaciones que dejaron los remanentes del huracán Ida a su paso por el área metropolitana de Washington DC. Silvia nos cuenta cómo a la madrugada del miércoles se despertaron para darse cuenta que todo el sótano de su casa […]

A memorial fund has been created on behalf of Bethesda 20-year-old Alexander (Xan) Korman, who was killed last month in a shooting in Prince George’s (P.G.) County. On Aug. 14, officers responded to a reported shooting in Upper Marlboro and found Korman inside a car suffering from gunshot wounds, according to P.G. County Police. He […]

With the recent unprecedented fatal flood that happened in Rockville on Wednesday due to remnants of Hurricane Ida, some residents might wonder what areas throughout Montgomery County are prone to flooding. County Office of Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard says places that didn’t typically flood before are starting too, and it’s partially due to […]