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El Vicepresidente del Concejo del Condado de Montgomery Gabe Albornoz expresa gratitud y confianza frente al trabajo de los líderes de educación pública del condado, exhorta al uso de la mascarilla y a que todos los elegibles reciban la vacuna Covid-19, ahora que los alumnos regresan a la escuela.

School buses roll out of the Bethesda and Randolph Depots bright and early Monday.

Today is Monday, Aug. 30, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. First Day of School: Montgomery County Public Schools will welcome more than 160,000 students back for the new school year. Here is MyMCM’s recent coverage. 2. Council Media Briefing: Council President Tom Hucker and Vice President Gabe Albornoz are holding […]

Workers were putting final touches on Walt Whitman High School’s new addition on Friday. Located on Whittier Blvd where Whittier Woods Elementary School and the Whittier Woods Annex used to sit, the new three-story structure features many amenities including 18 standard classrooms, an interior courtyard and 130 parking spaces. The addition was necessitated because of […]

Golf announcer Steve Sands loves coming home to cover tournaments. Sands was in Owings Mills, Md all week covering the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md for the Golf Channel and NBC Sports. The 20-year NBC and Golf Channel vet was born in Washington DC and moved to Rockville when […]

As Hurricane Ida prepares to make landfall in Louisiana Sunday, Chef José Andrés and his teams from World Central Kitchen are already on the ground ready to prepare over 100,000 meals for those who will be effected. Hello friends of @WCKitchen! I’m on the ground in New Orleans with @natemook & WCK’s Relief team…Winds are […]

Montgomery County residents with compromised immune systems can now receive a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, the county said. Residents can get the third dose of the vaccine at various locations, including local pharmacies, doctor’s offices and county-operated clinics. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared […]

Last year, 108 Montgomery County residents died from an opioid drug overdose. Families mourned loved ones and urged increased awareness about substance use disorder at an International Overdose Awareness Day Event and candlelight vigil Thursday evening in Rockville. Wendy and Henry Winter lost their son, Seth, on April 29, 2020 after an accidental fentanyl overdose. […]

Lawrence Edward Sakkestad of Germantown was sentenced to life in prison Friday after pleading guilty to murdering Jennifer Sparks, who was the mother of four children. Montgomery County Police went to Dunstable Circle on Sept. 9. 2019 after receiving a report of an assault. There they found an adult female lying on the bathroom floor. […]

Montgomery County employees must submit documentation showing they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 18 or be required to submit to regular coronavirus testing. County Executive Marc Elrich made the announcement during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. He said those who are unvaccinated are the biggest obstacle to the path back to normalcy. “The […]