Montgomery Community Media

Durante el otoño, todos los estudiantes, el personal y los visitantes de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) deberán usar cubiertas para la cara en los edificios escolares, independientemente del estado de vacunación. La Junta de Educación del Condado de Montgomery aprobó por unanimidad, durante una reunión el martes, la recomendación de la […]

Según el sitio web de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), para obtener la máxima protección contra la variante Delta y evitar contagiar a los demás, es importante el uso de una mascarilla en público si se encuentra en espacios cerrados en un área con transmisión […]

Antonio Castillo, a Mexican immigrant from Takoma Park, lives his dream. He hopes to lead the first U.S. breakdancing team to Olympic gold in Paris in 2024. MyMCMedia visited him and trained a little bit at his Breakin’ Dance Studio —  “The Lab” —  where he teaches nearly 700 students of all ages. Castillo said […]

The Montgomery County Council approved Bill 3-21 of Special Taxing Area Laws on Tuesday to aid in marketing and promotions for the district. Sponsored by Council President Tom Hucker and Councilmember Hans Riemer, the legislation was enacted by a 7-1 vote with all council members in favor except Will Jawando, according to a Montgomery County […]

County Executive Elrich appointed Luisa F. Cardona de Vence, Peter Fosselman, Jacob Newman and W. Gregory Wims  as  the new Regional Service Directors for Montgomery County. The County Council approved the appointments on Tuesday. Cardona de Vence will work in the MidCounty Regional Services Center office. She has more than 10 years of experience with […]

Just one year removed from graduating from high school, Phoebe Bacon is closing in on her first Olympic medal while her fellow Stone Ridge School swimming alum Katie Ledecky is one race away from her 10th career Olympic medal. Competing in the women’s 200-meter backstroke, Bacon advanced in Thursday’s preliminaries and on Friday morning (Thursday […]

Today is Thursday, July 29, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Tokyo Olympics – Day 6: It is Day 6 of the Tokyo Olympics and MyMCM continues to offer coverage of all the athletes from Montgomery County who are competing for Team USA and other countries. Both Katie Ledecky and Phoebe Bacon swim today for […]

The 200-meter freestyle delivered one of the most shocking results of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games thus far, as Katie Ledecky swam in the finals of an international meet and failed to reach the podium for the first time in her prolific career. After finding redemption later Tuesday night by winning the gold medal in […]

Rhonda LeRoux says Montgomery County Police failed to de-escalate the situation that ended in officers fatally shooting her son, 21-year-old Ryan LeRoux. LeRoux was killed by Montgomery County Police (MCPD) officers July 16. Police said they were called to a Gaithersburg McDonald’s for a report that LeRoux was in the drive-thru refusing to pay for […]

Two Montgomery County hospitals placed in the top 15 medical centers in Maryland, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report. Bethesda’s Suburban Hospital was ranked the eighth-best hospital in Maryland, and Holy Cross in Silver Spring was ranked 14th. While both hospitals scored slightly lower than in the previous year (in […]