Montgomery Community Media

The loss of trailblazing journalist Cokie Roberts is certainly felt in Montgomery County. She may have been born in Louisiana, and both parents served in the U.S. House of Representatives. She lived in the county for more 67 years. In 1960, she graduated from the all-girls Catholic school Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart […]

Students at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart have a new addition to their playground. Mayor of Somerset Jeffrey Slavin donated a playhouse to the Bethesda school and on Dec. 15th there was a dedication ceremony to celebrate the occasion. Slavin bought the playhouse at an auction benefiting Rebuilding Together Montgomery County. The playhouse […]

It’s going to be a scorcher today. Here are five more things to know today, Aug. 26, in Montgomery County: 1. Local leaders and police are holding a news conference today in Gaithersburg to discuss back to school safety, and the expansion of the school bus camera enforcement program. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students […]

Montgomery County’s Olympic hero Katie Ledecky(19) is back from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with four gold medals and a silver medal. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury was at the airport as family and friends greeted Ledecky. Take a look.

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia gave the commencement address at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart June 4. You can watch that full address here. Related:

The Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart had a world record holder and a U.S. Supreme Court Justice under the same roof on Thursday. Associate Justice Antonin Scalia gave the commencement address at the all-girls private school in Bethesda holding court inside the school gym instead of outside due to weather. In the audience […]

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky, a Bethesda resident and a senior at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, has announced she is deferring her enrollment at Stanford University for one year, until the fall of 2016. Ledecky will graduate from high school on June 4. In making this announcement, Ledecky issued the following […]

Stone Ridge’s 46th annual Used Book Sale will take place April 11-14 in the three gyms on campus, 9101 Rockville Pike, Bethesda. This will be the final used book sale at Stone Ridge. Catherine Ronan Karrels, Head of School explains the decision to not continue the book sale after this year. Read her letter here. […]

She’s the talk of the town and with good reason. Montgomery County’s Katie Ledecky(15) is back from the London Olympics with a gold medal after winning the 800-meter freestyle and breaking a 23-year-old American record. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke was at the airport when the swimming sensation touched down. Take a look.

With her mom and dad walking behind her, Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky (15) of Bethesda rushes into the open arms of her Stone Ridge classmates at Dulles International Airport on Aug. 6. Take a look at this heartwarming homecoming and find out what the sensational swimmer is looking forward to next.