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 […]

Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin remembers growing up near journalist Cokie Roberts. Catherine Ronan Karrels, head of school at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, says Roberts supported the school. Here are there remembrances:  

Cokie Roberts, the award-winning journalist, bestselling author and Montgomery County resident for more than 68 years, passed away today. Montgomery Community Media is grateful for Roberts’ friendship and support. Here are some of the stories she graciously shared with us: April 2018: Cokie Roberts Receives EPIC Chairman’s Award December 2016: Stone Ridge School Dedicates New […]

Northwest High School rising sophomore Kayla DiCello won the all-around title at the U.S. junior women’s gymnastics championship in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday. DiCello, 15, who clinched the title with a stellar performance in the floor exercise, earned a spot on the 2019-20 Junior National Team. Germantown’s Anya Pilgrim, a 14 year-old rising freshman […]

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.

UPDATED Oct. 15, 7:40 a.m. WSSC reports all road repairs will be complete by 8 a.m. on Thursday. Traffic Update: By 8 AM all SB lanes Rockvilke Pike at Cedar Lane will be open. All NB are open now. Thx for patience we know it was trying. — WSSC Water News (@WSSCWaterNews) October 15, 2015 […]

Bethesda’s own Katie Ledecky won the 200 meter freestyle in the FINA Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday.  The 18 year old, Stone Ridge School grad is better known as a world class distance swimmer, but beat defending champion and USA teammate Missy Franklin to bring home the gold and remain undefeated in this […]

State Highway Administration (SHA) workers will close a section of Cedar Lane between Elmhirst Parkway and MD 355 (Rockville Pike) in Bethesda on June 6. This temporary summer closure is necessary to accomodate the MD 355/Cedar Lane intersection improvement project. Road crews are building a new entrance at Cedar Lane and Elmhirst Parkway for the […]

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. […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, the head coach of Stone Ridge, Bob Walker, explains what it was like to see his team’s star swimmer, Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky, set another record this time at Metros at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. Related: