Montgomery Community Media

It’s hard to believe that school starts in about a week for many students in the Washington, D.C. area and across the country. There may be many things different about this school year than past ones, especially how students’ experiences from the past school year and pandemic in general impact their mindset, motivation, emotional health, […]

Vaccine development company Novavax, headquartered in Gaithersburg, announced Monday that it expanded Phase 3 clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to include adolescents. The trials will include up to 3,000 youths ages 12-17 at up to 75 sites in the U.S., the company said in a press release. “Through the expansion of our PREVENT-19 […]

The summer is often viewed as a time for children and teens to relax and get a break from schoolwork, responsibility, and daily task demands. On the other hand, it is also sometimes perceived as a time to get ahead on learning skills for the next year or preparing for the future in other ways […]

Dozens of residents attended a community meeting with Montgomery County police officers on Wednesday night to discuss crime in Montgomery Village. Many residents attended the meeting at the North Creek Community Center because they wanted more information about the double homicide that occurred on Gallery Court on June 5th. Commander Dinesh Patil of the 6th […]

Funeral services for Artem Ziberov will be held on Saturday at Neelsville Presbyterian Church in Germantown. Police say 18-year-old Ziberov and 17-year-old Shadi Adi Najjar were shot to death on Monday night as they sat in a parked car on Gallery Court in Montgomery Village. Police have not released any information about a suspect or […]

Montgomery County police officers continue to investigate a double homicide that occurred Monday night in Montgomery Village but they need the public’s help. According to police, 17-year-old Shadi Adi Najjar and 18-year-old Artem Ziberov were shot to death in a car that was parked on Gallery Court at around 10:30 p.m. on June 4. The […]

Imagine waking up to find your vehicle’s windshield had been smashed in overnight. That’s what happened to dozens of residents in Montgomery Village on Monday morning, according to a Montgomery County police spokesperson. Officer Rick Goodale said 36 cars were vandalized, and the majority of the damage was smashed in windshields and side windshields. He […]

The Montgomery County Women’s Bar Foundation will hosts its annual “Preparing for Success” program for students on April 22 at Montgomery College Germantown Campus. With a theme of “Navigating Life, the Streets and Social Media,” this town hall meeting is aimed to teach participants about safety issues that teens and parents face daily. The program […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here are five things to know today, March 17, in Montgomery County: 1. Wear your green and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Festival at Rockville Town Square from 3 – 8 p.m. today. 2. Music lover? Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley leads the Irish rock band O’Malley’s March at […]

Family and friends came together at the Clarksburg High School football field on Thursday night for a memorial dedication ceremony in honor of Cary Greene, Jacob Dennis, Patrick Shifflett and John DeReggi. It was an emotional scene as a memorial rock engraved with the teens names was unveiled. Greene, Dennis, and Shifflett were tragically killed in […]