Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and other county leaders held a press conference Friday to announce additional rent relief for eligible residents. Phase 3 of the county’s COVID-19 rent relief program is open for applications, with $59 million in federal funding available to help low-income households that have lost income due to the pandemic. Tenants […]

For nearly four decades, the non-profit organization Shepherd’s Table located in the heart of Silver Spring has offered food, clothes and basic services to low-income and homeless people in Montgomery County. In recent months, with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately hit vulnerable communities, the work of this organization became more imperative […]

County leaders say Pfizer vaccine doses will help make up for the loss of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine. Following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, Montgomery County paused the use of the J&J vaccine after six nationwide recipients developed rare […]

Desde hace 37 años la organización sin fines de lucro Shepherd’s Table establecida en el corazón de Silver Spring, ofrece alimentos, ropa y servicios básicos a las personas de bajos recursos y personas sin hogar del condado de Montgomery. Ahora, con la llegada de la pandemia Covid-19, que ha golpeado de manera desproporcionada a las […]

A reminder that April 15 is not tax day this year. That’s because Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot extended the state income tax filing deadline by three months until July 15, 2021. “You won’t have any interest applied, you won’t have any penalties, you simply keep for 90 says the money that you owe the state of […]

La policía del condado de Montgomery continúa investigando un intento de robo en la gasolinera BP ubicada en la cuadra 19000 de Woodfield Road, en Gaithersburg. Los detectives dicen que el 19 de marzo, poco antes de las 4 a.m., los sospechosos intentaron forzar su entrada a la gasolinera pero no tuvieron éxito. Los sospechosos […]

Montgomery County Police continue to investigate an attempted burglary of the BP gas station located on the 19000 block of Woodfield Road in Gaithersburg. Detectives say that on March 19, shortly before 4:00 am, the suspects attempted to force entry into the gas station but were unsuccessful. The suspects fled the area on foot and […]

Since the start of the coronavirus closures in March 2020, Councilmember Will Jawando has been live streaming videos of himself and guests reading children’s books. “Virtual Storytime with Councilmember Jawando” launched in March 2020 after schools were abruptly closed and families were adjusting to virtual learning. One year into the pandemic, Jawando has filmed more […]

Since Monday, Montgomery County residents older than 16 have been able to preregister to receive the coronavirus vaccine at all state and county operated vaccine clinics. This news comes as coronavirus cases for children have been on the rise across the country—particularly in the state of Michigan, which currently is experiencing the worst outbreak in […]

ArcLight Cinemas is permanently closing all locations after shutting its doors more than a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with locations in Boston, Chicago and California, there was one ArcLight theater in Maryland — at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. It first opened its doors in 2014. Theaters in Montgomery County were […]