Montgomery Community Media

The City of Gaithersburg offers free outdoor entertainment for children during the summer months at the City Hall Concert Pavilion. The series of nine performances known as “Thursday Morning Kids Concerts” includes storytellers, puppets, magic shows, comedy and more all intended for the younger crowd and their families. Each concert begins at 10:30 a.m. on […]

Montgomery County Recreation is joining the recreation departments in Gaithersburg and Rockville to host “Water Safety Day,” an event focused on educating the community on staying out of harm this summer. The event kicks off on Friday, May 29, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Water Park at Bohrer Park at 512 S. Frederick […]

Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of the summer swim season. In Montgomery County, seven outdoor pools will open at noon on Saturday, May 23rd. The outdoor pools include: –Bethesda Pool, 301.652.1598, Little Falls Parkway and Hillandale Road; –Germantown Outdoor Pool, 301.601.1690, 18905 Kingsview Road; –Long Branch Pool, 301.431.5700, 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver […]

Almost half of all the drivers who took the Maryland drivers’ license roads test in Montgomery County over the past year failed it, according to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. Krista Brick has the story about a change to the test that might reduce that fail rate.   Related:

Gaithersburg High is playing for the Maryland 4A MPSSAA state championships on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Ripkin Stadium. The team faces Severna Park for the title. You can see the path that took them to the title game here. Here are some photos from the game against Henry A. Wise Jr. High School that […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation recently hosted the “Are You Up to the 5th Grade Challenge?” contest between 5th grade students and adults. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery College is helping to inspire the next generation of scientists, space explorers and doctors. MCTV’s Danielle Stescki has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

Jeffree Cruz, a senior at Quince Orchard High School, went to the prom on May 15th like most of his classmates. What made this prom so special was the big surprise his classmates had planned for him. Watch this MCPS video to see his special Friday night. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view […]

If you listen closely you can almost hear a collective sigh of relief from 16 year olds across the state. The reason – the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration officially removed parallel parking as a required test element on the driver’s license test on a statewide basis starting today. According to Buel Young, spokesperson for the […]

Engineering students from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in search of additional scholarship opportunities still have time to submit their application for this year’s Commissioners’ Scholarship. It is not too late; the deadline to apply is June 1. This year, WSSC is asking the region’s future engineers to write about the impact of climate change […]