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KID Museum, a new children’s museum in Montgomery County, hosted on Sept. 14 the Maker Faire in Silver Spring. It was an afternoon of curious eyes and lots of making, creating and inventing. At the free family event, there were robots of all shapes and sizes, 3D printed jewelry, automated chess boards, NASA’s Hubble Space […]

A local Girl Scout Troop spent its Saturday morning learning how to blog at Montgomery Community Media. This is just one of the many training classes offered at MCM. You can find out about more upcoming classes here. We look forward to sharing the Troop’s blog on the MyMCMedia website. Having an amazing time @mymcmedia […]

On the eve of the National Book Festival, Author Kate DiCamillo visits Takoma Park and dozens of book lovers turn out to meet this beloved literature star. DiCamillo is also the national ambassador of young people’s literature and she’s traveling the country talking about how stories connect us. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Related:

As the bell rang to start the first day of the school year Monday, nearly 600 kids took their seats inside the Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg, the county’s newest school. The long-awaited school for the growing Clarksburg community became the county’s 202nd school when it opened to students Monday and Principal Sean McGee […]

Swimming phenom Katie Ledecky broke her own world record in the 400-meter freestyle event at the Pan Pacific Championship in Australia Aug. 23 and added to her gold medal count. According to WTOP, the Bethesda native swam the race in 3:58.37, nearly half a second faster than her record. This was her fourth gold medal of the meet […]

Seventy-five local teens recently completed a major first step toward defining positive goals for their futures when they graduated from the County’s 2014 Teen Works Program. Introduced by the Montgomery County Recreation Department in 2012, Teen Works is a comprehensive youth development work program that aims to address the growing trend of youth who are […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking school-age students, grades 6-12, to participate in its “Future Vote” Program. Future Vote students will serve as Election Day student aides during the 2014 Gubernatorial General Election on Tuesday, November 4. There are also opportunities for students to assist the Board of Elections with a variety of […]

A 13-year-old Montgomery County girl is being recognized by local officials for her heroic actions after she saw smoke coming from a neighbor’s house in Damascus and alerted her mom to call 9-1-1.  That house happened to be the home of Montgomery County Police Officer Nicole Gamard. Commander David Gillepsie presented Eva Soderstrom with the […]

Swimmers took to the blocks on July 8 at the Montgomery County Swim League’s (MCSL) Coaches Long Course meet at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center until a fast-moving storm took the place of the fast swimming. Coaches, volunteers and swimmers talk about the excitement and fun of summer competitive swimming in this report by […]

Imagination Stage presents The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), a play based on the book by Roald Dahl and adapted by David Wood. Co-directed by Imagination Stage’s Associate Artistic Director Kathryn Chase Bryer and Eric J. Van Wyk of Viterbo University, The BFG integrates puppetry, rich visuals, and imaginative storytelling as Sophie and the Big Friendly […]