Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County is offering a Summer Youth Cruiser Pass for county residents 18 and younger. The pass provides unlimited rides on the county’s Ride On bus service between June 1 and August 31 for $18. The Monthly Youth Cruiser Pass is still available for $11 per month. The after schools Kids Ride Free program is […]

Montgomery County’s seven outdoor pools are open for the summer season. The outdoor pools include: • Bethesda Outdoor Pool, 301-652-1598, Little Falls Parkway and Hillandale Road; • Germantown Outdoor Pool, 240-777-8067, 18905 Kingsview Road; • Long Branch Outdoor Pool, 301-431-5700, 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring; • Martin Luther King Jr. Outdoor Pool, 240-777-8066, 1201 […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is congratulating two Montgomery County Public School students, Alanna Miller of Rock Creek Forest Elementary School and Daceris Mendez of Rock View Elementary School, for receiving the 2013 AAA School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Award. The American Automobile Association (AAA) School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Award is the highest award given to […]

  Covering Wendy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at Stedwick Elementary School was a fresh of breathe air from what I usually cover. These students enlightened the imaginations of every adult in the room. The teacher Denise Fitzgibbons did a wonderful job working with her 5th-grade class. She took a learning lesson and brought it to […]

Children wore their traditional garb with pride during the 2013 Little Malaika International Boys and Girls Leadership and Multicultural Pageant on May 25.

Graduation ceremonies for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) begin today and continue through June 12. Several political leaders will be speaking at MCPS graduations, including Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown on May 29 (Paint Branch High School); U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, of Maryland, on June 11 (Sherwood High School); and U.S. Representative John Delaney, […]

The Takoma Park City Council passed a legislation Monday reducing the voting age to 16. This amendment to Takoma Park Charter (Voting and Elections) also included passing same day voter registration.

On the final episode of ‘The Valley,”  I talk with some of my fellow interns, I talk with the seniors of class of 2013, I talk with the women in charge of the whole internship program, Mrs. Curtis and I also say the final senioritis status of the week. This experience has been amazing and […]

The Gandhi Brigade, a Silver Spring-based nonprofit for teens, celebrated six years on May 11 of hosting the Just Us Youth Media Festival For Change. This year, the festival received about 130 submissions, including some from Montgomery County teens. “There is a big thirst for young people to have an audience; to have a chance […]

The Poolesville High School Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) sponsored ‘Every 15 Minutes’ today (May 1). This morning Montgomery County Police and Fire Departments worked with the group to recreate a car accident on W. Willard Road with actual emergency and police vehicles responding. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) posted this video of […]