Cameron Heffernan, the cofounder and chief marketing officer of New Gig Solutions, joins Kelly Leonard for MyMCM’s June episode of Small Business Network at Home. The series of monthly sessions facilitated by Leonard address topics of interest to small business owners in Montgomery County. June’s topic is “Building Corporate Culture Through the Power of Employee Ambassadors.” […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Tuesday that the COVID-19 State of Emergency in Maryland will end on July 1 meaning that all emergency restrictions and mandates will lift. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich says although things are moving in the right direction, the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic still lingers. “This is not the end of […]

Despite challenging circumstances throughout the past year during the COVID-19 pandemic, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) made it to the finish line. Wednesday is the last official day of the 2020-21 school year. Acting Superintendent Dr. Monifa B. McKnight issued an end of the year message to the community on Wednesday, congratulating students, staff, and […]

The Cicada Brood X invasion is getting ready to enter the next life cycle phase. Once cicadas mate and lay their eggs, the male and female cicadas start to die after about five weeks aboveground. What happens to the eggs they’ve laid? Brookside Gardens Plant Collections Manager Phil Normandy says they’ll burrow and live underground […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives from the Major Crimes division are investigating an armed carjacking in White Oak. On June 13, around 7 p.m., the suspect fled on foot from the 10100 block of New Hampshire Ave. after stealing from a business located there, MCPD said. According to a police press release, “An employee, […]

Las Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPL, por sus siglas en inglés) invitan a los residentes del condado a participar en el programa de verano de lectura y aprendizaje “Summer Read and Learn”  que inicia el miércoles 16 de junio. MyMCM conversó con Flor Benasayag sobre la reapertura de las Bibliotecas Públicas tras los […]

The same candy organization that is bringing you chocolate covered cicadas, is also seasoning its cicadas with a spice that’s especially close to a Marylander’s heart—Old Bay. Sarah Dwyer, who owns the Gaithersburg-based Chouquette, has received hundreds of orders from around the world for her chocolate covered cicadas. The cicadas are frozen, boiled, air fried […]

Graduation season is wrapping up for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). John F. Kennedy High School seniors in Silver Spring were grateful to have an in-person ceremony; the class of 2020 held virtual graduations due to COVID-19 precautions. As high schoolers graduating during a pandemic, these Kennedy seniors said they have learned some lessons from […]

El condado de Montgomery ha recibido alrededor de 6,700 solicitudes de personas que han tenido dificultad de pagar el alquiler debido a la crisis desatada por la pandemia dijo el Concejal del Condado de Montgomery Gabe Albornoz durante una conferencia de prensa virtual el lunes. Además, el Concejal Albornoz insta a los inquilinos que tienen […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 response at noon on Tuesday. Hogan’s press briefing will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. It is unclear what Hogan will be announcing. The announcement comes as Maryland’s COVID-19 numbers continue to remain low. I will provide a live COVID-19 update today […]