Ride On Service Changes and Zero Fare Starts June 29
Montgomery County Department of Transportation will implement sweeping changes to the Ride On bus system on Sunday, June 29, including a zero fare policy on all Ride On, Ride On… Read More
Ash Newton
Ash Newton (they/them) is a volunteer at Montgomery Community Media. Ash is a junior at University of Maryland, majoring in Journalism, and a Silver Spring native. You can reach Ash by email at anewton@mymcmedia.org.
MCPD Summer Traffic Task Force Marks Fourth Week of Operations
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Summer Traffic Task Force has entered its fourth week of monitoring and enforcing alcohol-related offenses, according to a release on the department’s website. The… Read More
Rabid Raccoon Bites 2 in Silver Spring
On June 16, Montgomery County Police announced the capture of a rabid raccoon in Wheaton between Arcola and Ventura Avenues. This development follows a public alert issued earlier to the… Read More
Metro Expands Red Line, Silver Line Service
Metro announced that they will expand weekend hours and increase train frequency on select lines during peak ridership times from June 22 onward. Service is set to expand across the… Read More
Colored Pencil Exhibition Opens at Strathmore
On Saturday, June 14, the Colored Pencil Society of America opened their 33rd annual international juried exhibition at the Mansion at Strathmore. “We are always delighted to return to Mansion… Read More
Wheaton TGIF Summer Concert Series Begins Friday
Wheaton’s TGIF Summer Concert Series begins on Friday, June 13, and will continue through the end of August with local bands and musicians playing at Marian Fryer Town Plaza every… Read More
DC-Takoma Native Playwright Wins Second Tony Award
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins earned his second Tony Award on Monday for his play Purpose. Jacobs-Jenkins, 40, grew up in the Takoma neighborhood of Washington, D.C., according to a New York… Read More
Eighty-Five-Year-Old Bicyclist Dies Following Collision in Silver Spring
The Montgomery County Police Department Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is investigating a fatal collision involving a bicyclist on Sunday, June 1, on Bramblewood Drive in Norbeck. Montgomery County Police and… Read More
Winners Named for the 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards
On Monday, June 9, the 21st Annual Bethesda Painting Awards named four winners for the 2025 prizes. Elaine S. Wilson of Silver Spring won the Best In Show award for… Read More
Police Identify Darnestown Road Collision Victim
Detectives have identified the victim of a fatal collision that occurred Wednesday, June 4 in the area of Darnestown Road and Cattail Road in Poolesville, according to Montgomery County Police… Read More
New Metrobus, Ride On Schedules Start June 29
Metro’s new bus initiative Better Bus starts Sunday, June 29, per the agency’s website. The overhaul will rename bus routes, consolidate and eliminate some services and stops, and allow for… Read More
2 Hospitalized in Serious Accident on Sam Eig Highway
Around 8:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, Montgomery County Police and Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a collision involving two vehicles at Sam Eig Highway and Fields Road in… Read More