Kiersten is an intern with Montgomery Community Media originally from Long Island, New York. She is a junior studying journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. She can be reached at khacker@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @KierstenHacker.
County Executive Marc Elrich used his executive powers on Friday to veto the appointment of Rockville resident James Hedrick to the Montgomery County Planning Board. Hedrick, a Federal Housing Finance… Read More
Registration is open for this year’s Washington D.C. region Bike to Work Day set for May 19 and organized by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Commuter Connections. The Montgomery… Read More
For the month of March, the Montgomery Department of Transportation (MCDOT) asks RideOn bus users 18 and over to show appreciation for their bus driver’s quality service by posting on… Read More
The recipients of the 2023 “Women Making History Award” will be honored at the Women Making History Celebration and panel discussion Thursday, March 16 at the Silver Spring Civic Building.… Read More
Joined by members of the community, the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) gathered at a rally on March 5 to protest developments that would lead to further desecration of one… Read More
The National Park Service (NPS) announced in a tweet Saturday that the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin have reached peduncle elongation or Stage 4 of the blooming process. Peak… Read More
Westfield Montgomery mall will host its first BlossomFest with a lineup of different activities through April as a participating event of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Celebrating the iconic cherry… Read More
The cherry blossoms in D.C.’s Tidal Basin reached the third stage of the blooming cycle, the National Park Service announced Tuesday. Stage 3 is the extension of florets, marking halfway… Read More
A group of six Montgomery County elementary and middle school girls will bring their design for a sidewalk system that generates clean energy to a FIRST LEGO League Challenge U.S.… Read More
An investigation of a fatal shooting is underway after Third District Montgomery County police officers responded to reports of an injured individual in Downtown Silver Spring Sunday at approximately 10:17… Read More
Council Vice President Andrew Friedson introduced an expedited bill on Tuesday to establish an urban district in the Friendship Heights area, working with the nonprofit Friendship Heights Alliance to improve… Read More
Robotics teams from four Montgomery County high schools are gearing up for competitions this month through FIRST Robotics Competitions. FIRST is a national organization that calls its robotics competition, “the… Read More