Lt. Gov. Rutherford Will Not Run for Governor in 2022
Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford (R) will not run for governor in 2022, he announced Wednesday. “This was a decision that I made with my family’s best interest in mind,”… Read More
Maryam Shahzad
Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She has more than five years of reporting experience. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org.
5 Things to Know Today, April 14, In Montgomery County
Today is Wednesday, April 14, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. MCPS Reminder: For Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) middle and high schoolers, today is… Read More
ArcLight Cinemas Closing Permanently, Including Westfield Montgomery Location
ArcLight Cinemas is permanently closing all locations after shutting its doors more than a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with locations in Boston, Chicago and California, there… Read More
Residents Vaccinated at Clinic and Food Distribution Site at Lakeforest Mall
Nonprofits Cross Community and MobileMed partnered to offer a food distribution site and COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg. A food distribution was held at the mall on… Read More
Jawando, Rice Announce Task Force to Find Student Support Alternatives for Police Presence in Schools
Montgomery County Councilmembers Will Jawando and Craig Rice announced they will convene a task force to grow mental health professionals and other support services in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS),… Read More
‘It’s Nothing!’: Gaithersburg Woman Receives Vaccine at Lakeforest Mall
Gaithersburg resident Mariam Bah received her Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at Lakeforest Mall on Friday. “It’s nothing!” Bah told MyMCM. Cross Community and MobileMed partnered to offer food distribution and a… Read More
‘Complete Nonsense’: Hogan Responds to Audit Faulting Purchase of Test Kits From South Korean Company
After an audit found that 500,000 COVID-19 test kits that the state bought from the South Korean company LabGenomics were not purchased in accordance with state regulations, Gov. Larry Hogan… Read More
Elrich Disturbed by Takoma Park Shooting: ‘You Can’t Shoot People for Property Crimes’
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said he is very disturbed and concerned about Wednesday’s shooting in Takoma Park, in which police say an off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer shot… Read More
5 Things to Know Today, April 7, In Montgomery County
Today is Wednesday, April 7, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Budget Public Hearings: The county council will hold a public hearing on County Executive Marc Elrich’s… Read More
‘Definition of School-to-Prison Pipeline’: Council Discusses Police Incident Involving Kindergartner
The outcome of an internal investigation into a 2020 incident, in which body camera footage shows two Montgomery County police officers screaming at and handcuffing a kindergartner who left his… Read More
D.C. Man Charged for 19 Commercial Burglaries in Bethesda, Police Say
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives charged a Washington, D.C. man with committing 19 commercial burglaries in downtown Bethesda, 18 of them occurring between January and March, a police press… Read More
Starting Tuesday, Marylanders 16+ Are Eligible for Vaccine at Mass Vaccination Sites
Beginning Tuesday, all Marylanders ages 16+ will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine at the state’s mass vaccination sites, Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference Monday. Hogan said… Read More