Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with myMCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.
Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice presented a proclamation recognizing the first African-American Councilmember for a Day contest winner. The opportunity is meant to give high schoolers access to local government… Read More
Montgomery County councilmembers Will Jawando and Craig Rice presented former Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee with a proclamation in his honor Tuesday during a council session. #HappeningNow: Councilmembers @willjawando and @RicePolitics… Read More
Students from Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Walt Whitman and other high schools are putting together a museum exhibition called “Fear Itself.” Inside an old rectory next to the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, the… Read More
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers arrested Edward Lay, 26, of Clinton, Maryland on Feb. 19 in Silver Spring. He was charged with possession of a stolen handgun and possession… Read More
Chef and Bethesda resident Jose Andrés is helping quarantined cruise passengers in Japan with his non-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK). Over 3,700 people on the cruise ship Diamond Princess were… Read More
A former Quince Orchard High School coach was sentenced Feb. 21 to five years of probation and six days in jail for possession of child pornography. Dake Williams was an… Read More
Student leaders involved in Richard Montgomery High School’s Jaguar Scholars Leadership Program (JSLP) have nothing but respect for the civil rights icon John Lewis. In March 2019, Jerome Price, the… Read More
Northwood High School in Silver Spring is planned to be renovated and open its doors as the “New Northwood” in 2025. Last week, the Montgomery County school board approved preliminary… Read More
Strosniders Hardware in Silver Spring has been sold to A Few Cool Hardware Stores, another hardware chain in the area, according to a statement from Strosniders. It’s now called Silver… Read More
The Eleanor opened its second location to the public today on Ellsworth Drive in Downtown Silver Spring. It’s a “neighborhood arcade and bowling lounge” and a bar and grille. The… Read More
Giant and Safeway grocery store employees rallied outside of a Safeway in Washington, D.C. to demand a fair union contract from the two companies or risk employees striking. UFCW Local… Read More
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in the midst of hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits from former scouts who say they were abused by leaders. This… Read More