Petition Calls for End of Police K9 Unit in Takoma Park
The City of Takoma Park has reached a settlement with a woman who was mistakenly attacked by a police K9 in 2018 at the CVS on Carroll Street NW, according… Read More
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Eight MCPS Students Awarded College-Sponsored Scholarships
Eight Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have received college- and university-sponsored scholarships in the final round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Each sponsoring college or university… Read More
Four Maryland Nursing Homes Fined for Failing to Test All Patients, Staff
State health officials fined four nursing homes in Maryland this week – including Potomac Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Rockville – for not testing all patients and staff for… Read More
Two Additional Free Testing Clinics To Open in Montgomery County Next Week
Two additional free testing clinics will be available in Montgomery County this week. One of the clinics will take place on Tuesday, July 14, at the Silver Spring Civic Building… Read More
400 Boxes of Fresh Produce Available at Food Distribution Event in Kensington
There’s a free food distribution event happening in Kensington on Saturday, July 11, at 10:00 a.m. The Up 2 Us Foundation is hosting a drive-up grocery box pick up called… Read More
Police Request Help in Search for Missing Montgomery Village Teen
The Montgomery County Police Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) is asking for help in locating a missing teen from Montgomery Village. Tabria Robinson, 17, was last seen at her house… Read More
Police Searching for Missing Cloverly Area Teen
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Special Victims Investigations Division are asking the public for help in locating a missing Cloverly area teen. Diamond Nelson, 17, lives on Farmcrest Court… Read More
County’s Chief Administrative Officer Facing Ethics Violations
Montgomery County Chief Administrative Officer Andrew Kleine is facing ethics violations for allegedly maintaining conflicts of interest through business relationships with outside companies while serving as a government employee. On… Read More
Award Correction Announcement
On June 1, 2020, MCM announced it was named the winner of the “Overall Excellence” award for Community Access Media, Education from the Alliance for Community Media. Due to errors in the… Read More
Dawes Doing Flips Over Gymnastics Academy Opening
24 summers ago, Dominique Dawes was a teenager and a world-class gymnast helping the U.S.team win a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Now aged 43, Dawes is realizing… Read More
Studio 501c3: Montgomery Community Media Providing Hyper-Local News
Kim Jones hosts this episode of Studio 501c3, a show that focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County working to build supportive communities every day. This episode features Nannette Hobson,… Read More
Hola Montgomery Facebook Group Tops 1,000 Member Milestone
Montgomery Community Media (MCM) launched “Hola Montgomery” last year to better serve and to start a dialogue with Montgomery County’s Spanish-speaking community. Recently, the Facebook group that bears the same… Read More