My I-95 Nightmare – One Woman’s Story
It was last week’s nightmare scenario when hundreds of drivers were stranded on I-95 in Virginia – many of them Montgomery County residents trying to make their way home on… Read More
Air Defense Exercise Planned for Overnight Tuesday
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is scheduled to conduct a routine defense exercise on Tuesday in the National Capital Region. The exercise, titled Falcon Virgo, takes place from… Read More
Montgomery College Receives $1 Million to Support Students’ ‘Basic Needs’
Montgomery College will receive $973,741 in federal funding to help students become successful, announced U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Reps. Jamie Raskin, David Trone and… Read More
Rockville, Shady Grove Metro Stations Reopen Jan. 16
The Shady Grove and Rockville Metro stations on the Red Line that have been closed for four months are expected to reopen Jan. 16, Metro announced. The stations were shut… Read More
What to Do When Covid Comes Home
Omicron is everywhere, amping up testing lines, filling hospital ERs and generally reminding us that this pandemic remains far from over. Last week Omicron infected more than 1 million Americans… Read More
5 Things to Know Today, Jan. 10, in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Public Schools are open Monday as scheduled. However 81 buses are not running today due to staff shortages. This list of routes is posted on the MCPS website.… Read More
MCPS Interim Superintendent Apologizes for Poor Communications and School Disruptions
In a Sunday evening Community Update, Montgomery County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight apologized for what many in the community have called poor communications and a lack of transparency.… Read More
MCPS Investigates Racist Incident at Sherwood-Einstein Girls Basketball Game
Jeffrey Sullivan, Montgomery County Public Schools director of systemwide athletics, called an incident involving racist and derogatory comments during Saturday’s junior varsity girls’ basketball game between Sherwood and Albert Einstein… Read More
Thousands ‘Attend’ Sunday’s Virtual Town Hall on Schools
Three thousand people attended Councilmember Tom Hucker’s virtual town hall on the state of Montgomery County Public Schools Sunday afternoon and hundreds more watched on Facebook. Thirty-six students, parents, and… Read More
MCPS Elimina Números de Umbral para Activar el Aprendizaje Virtual
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS, por sus siglas en inglés) anunciaron que ya no usarán un umbral determinado para activar la consideración de trasladar una escuela individual… Read More
Montgomery County Recreation Hosts ‘Kids Day Out’
Montgomery County Recreation will host special programs to keep children active when Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has scheduled days off. The events called “Kids Day Out” will offer full-day… Read More
Police: 19-Year-Old Shot in Silver Spring
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) believes two people were injured in a drive-by shooting Thursday night in Downtown Silver Spring. First, an officer was patrolling Silver Spring Avenue around… Read More