MCDOT Offering Spring Adult Bike and E-Scooter Classes
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) offers adult Learn to Ride and Basic Skills biking classes in April, May and June. The classes are for adults (18+) who have… Read More
County Executive Marc Elrich
Elrich, Friedson to Announce $900,000 in Grants for Hate Crime Prevention and Security
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, County Council President Andrew Friedson, councilmembers and local leaders will announce the awarding of $900,000 in grants Wednesday morning. The grants, awarded through the County’s… Read More
New Grant Program Aims to Adapt Homes for Climate Hazards
A new grant program aims to fund solutions to help lower and moderate income residents prepare their homes for the effects climate change. The Healthy, Efficient, Electrified, Climate-Adapted Pilot (HEECAP)… Read More
Community Program Offers $75,000 for Fee Reductions at Wheaton Facilities
Montgomery County launched a Wheaton Community Access Program (WCAP) on Friday, Feb. 16, offering $75,000 for fee reductions to community groups seeking to host events at facilities. Modeled after similar… Read More
Many Events Scheduled for ‘Library Lovers Month’
Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) and Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Inc. (FOLMC) will host multiple events for “Library Lovers Month.” Planned throughout the remainder of February at MCPL… Read More
Elrich Addresses Snow Delays, Budget, COVID-19 During Weekly Briefing
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich called for a state level tax change to better fund infrastructure projects during a Wednesday media briefing on his proposed Capital Improvement Budget. The executive… Read More
Remembrance and Reconciliation Ceremony Held In Rockville
On Saturday, November 11, the Montgomery County Commission on Reconciliation and Remembrance held a ceremony to honor two of the three Black men lynched in the county in the late… Read More
County Announces Expanded Recycling Programs
On America Recycles Day, Montgomery County announced expanded recycling programs with more items like mattresses now accepted. The county began accepting additional items for recycling recently – mattresses and box… Read More
Homeless Resource Day Oct. 19 in Gaithersburg
Montgomery County hosts a homeless resource day on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bohrer Park Activity Center in Gaithersburg. The event, known as the… Read More
Hillandale Center Debuts Its New Mural, Exterior Improvements
The Hillandale Center on New Hampshire Avenue showed off its new mural, signs and lighting Thursday. The $580,000 total facade improvement project marks the county’s first project completed under its… Read More
With Novavax’s Covid Vaccine, County Hopes More Residents Get Vaccinated
Now that Novavax in Gaithersburg has federal emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is optimistic that more residents will become vaccinated. Some people chose… Read More
Scotland AME Zion Church Rises as Renovations Begin
Four years after floods destroyed the foundation of Scotland AME Zion Church in Potomac, residents of one of Montgomery County’s oldest Black communities gazed upon their uplifted church. Original plans… Read More