NHL’s Black History Tour Comes to Rockville Ice Arena
The Rockville Ice Arena turned into a mobile museum for a few short hours last week. That’s when the National Hockey League’s Black History Tour skated into town. Filled with… Read More
Fran Murphy
Executive Producer, Montgomery Community Media
Schools Open Two Hours Late Thursday
Due to expected emergency weather conditions, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will open two hours late Thursday. Bus service will be provided on a two-hour delayed schedule. Morning prekindergarten, morning… Read More
County Preps Road Salt for Yet Another January Storm
Mountains of salt sit in the double barns at the salt storage facility at the Crabbs Branch Way Highway Services Depot in Gaithersburg, ready to hit the road when the… Read More
Maryland State Income Tax Deadline Extended
For the third year in a row, Maryland residents will have until July 15 to file and pay their state income taxes. Comptroller Peter Franchot made the announcement Wednesday morning.… Read More
16 Schools Enter Virtual Learning on Thursday
MCPS sent out an alert this afternoon. It states 16 schools will begin virtual learning on Thursday, Jan. 20. The schools will remain in a period of virtual learning for… Read More
Candidates for County Executive Discuss Rent Stabilization
This year the county will elect its County Executive on November 8. The four candidates include current Executive Marc Elrich, Councilmember Tom Hucker, Councilmember Hans Riemer, and Potomac businessman David… Read More
County Executive Candidates Weigh in on Affordable Housing Shortage
The race for the next County Executive began in earnest Jan. 5 at a forum for the candidates sponsored by the Renters Alliance Board and live-streamed by MyMCM. The four… Read More
Flurona – When Covid Meets the Flu
It’s the latest wrinkle in the seemingly endless pandemic – Flurona. Yes, you can actually have the flu and the latest Coronavirus variant at the same time. We asked NIH’s… Read More
Covid and Children – Advice from NIH
As the Omicron variant rages, children under the age of 5 remain among the most vulnerable Americans. At this point, no vaccines are available for this age group. Meanwhile, hospitalizations… Read More
Omicron Update from NIH
The Covid 19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc with our everyday lives. The latest unwelcome visitor – the Omicron variant. To find out more about this new infectious agent, we… Read More
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
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