Feed the Fridge Program Launches Second Location
A second Feed the Fridge location launched Monday at the Takoma Park Community Center. The Feed the Fridge program aims to decrease food insecurity by providing free meals from high… Read More
Gracie Tanner
Gracie Tanner was an intern with Montgomery Community Media during the summer of 2021. She is also a junior at the University of Maryland.
Bite Into An Apple for School Breakfast Program Awareness
Maryland Hunger Solutions celebrated the “Hear the Maryland Crunch” campaign on March 10 to spread awareness about school breakfast programs. Hear the Maryland Crunch is a virtual campaign highlighting the… Read More
Honoring an Icon: March 10 is Harriet Tubman Day
March 10 is national Harriet Tubman Day. The American holiday was made into law in 1990 to honor the woman that led hundreds of slaves to freedom and served as… Read More
Goucher Poll Says Nearly Two-Thirds of Marylanders Unhappy with Vaccine Distribution
Nearly two-thirds of Marylanders believe that the state is doing a poor job with vaccine distribution, according to a recent Goucher College study. Approximately 64% of individuals think the government… Read More
County Highlights Local Parks for Women’s History Month
Montgomery Parks is highlighting five parks across the county to honor Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8. Each of the parks are named after local female… Read More
MCPS Proposes Calendar Options for 2021-22 School Year
Montgomery County Public Schools’ Policy Management Committee has proposed three calendar options for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. The first two scenarios would require students to return to school before… Read More
County Celebrates National Consumer Protection Week With Virtual Events
Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) and Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) will host a variety of virtual informative webinars from Feb. 28 to March 6 for National Consumer… Read More
Montgomery College Will Continue Remote Learning for Summer, Fall 2021
Montgomery College announced that courses will continue with remote learning for the summer and fall 2021 semesters in a press release on Feb. 25. Montgomery College President DeRionne P. Pollard… Read More
Dr. Fauci Says He ‘Would Definitely Take the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that he “would definitely take the Johnson & Johnson… Read More
Raskin Launches Annual Congressional Art Competition
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-MD, launched the annual 2021 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Maryland’s 8th District on Feb. 22. The winning submission will be displayed in… Read More
Maryland Ranks Low Among Other States for Vaccine Rollout
The state of Maryland continues to rank low in regards to vaccine distribution in the United States. According to data presented by NPR on Feb. 24, Maryland currently ranks 41st… Read More
FDA Confirms Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine is Safe, Effective
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 single-dose vaccine is “safe and effective,” according to a Food and Drug Administration analysis released Wednesday. To date, the vaccine is approximately 66% effective in… Read More