Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with myMCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.
The annual Gaithersburg Book Festival returns Saturday. It will be in-person for the first time since 2019. “There’s no substitute for coming on-site, coming together, meeting authors, having some real face-time,”… Read More
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) hosted a community celebration at the county fairgrounds Saturday to mark a milestone for the agency. 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding… Read More
A person was shot Saturday morning at the Silver Spring Transit Center. The Metro Transit Police Department responded to a shooting at the location around 9 a.m., according to Metro… Read More
On Saturday, a gunman in Buffalo killed 10 people at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood. In the last few days in Montgomery County, a shooting was reported… Read More
Students, entrepreneurs and others have a new space to grow coding and technology skills in Montgomery County. County and education leaders celebrated the new ignITe Hub with a grand opening ribbon-cutting… Read More
Metro is considering having some mask-only rail cars. “That is something that we’re actively looking into,” said Theresa Impastato, Metro’s Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer, during a Special… Read More
More than one million COVID-19 take-home rapid test kits have been distributed through Montgomery County libraries, County Executive Marc Elrich said during a media briefing Wednesday. The county began offering… Read More
Police said a juvenile passenger sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision that injured six people Thursday morning on Connecticut Avenue. Officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the intersection… Read More
A recently-leaked Supreme Court draft indicated the court would overturn the landmark abortion case of Roe v. Wade. “This is not a drill,” said Karen Nelson, President and CEO of… Read More
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 rent relief program will reopen applications starting Monday, May 16, County Executive Marc Elrich shared during a media briefing Wednesday. The program provides rental assistance to tenants… Read More
It’s Wednesday, May 11, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Weekly Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich and health leaders will hold their media briefing at… Read More
Police investigate two commercial burglaries that occurred last month at a Metro by T-Mobile store in the 12200 block of Veirs Mill Road. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) released… Read More