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.
It’s Wednesday, Feb. 16, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Hypothermia Alert: Montgomery County is under a Hypothermia Alert until noon. Montgomery County has activated the Extreme… Read More
A woman had minor injuries following a “domestic related event” at Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). Police responded to the school on River… Read More
The Montgomery County Council presented a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month during a meeting Tuesday. This year’s Black History Month theme in Montgomery County is Black health and… Read More
Police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot in Germantown last Thursday, according to a release from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). Last Thursday, Feb. 10 at… Read More
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 indoor mask mandate is set to lift next week. The county council’s current Board of Health regulation terminates the mandate next Monday, Feb. 21 at 11:59 p.m.… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) school board members met Thursday to talk about school safety and mental health in an ongoing discussion with school officials. Board members posed questions and… Read More
Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando wants the Silver Spring Library to be renamed after the late Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, who served in the all-Black Tuskegee Airmen during World War… Read More
Gov. Larry Hogan has called on the Maryland school board to rescind its school masking policy in light of improving COVID-19 metrics and vaccine availability. “We must all learn to… Read More
A shooting in White Oak sent a victim to the hospital in critical condition, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said in a release Wednesday. Around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday morning,… Read More
Montgomery County councilmembers and officials discussed ideas for an updated Community Engagement Officer (CEO) program as well as mental health supports in schools during a joint council committee meeting Wednesday. … Read More
It’s Wednesday, Feb. 9, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Hypothermia Alert: Montgomery County is under a Hypothermia Alert until 10 a.m. A Hypothermia Alert… Read More
Dr. Monifa McKnight will be the first woman and second person of color to be superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The MCPS Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday… Read More