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.
Business leaders shared their concerns about a proposed COVID-19 vaccine passport in Montgomery County during a County C0uncil meeting Tuesday. The “passport,” proposed by the county executive branch, is proof… Read More
Hana O’Looney, student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education, hosted an Instagram Live conversation with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials on Wednesday. O’Looney posed a virtual attendee’s… Read More
The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education unanimously approved next year’s academic calendar during a meeting Thursday. The 2022-2023 school year will start the week before Labor Day… Read More
Tufail Ahmad, who founded the Montgomery County Muslim Foundation (MCMF), died on Thursday, a statement from the organization shared. “He lived a great compassionate life working tirelessly to uplift the… Read More
The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) staffing shortage due to COVID-19 slowly improves. But the department is not out of the woods yet, MCFRS Chief Scott Goldstein said… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials stressed their commitment to in-person learning amid the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, but will consider transitioning individual schools to virtual learning as… Read More
Montgomery County officials requested that the National Guard help support Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) by supplying bus drivers, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard said during a council… Read More
It’s Wednesday, Jan. 12 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Early Release Day: Today is an early release day for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS).… Read More
On Tuesday, Montgomery County councilmembers and health officials discussed a proposed COVID-19 vaccine “passport,” a proof of vaccine requirement for people to gain entry into certain indoor establishments, with religious… Read More
Update (Tuesday): More than 93,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits were distributed through libraries Monday. Beginning Tuesday, libraries will be limited to 1,800-2,500 kits per site per day — about 35,000… Read More
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) believes two people were injured in a drive-by shooting Thursday night in Downtown Silver Spring. First, an officer was patrolling Silver Spring Avenue around… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced it will no longer use a certain threshold to trigger consideration for moving an individual school to virtual learning. Fewer than three weeks ago… Read More