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About $100,000 will cover costs for design and community input, but not construction. Wider sidewalks, street trees, pedestrian lighting and places to sit could eventually come to Main Street in Damascus.

State grant to fund plan for a more walkable Damascus Main Street Wider sidewalks, street trees, pedestrian lighting, and places to sit could eventually come to Main Street in Damascus. First comes a plan, and a $100,000 state grant will pay for it.

It was a first-time arrest of its kind for Montgomery County Police Officer Austin Fogarty of the 6th District. The suspect? A two-foot long black snake that had slithered inside an elderly women’s Montgomery Village home.

Officer wrangles snake in elderly woman's Montgomery Village home Video: watch as an officer saves the day for an elderly woman in Montgomery Village who called authorities when she caught a snake slithering around in her bedroom.

GameKastle from College Park ran the games activity room at RisuCon, Montgomery County's very own Comic Con, and Joey stopped by to learn a game with them. Josi from GameKastle showed us a game called Crabs in a Bucket.

A Lootbox Extra | RisuCon 2026 - Joey Gets Crabs in a Bucket with GameKastle GameKastle from College Park ran the games activity room at RisuCon...

Following last year’s boundary studies for high schools, MCPS is now embarking on a countywide process for elementary and middle schools.

MCPS lays out the process for upcoming boundary studies MCPS is now embarking on a countywide process for changes to elementary and middle schools with new boundary studies.

It’s Friday, Oct. 9, and here are five things to know this weekend in Montgomery County.

5 things to know today, Oct. 9, in Montgomery County It's Friday, Oct. 9, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here.

Join the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County for a critical community discussion featuring candidates for the Board of Education. This informative forum will be held both in-person (MCM's Rockville studios) and via live streamed on YouTube (@ myMCMedia) to ensure all citizens can engage with the candidates.

Moderator: Sonya Laurence Green is a journalist and editor who most recently served as Supervisory Assignments Editor at the Voice of America (VOA) News Center in Washington, D.C.

Candidates: At-Large:
Brenda Diaz
Omar Lazo
District 3:
Sally McCarthy
Cassandra Sung

How to participate:
- You must pre-register to attend in-person: https://www.lwvmocomd.org/CandidateForum2026
- Time: 7 PM to 8:30 PM. Attendees must be seated by 6:45 PM.
- Questions about Registration: [email protected]

Co-Sponsors: League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, National Council of Negro Women, Potomac Valley Section, National Council of Negro Women Montgomery County Section, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Theta Omega Omega Chapter, The Links, Patuxent River Chapter, Young People for Progress, Montgomery County

Brian Warsaw is a Silver Spring stay-at-home dad with a dream to become a podcaster. That was put on hold when tragedy struck his family a little more than a decade ago.

After "rough stretch," Silver Spring dad competes for national podcast Brian Warsaw is a Montgomery County dad who's redefining what it means to chase a dream. He's competing for his big shot at podcasting.