Dr. Judith Docca, former principal and longtime Board of Education member, is one of six African Americans Montgomery County will honor with a “Living Legend Award” during a Juneteenth celebration at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 14, at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.
Renovated park features amenities for community members of all ages
Join Montgomery Parks for a free, family-friendly celebration of the newly renovated Columbia Local Park in Burtonsville. The event will feature activities to highlight the improvements to the park.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the 10900blk of Roundtable Ct in Rockville on Wednesday, June 12, for the report of a house fire. (more…)
Montgomery County Police has released surveillance photos of an individual wanted in connection to two apartment robberies that occurred last month in Silver Spring. (more…)
Christian McCaffrey led the NFL with 1,459 rushing yards last year for the San Francisco 49ers. His younger brother, Luke McCaffrey, was drafted by the Washington Commanders as a wide receiver in the 3rd round of the 2024 NFL Draft and today he took a couple mini camp reps at running back.
MCPS has announced that three staff members have been honored with 2023–2024 Counselor of the Year awards. The trio—one each at the elementary, middle and high school levels—were recognized at the June 11 Board of Education business meeting.
The Montgomery Parks Foundation is raising funds to help rebuild the large playground at Greenbriar Local Park (12525 Glen Road). The large playground remains closed indefinitely due to the damage it sustained in the fire. The small playground area and the rest of the park remain open (video below).
The Board of Education and Interim Superintendent Dr. Monique T. Felder honored 658 retirees at the MCPS annual retirement recognition and reception on June 6 at Richard Montgomery High School.
Holiday events and operating hours for Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Montgomery Parks is inviting the whole family to celebrate Juneteenth with a series of special events on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
We were able to enjoy low humidity and below normal temperatures through Wednesday, but near-record heat returns Thursday and Friday and all of next week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Following the Montgomery County Board of Education’s approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget on June 11, class size guidelines will increase by one student in many classrooms for the next school year. MCPS sent a community message on Wednesday providing an explanation for the increase. It can be seen below:
“This decision, while not ideal, was necessary due to an approximately $30 million reduction from the requested funding. It is highly unlikely that any teacher currently employed will lose their position in MCPS this upcoming school year due to the teacher vacancies from retirements and resignations.