Nearly 100 local businesses, nonprofits, county agencies, and community organizations will come together on Sunday, March 1, as the Olney Chamber of Commerce hosts its 44th Annual Community Day, Montgomery County’s longest-running business and family expo.
As part of Heart Awareness Month, cardiologists at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney are encouraging women to talk more openly about heart health, stressing that heart disease remains the number one killer of women in the United States.
Sherwood High School students are taking their school safety advocacy beyond campus and onto Capitol Hill.
Several notable changes and updates have unfolded across Olney and immediately surrounding areas in recent months, ranging from long-awaited reopenings to new restaurants preparing to move in.
A 31-year-old Montgomery County man has been arrested and extradited to Connecticut following an investigation into alleged online communications with a juvenile, according to the City of Norwich Police Department.
The Family Room, the neighborhood retail shop located at 6820 Olney Laytonsville Rd., is celebrating eight years in business this month and marking the milestone with an ice cream-themed thank you to the community.
Sherwood High School’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival is back for its 54th show, a tradition that has been going strong since 1971, with 2020 being the only year a live performance wasn’t held due to COVID-19 (a virtual show was produced instead). The event began when Sherwood students were inspired by a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Since then, students audition for the show and spend months rehearsing with staff members to create a production that draws thousands of attendees each year.
The Montgomery County Police Department is investigating an incident of vandalism involving antisemitic graffiti at Shaare Tefila Synagogue in Olney. (more…)
Congregation Shaare Tefila in Olney was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti on Tuesday, prompting condemnation from community leaders and Jewish organizations.
The Greene Turtle in Olney has shared an update on reconstruction efforts after a driver struck the restaurant in late December, causing significant damage in the form of a gas leak and forcing a temporary closure.
Montgomery County is promoting a Black History Month contest at the Oakley Cabin African American Museum in Brookeville that encourages visitors to take and share selfies with “AI Shirley,” an artificial intelligence virtual interpreter, for a chance to win gift cards.