Beyond MoCo

The Great Frederick Fair is set to make its return to the Frederick fairgrounds from September 18th through September 26th, 2026. It’s sure to be packed with rides, agricultural exhibits, fair food, and an incredible lineup of major musical talent that many MoCo residents would love to drive up for. (more…)


Montgomery Village

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is adding new pedestrian and traffic safety improvements along sections of Bel Pre Road in Silver Spring and Montgomery Village Avenue in Gaithersburg, with work expected to be completed by this fall.

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Education

Two Montgomery County Public Schools media specialists have been named among the top 10 finalists for the 2026 Maryland School Librarian of the Year award, a statewide honor recognizing exemplary service and outstanding achievement in school library media programs.

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Events

Montgomery Parks will commemorate Juneteenth with a series of educational and family-friendly events at historic sites across Montgomery County beginning June 13. The annual observance recognizes June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

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