Montgomery Community Media

There is a county program making a difference in the lives of inmates. Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) hosted a small business forum at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where businesses in the area had a chance to speak with inmates who are going through the OneStop program- part of the reentry services offered at the facility. […]

The Montgomery County Council passed Bill 52-14 by a 6 to 3 vote on Tuesday. The legislation, commonly known as the pesticide bill, bans the use of EPA-registered pesticides in lawn care for most uses in the county including public and private playgrounds, mulched recreation areas, child care centers, and county property. Advocates and opponents of […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a fire on the roof of a Montgomery College building, according to Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said crews found fire in the area of the air conditioning unit from a building that is under construction at the college’s Rockville campus. “Montgomery College ‘new’ Science [building] under construction, welder’s […]

The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that Montgomery County’s unemployment rate in August was 3.8 percent, down from 4.6 percent last August. According to a Montgomery County news release, almost 10,000 more county residents had jobs compared to 2014. County Executive Isiah Leggett welcomed the news and said the latest figures are […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 6, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Councilmembers are expected to vote on a pesticide bill today- a proposed legislation that would ban certain pesticides from being applied to lawns and county-owned properties. The chief sponsor of this bill is Council President George Leventhal. Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Nancy […]

You may say he was at the right place at the right time. A Montgomery County police officer helped save the life of a 9-month-old girl on Sunday after relatives said the child was unresponsive. Authorities said Officer James Herman was on his way home when he pulled over a vehicle on the on the […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters Monday morning for a news briefing, which he discussed his proposed bill to ban pesticides, County’s Board of Elections decision to eliminate two popular early voting centers, police body camera program on school ground, and more. You can watch the news conference here:  

The game changed location, but it was still a home game for Quince Orchard High School football team. Due to the weather on Friday, the Cougars met the Trojans at the John Harvill Stadium turf field in Gaithersburg. Quince Orchard tallied 42 points against Gaithersburg High School. Phil Fabrizio captured the game in pictures and […]

Montgomery County officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Progress Place- a homeless shelter- on Oct. 1 in Silver Spring. The new facility is a public-private partnership between the county and Bethesda-based developer Washington Property Company. “I am proud of the people of Silver Spring for their commitment to this constructive approach to assisting homeless […]

The New Americans Expo is scheduled to take place on Oct. 4 in Silver Spring. In this MyMCMedia Extra, organizers, county officials and residents, held a news conference to preview the event and invited residents to the Silver Spring Civic Building from noon to 6 p.m. According to organizers, the event is an informational fair to welcome […]