Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County employees honored Black History Month with a special ceremony on Feb. 5 at the Universities at Shady Grove. It was a celebration of education, diversity, and a time to honor ordinary people doing extraordinary things. “We are who we are today because of our ancestors and because of the people currently living today. […]

A partnership between Montgomery College and the Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity at the Gaithersburg Library resulted in the first Montgomery College Community Engagement Center. The grand opening is scheduled to take place on Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. at the brand new Gaithersburg Library. Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard will be at the event. […]

Mary Murphy is a longtime Silver Spring resident. She moved to the Silver Spring/Wheaton area almost 30 years ago and has witnessed the area’s growth and redevelopment. She describes Silver Spring as having “a big city feel, but also a small town feel.” After volunteering for a nonprofit called The Center For A New American […]

In celebration of African American History Month, Gaithersburg will host a reception Feb. 18 at the Activitiy Center at Bohrer Park. Winners of a student essay contest will be recognized.

Members of the Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships and the Montgomery County Council are scheduled to host a town hall meeting for faith Community leaders to find out what issues most concerns residents. The annual meeting will take place on Feb. 26 at the County Council Office Building in Rockville starting at 8 p.m. “There […]

The Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships is scheduled to host a community meeting on Feb. 5 to help residents learn about who can apply for immigration relief. The event is an orientation session that will take place at the White Oak Community Center in Silver Spring from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Education is […]

The school day started with games, sharing fun memories from the holidays, and favorite foods just before a more serious talk about one of the leading causes of death among teenagers: suicide. To help in the efforts of preventing suicide among teens, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Montgomery County in partnership with Umttr– […]

Aubrey Alston, of Gaithersburg, said his mother did “the best she could with what she had.” He grew up in single parent home in the inner city of Newark, New Jersey, and said his family was part of the “working-poor.” Alston decided to start Julie’s Food Pantry, an organization to “uplift and support” Montgomery County’s low income […]

Officials at the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) expect temperatures to be near freezing tonight. SHA reminds travelers to exercise caution and plan for extra travel time. Depending on your location, afternoon commutes can include sleet, snow, and freezing rain. “We want everyone to arrive at their destinations safely. We have yet another storm where the primary […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Maryland State Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez of District 18 said she is “very disappointed” about Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s budget proposal. “He is harming education in Montgomery County,” said Gutierrez. Take a look: