Montgomery Community Media

The Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs will present the “Outstanding Elected Official Award” to Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro on Oct. 15 at a a reception at the Governor’s home in Annapolis in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Navarro chairs the Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee and has previously served as Montgomery County Council president. “In my […]

Officials from the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection met with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce delegation on Oct. 7 to learn about the regulations in which businesses operate in the U.S. During the meeting, Eric Friedman, director of the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection, shared with the Chinese delegation how the office handle complaints, and […]

It is a special time of the year for the Jewish community. Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is celebrated this year starting on the evening of October 3 to the evening on October 4. Rabbi Elhanan ‘Sunny’ Schnitzer, from Bethesda Jewish Congregation, said there are two holidays during a 10 day period: Rosh Hashanah, the […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen comments on the importance of the Nov. 4 election to the current legislation before Congress.

On September 28, members of the community participated at the Bullying in Schools Town Hall Meeting. Johnnie Williams III, a motivation speaker and a graduate of Col. Zadock Magruder High School in Rockville, was the event’s moderator that had a panel of experts from Montgomery County State’s Attorneys Office, and Montgomery County Public Schools. “It’s […]

The Montgomery County Recreation’s Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center is hosting an event where residents will learn more about seniors and driving. The “Keeping Your Keys: To Drive, or Not to Drive?”conversation will take place on October 22 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. “One of the largest problems, in the big umbrella topic, is transportation,” said Helen […]

PFLAG- Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays- is a support group at Riderwood Senior Living Community in Silver Spring affiliated with the D.C. PFLAG Chapter. On this MyMCMedia Extra, Paulette Goodman, one of Riderwood’s PFLAG Co-founders, shared some the group’s mission statement. The group meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month for discussion, […]

It was an afternoon to celebrate differences and similarities. The third annual Riderwood Diversity Fair shared culture, heritage and lots of music. “We have a tremendous amount of diversity within our community both among our residents and our staff. We’re looking for way to bring different traditions, different perspectives together in one event,” said Chip Warner, […]

Two Takoma Park students are going the extra mile to help low income families. Cindy Ascencio, 20, and Jenny Matias, 20, both social work majors at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, are the organizers of the Raising Hope Walkathon- an event that will take place on October 12 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The […]

Montgomery County Employees Federal Credit Union sponsored a $2,000 scholarship for Luisa Raquel Reyes, a student at Morgan State University, at the 2014 Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala. The gala kicked off the Montgomery County’s celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15 to October 15. An additional 59 Latino students were also recipients […]