Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMcMedia Extra, Valerie Ervin, executive director at the Center for Working Families, talks about what’s next for her.

It was a night to remember at The Fillmore in Silver Spring Thursday. The 2014 Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala raised more than $100,000 in scholarships and helped more than 60 Latino students to continue their college education. “When you empower the students, you empower the family,” said County Executive Isiah Leggett. More than 300 […]

Players, from all over the county, slam-dunked, played defense, and showed their free throwing skills at the fourth annual Audacity of Hoops basketball tournament on Sept. 20 in downtown Silver Spring. This year, Councilmember Cherri Branson hosted the event that features adults, and high school-age boys and girls. The 3-on-3 tournament uses sports and recreation […]

Sixty Latino students were the recipients of the 2014 Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarships presented at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 18 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. In this MyMcMedia Extra, Lorna Virgili, President/CEO of the National Hispanic Communication Group, tells us how it all began.  Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and wife, Catherine […]

Jewish Social Service Agency welcomed the first volunteer from AmeriCorps VISTA– Volunteers in Service to America- on Sept. 2. VISTA is a recent White House initiative on Holocaust survivor care. Vice President Joe Biden announced on December 2013 that the administration would support the needs of Holocaust survivors who are living in the U.S. under or close […]

A new campaign to encourage black women to breastfeed was launched by the African American Health Program, part of Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. The project is part of year-long effort to reach black women in the county, and educate the public about the benefits of breastfeeding. According to a county’s press […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen responds to a question about Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley as a potential candidate in the 2016 presidential election:

Maryland Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez will be presented the “Public Service Award” at the Sept. 18 Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala. Gutierrez was the first Salvadoran-American to be elected to office in the U.S., and serves on the House Appropriations Committee. “We are delighted that Delegate Gutiérrez will honor us by accepting this award.  She made history as […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to recommend the adoption of a public campaign finance bill to Montgomery County Council. The bill could establish a system of public campaign financing for candidates for the offices of County Executive and County Council. In this MyMcMedia Extra, Montgomery County Councilmember […]

KID Museum, a new children’s museum in Montgomery County, hosted on Sept. 14 the Maker Faire in Silver Spring. It was an afternoon of curious eyes and lots of making, creating and inventing. At the free family event, there were robots of all shapes and sizes, 3D printed jewelry, automated chess boards, NASA’s Hubble Space […]