Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro praised awardees at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 10 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Navarro says the community’s young demographic is “our most precious jewels.” Take a look: Seventy-seven Maryland students were the recipients of the 2015 Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarships presented at […]

Yannick Diouf, a Rockville resident and business student at the University of Maryland College Park, shares his thoughts on Donald Trump and says the Republican presidential candidate is misinformed when it comes to the immigrant community. Take a look at this MyMCMedia Extra: Diouf was one of the awardees at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic […]

The annual Pan African Festival (PANAFEST-USA) will be held on Sept. 26 at the Silver Spring Civic Center. September is African Heritage month in Montgomery County and the PANAFEST-USA marks the end of this celebration with an event of all things African. According to a news release, this is the festival’s 6th anniversary and more than 11,000 […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett shares open remarks during the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 10 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. Seventy seven Maryland students were this year’s recipients of the 2015 Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarships. It was a night of celebration where students received a one-time $2,000 scholarship award. But in […]

Gabriel Cárdenas, a Germantown resident and student at the Lancaster Bible College in Greenbelt, was one of the awardees at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 10 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. Cárdenas said he hopes to follow his parents’ footsteps and become a pastor. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Cárdenas also shares his thoughts on […]

Seventy-seven Maryland students were the recipients of the 2015 Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarships presented at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 10 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. It was a night of celebration where students received a one-time $2,000 scholarship award. One by one, they crossed the stage to accept this scholarship that […]

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease launched a new Spanish-language website to provide information free information to the Latino population. The launching coincided with National Hispanic Heritage Month and will offer health information on conditions of the bones, joints, muscles and skin. “Many diseases in our scientific portfolio, including lupus, arthritis […]

Maryland’s new voting machines are expected to make their debut for residents in Rockville’s upcoming election in November. These machines will also be in place for the primary election in Spring 2016. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Board of Elections Voting Coordinator Gilberto Zelaya shows how the new machine works. Rockville’s early voting is on Oct. 24 […]

Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger is expected to receive the Peacemaker of the Year award at the Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County annual awards celebration on Oct. 12 in Rockville. According to a news release, CRCMC officials chose Manger due to his commitment to the “highest ethical standards” for policing and department’s accountability, which […]

The teen, who was arrested and charged with vandalizing a Gaithersburg synagogue, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to court documents. Sebastian Espinoza-Carranza was charged with defacement of religious property, damage to a religious institution, and malicious destruction of property for the antisemitic graffiti found on Shaare Torah Synagogue in Gaithersburg back in April. His sentencing is set […]