Montgomery Community Media

Josh Kurtz, the founder of MarylandMatters.org, stopped by the Montgomery Community Media offices to talk politics with MCM reporter Doug Tallman. In this segment, the two discuss the Sixth District race of David Trone, the Democrat, and Amie Hoeber, the Republican.

Josh Kurtz, the founder of MarylandMatters.org, stopped by the Montgomery Community Media offices to talk politics. In this segment, Kurtz and MCM reporter Doug Tallman discuss the county executive’s race. We also talked about the Sixth Congressional District. Election Talk: Sixth Congressional District And the Maryland governor’s race. Election Talk: The Maryland Governor’s Race Voter […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman addressed as many as 200 people Tuesday night, exhorting the crowd to vote for the re-election of Gov. Larry Hogan. Ashman has crossed party lines in his endorsement, in a county about as deep a blue as Maryland gets. The mayor told the crowd, gathered in Gaithersburg’s new Spectrum neighborhood, that […]

We talked to Council President Hans Riemer about the small cell tower legislation that’s up for a vote on Tuesday. Here’s what he had to say:

Dozens of government and business officials gathered at White Oak on Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking of Viva White Oak, a massive development adjoining a centralized FDA facility. The project includes an academic campus, a hotel-conference center, shops and restaurants and 4,750 homes. Nonresidential building will amount to 6.1 million square feet.

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $1.6 billion, and the Powerball is up to $620 million. Together, the two largest lottery games have a combined jackpot of more than $2.2 billion. The next Mega Millions drawing will be 11 p.m. Tuesday. The Powerball’s next drawing will be 11 p.m. Wednesday. If Mega Millions gets […]

It’s Monday, Oct. 22, and here are five things Montgomery County residents need to know: 1. New Community: Gov. Larry Hogan will join other officials with the groundbreaking of Viva White Oak, a Silver Spring planned community going up around the Food and Drug Administration headquarters. The event takes place at 3:15 p.m. 2. Serving […]

The 2018 Bethesda Magazine Green Awards were handed out at a gala Thursday night, highlighting efforts to increase sustainability. The winners are: Innovation Award: Business: Green Generation Solutions. The Bethesda-based company, founded in 2011, helps property owners reduce energy consumption. Innovation Award: Nonprofit: Audubon Naturalist Society. The Chevy Chase organization was chosen for its Creek […]

Update 3:45 p.m. Friday: The Mega Millions has hit the billion-dollar mark. Update, 1:45 p.m. Thursday: The Mega Millions keeps growing. Now the jackpot is $970 million. Meanwhile, no one won the Powerball in Wednesday night’s drawing, and its jackpot has reached $430 million. Original post: The Mega Millions jackpot has reached a record $900 […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith met with reporters Thursday in his first regular press conference. The school system plans to meet with reporters every month. Smith described new programs and other details about the MCPS. The school system has 163,000 students. He touted the rebuilt Thomas Edison School of Technology, Mental Health Awareness […]