Montgomery Community Media

Governor Larry Hogan recently released a proposed budget that cuts Montgomery County’s share of state school funding by $17 million. In this MyMCMedia Extra Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal talks about the county effort to restore that funding. Leventhal talks about the county’s role in school funding in this MyMcMedia Extra.

Here are the Five Things to Know Today, Jan. 27 in Montgomery County. 1- Hundreds attended the Women’s Legislative Briefing this weekend. Check out what they will be advocating for this year. 2- The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hear from the public tonight on a bill to prohibit the sale of dogs at […]

Governor Larry Hogan’s recently released fiscal year 2016 state operating budget shows no state funding for pothole repair in Montgomery County. In this MyMCMedia Extra Council President George Leventhal says the county will have to determine how to make up the shortfall and that might mean reduced pothole repairs.

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal held a briefing on Monday where he discussed Governor Larry Hogan’s proposed Fiscal Year 2016 State budget and how it might impact the county and the future of the Purple Line, a request for attorneys in Montgomery County to provide work pro bono for unaccompanied minors looking to get […]

If you have an opinion on whether Montgomery County Public Schools should change the times schools start and end, you have just one more week to let the school board know about it. The MCPS Board of Education recently held two public hearings on the topic of changing school start times. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick has […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr is facing a contract that expires the end of June, but whether he will return at the helm of the school system is unclear. MyMCMedia caught up with two board members recently to hear their thoughts on Starr’s future. Starr’s contract expires June 30, but school board […]

An electrical light fixture malfunction is the cause of a fire at a home in Colesville that has displaced five adults, two kids and the family dog, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) official. MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the home in the 600 block of Hollywood Avenue had no working smoke […]

The Connelly School of the Holy Child outscored Damascus High School in girls basketball Thursday night. Holy Child notched the win against Damascus held at Damascus High School. Take a look at some of the action caught by photographer Phil Fabrizio.          

Montgomery County Police Officer Jonathan Pruziner  is the recipient of the 2014 Capital Area Chapter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s Theodore Roosevelt Police Award. Theodore Roosevelt Police Awards honor those hometown heroes who experience serious injuries or illnesses but continue to render praiseworthy service to their departments. Pruziner came in contact with an improvised explosive device […]

There were two hours of testimony in the bell times public hearing Thursday afternoon, the first of two hearings on the issue of whether to change the start and end time at the county’s schools. The meeting time allowed for 31 speakers to express their views on the proposals offered on bell times.The hearings were […]