Montgomery Community Media

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced an multi-agency initiative headed by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention to extensively review the legal and regulatory barriers that individuals with a criminal record face when re-entering the community following time in prison. According to a news release, individuals with a criminal record and who have spent time […]

Here are your five things to know today, Dec. 16, in Montgomery County: 1.  Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will be headlining the Committee for Montgomery’s annual legislative breakfast along with Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. The event starts at 7 a.m. 2. The Department of Permitting Services will […]

The week is finally here, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will premiere in theaters on Dec. 18th, and while traditionally fans have celebrated the occasion by dressing up in costumes, movie goers may have to leave their Darth Vader mask at home this time around. National movie chains have issued restrictions regarding costumes and accessories. AMC Lowes issued the […]

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will be released in theaters this week. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery Community Media staff talk about what they are looking forward to in the movie. MyMCMedia would like to hear from you too,  are you excited about the new “Star Wars” movie?

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on the taxicab credit card transaction Expedited Bill 53-15 early next year. The hearing is scheduled for January 19, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. and will take place in the third floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building. According to a news release, the bill would […]

After postponing the decision last week, the Montgomery County Board of Education set the school year calendar for 2016-2017 on Dec. 14th. The school year will begin on Aug. 29, 2016 and end on June 16, 2016. According to a news release, “Based on concerns expressed about the earlier start of school on Wednesday, August 24, […]

The Montgomery County Council launched its new website today. According to Legislative Information Officer Neil Greenberger, the redesign focused on creating a more mobile friendly site. “We know that more people are getting their information that way and we needed to be able to make those resources more user friendly regarding the Council website. We […]

Adele will be singing “Hello” to D.C. come October 2016. The megastar announced her North American tour today, which includes a two-night stint at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Oct. 10th and 11th. She tweeted out the much anticipated news this morning to her 24.3 million followers And of course…..? https://t.co/nGJmSdSsIC — Adele (@Adele) […]

The Montgomery County Office of Human Rights Committee on Hate and Violence held a special meeting at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring on Dec. 10th. Local Muslim-Americans voiced their concerns about issues impacting the community in light of recent terrorist attacks. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. Related Posts: 

Dozens of Muslim community members attended a special meeting, held by the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights Committee on Hate and Violence, at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring  on Thursday. The meeting provided an opportunity for local Muslim-Americans to speak out about the discrimination the community is facing to County officials and police […]