Montgomery Community Media

What a great two weeks I had with the first session of MCM’s Summer Backpack Journalism Academy!  The newest journalists were full of energy and great ideas. I cannot wait to share their stories with you. The topics range from The Town of Somerset 4th of July Celebration to MCPS Bell Times and Same Sex […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce will hold its 24th Annual Business Golf Classic on Friday, September 11 from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Worthington Manor Golf Course, 8329 Fingerboard Road in Urbana. There will be a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start. Businesses are invited to grow their business and play golf at the same […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce will honor Upcounty police officers, special operations teams, firefighters and paramedics at their 20th Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast. The event will be held on Friday, August 14 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Harvest Building, 16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg. This year we will honor the county’s, National […]

  July 3 – July 5:  All Recreation and Senior Centers are closed July 4:  Independence Day – Mid County Sparkles 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Live Music at 7:30 p.m.  9:15 Fireworks.  Shuttle Bus at Westfield Wheaton Plaza. Call 240-777-6821 for more information. July 4:  Independence Day – Germantown Glory 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 […]

Not sure where to get the training, skills, and support you need to become a campaign staffer? Look no further. This month features a list of political trainings that will help women campaigners succeed during the 2016 election cycle. The programs, located in the DC metropolitan region, target all levels of political operatives. Take a […]

The Hebrew phrase “Tikkun Olam” translated means “repair the world.” The thought can be overwhelming, but for Lew and Judy Priven, residents of Riderwood retirement community, it provided inspiration to act. In 2007, they joined the American Jewish World Service Volunteer Corps. Their initial three-month assignment took them nearly 7,300 miles away to Kampala, Uganda […]

  “I got it” Lauren announced loudly to her new friends gathered nearby as she peaked up from her Canon Rebel T5 viewfinder. She just captured Phoebe dressed in her ballerina outfit as she leaped in flight. She turned the camera’s 3-inch LCD screen for Darby and Reese to see and then smiled. Jacqui and […]

Are you an ENTJ?  Good for you!  That’s the best MBTI personality type to have.  You have leadership potential.   You’re bound for the fast track.  And those INTJ people?  Well, they may have bad personalities, but they’re great on detail.  They’ll make good clerical staff. If you know what I’m talking about, then you, too, […]

The 12 and under boy swimmers from Tilden Woods and Bethesda were up to the pool edge waiting for the starter to whistle the beginning of this “A” meet. All prelim’s were finished, the national anthem sung and all they needed to hear was the words “swimmers take your mark”. The meet announcer interrupted this […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) conducted a “Ribbon Cutting” Ceremony for Delivering Opportunities thru Vocational Education Services (DOVES), located at 438 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 215 in Gaithersburg on June 23RD. DOVES enriches and empowers the community by providing career development, information technology services, vocational, and job skills training that promote individual growth and […]