Montgomery Community Media

Cricket Anyone? Coming soon to Recreation, we are looking for interested folks.Call 240.777.6870 Club Rec:  Homework Time, Sports & Games, Arts & Crafts, and Computer Access in some centers. 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  $62 per month, Monday through Friday for students K-5. Damascus      240.777.6930 East County    240.777.8090 Coffield           240.777.4900 Long Branch   240.777.6965 Mid-County     […]

After reading The Music Inside Me, a book written by fourth graders in Massachusetts, my students pondered their music within. They drew pictures. I asked if they wanted to represent these drawings with music. A collective yes resounded. We gathered in the music room, surrounded by an assortment of instruments. Bells, glockenspiels, xylophones and recorders […]

Kathi Stanhope introduces us to some three-month old piglets who need a home. For more information, call 240.773.5900 or visit Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Susan Heltemes hosts the latest episode of “21 This Week.” Topics discussed include John Boehner’s resignation announcement, Pope Francis’ visit to Washington and more. This week show’s panel of political observers includes Cynthia Rubenstein, Mark Uncapher, Jerry Cave and Marie Wood. You can watch the show in its entirety, below: “21 This Week” airs on […]

Here’s a preview of the next episode of “21 This Week.” “21 This Week” airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m. You can watch the show at 11 a.m. and […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Nancy Soreng, Shirley Brandman, Shane Rock and Jackie DeCarlo. Topics discussed this week include the work of the League of Women Voters of Maryland, the recent resignation of Maryland State Superintendent of Education Lillian Lowery, poverty in Montgomery County and the work […]

My Wednesday started at 3:30 a.m. with a drive across Gaithersburg to St. John Neumann’s Church (SJN) in Montgomery Village. I was there for the parish’s 4 a.m. Mass for those who would travel to Washington, D.C. to see the “Papa” and await his parade around the Ellipse. My roots to St. John’s go back […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) honored its volunteers at the Business Networking after Five event on Thursday, September 17. The event was held at and sponsored by Smokey Glen Farm Barbequers, Inc. in Gaithersburg. The GGCC holds its annual picnic in honor of its volunteers who generously give their time and talents to the […]

The campaign for the nation’s highest office is well underway as Marylanders learn about presidential candidates from both parties. Next year, those casting ballots in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County will be using a new voting system that features a paper trail. Residents of Riderwood, the Erickson Living retirement community, received a preview of […]

The first day of school I present my class with a challenging math problem. All the students know we are creating an original opera, but know little else about the process they will experience during the year. So, I let them know we must start working immediately, give them the date of the opera premiere […]