Montgomery Community Media

There is a county program making a difference in the lives of inmates. Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) hosted a small business forum at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where businesses in the area had a chance to speak with inmates who are going through the OneStop program- part of the reentry services offered at the facility. […]

A recent report from the Council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has found that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) only used about two thirds of state money earmarked for programs for low income students. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery College recently celebrated International Translation Day. Carolina Galeano has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot visited two Montgomery County elementary schools this week and overcrowding was a hot topic at Highland View Elementary where overcrowding is a big issue. Franchot also visited Rolling Terrace Elementary to tout the state’s College Savings Plan. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of […]

The New Americans Expo is scheduled to take place on Oct. 4 in Silver Spring. In this MyMCMedia Extra, organizers, county officials and residents, held a news conference to preview the event and invited residents to the Silver Spring Civic Building from noon to 6 p.m. According to organizers, the event is an informational fair to welcome […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) has issued a statement about a recent Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report, noting the Board finds the OLO report “offensive.” The statement is signed by Patricia B. O’Neill, president; Phil Kauffman, chair, Policy Management Committee; Christopher S. Barclay, chair, Strategic Planning Committee; Dr. Judith Docca, member; and […]

A school bus taking 20 children to Clearspring Elementary School collided with a blue sedan in Damascus this morning. The crash occurred about 9:05 a.m. near the intersection of Moyer and Woodfield roads. According to Dana Tofig, Montgomery County Public Schools spokesperson, five children with minor injuries were taken to a local hospital as “precaution.” […]

Inmates have access to a library, drug treatment services, and can attend religious programs at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds. They can also participate in the OneStop program where–eight months prior to their release– they become job ready, participate in mock interviews, talk about explaining their charges to a potential employer, and create […]

Montgomery County Councilmember shares in this MyMCMedia Extra that she is in “conversations” with Montgomery County Public Schools officials about the creation of a dual language immersion program. “What if we had dual language programs where you can have that low-income Latino student learning English and perfecting their Spanish alongside their peers- who are learning […]

Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin are congratulating eight schools across Maryland, including Our Lady of Lourdes School in Bethesda, that were designated today by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan with a National Blue Ribbon Award. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools where students either achieve […]