Montgomery Community Media

The Gaithersburg city election takes place on Nov. 2 and the offices of mayor and two city council seats are on the ballot. The winners will serve a term of four years. The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce hosts a virtual forum with the candidates Thursday at 7 p.m. Incumbent Jud Ashman and Stephen Escobar are […]

Los candidatos demócratas a gobernador de Maryland discutieron los derechos de los inquilinos, la necesidad de que los inquilinos tengan representación legal, viviendas asequibles y la crisis de desalojo, durante un debate de dos horas presentado por la Alianza de inquilinos del condado de Montgomery en asociación con Montgomery Community Media. El debate se llevó […]

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidates discussed renters’ rights, the need for tenants to have legal representation, affordable housing and the eviction crisis during a two-hour debate presented by the Montgomery County Renters Alliance in partnership with Montgomery Community Media. It was held at the Silver Spring Civic Center Tuesday evening. Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot, former […]

Six Democratic gubernatorial candidates generally agreed that Maryland should protect its renters and that if they were elected to replace Gov. Larry Hogan they would provide free legal representation and other assistance for renters. Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot, former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler, former Obama Administration official Ashwani Jain, Rhodes Scholar and combat […]

The Montgomery County Renters Alliance, in partnership with Montgomery Community Media hosted a candidates’ forum on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 21. The forum included the candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial primary race and focused exclusively on renters’ rights, affordable housing, and the eviction crisis. Candidates participating in the forum include Comptroller of Maryland Peter […]

The White Oak Community Recreation Center will be an early voting site in 2022, Montgomery County Board of Elections announced at their September 20 meeting. Residents and elected officials have been advocating for the addition for years. In late July, Montgomery County leaders met with residents at a community event to support White Oak as […]

La Comisión de Redistribución de Distritos del Condado de Montgomery se reunirá el 23 de septiembre a las 5 p.m. para comenzar el proceso de crear el mapa de nuevos distritos del Concejo para futuras elecciones, de acuerdo con una presentación sobre la redistribución de distritos y el papel de la comisión. La Constitución del […]

The Montgomery County Redistricting Commission will convene on Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. to begin the process of mapping new Council districts for future Council elections, according to a presentation on redistricting and the commission’s role. The County’s Constitution stipulates that district lines be redrawn every 10 years based on the findings of the decennial […]

La Alianza de inquilinos del condado de Montgomery, en asociación con Montgomery Community Media, organiza un foro de candidatos el martes 21 de septiembre de 6:00 p.m. a 8:30 p.m. El foro incluye a los candidatos para las elecciones primarias demócratas para gobernador y se centra exclusivamente en los derechos de los inquilinos, la vivienda […]

Tuesday, Sept. 28 is National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan civic holiday first observed in 2012. The Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) encourages residents to register to vote and to verify their voter registration information is current. BOE staff will be available at seven locations across the county to assist in registering individuals to […]