Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner is promising that a $15 minimum wage will pass by the end of this year. Berliner was asked about the minimum wage issue at a rally in Silver Spring on Sunday night and at a news briefing with reporters on Monday morning. “Before the year is out, we will […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. Aiken and panelists discuss Maryland’s budget deficit, County Executive Leggett’s veto of the Council’s minimum wage bill, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker’s potential race for Governor in 2018, and reactions to President Trump’s first week in office. This week’s panel of political observers includes Rich Parsons, […]

CCM’s Susan Kenedy hosts Council in Brief, and this week’s show includes reports on the minimum wage increase and a new partnership to expand health services to County residents. You can watch the show, below:

The room was packed for Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen’s weekly briefing with reporters on June 20. Floreen began by talking about the bill she will introduce on Tuesday, June 21, that would amend procedures for solving an impasse in collective bargaining with County employees and for making the process more transparent. Some union employees […]

Montgomery County police officers are asking the public for help in locating a missing Gaithersburg teen. Police said Kathy Pereira, age 15, of the 500 block of Mandolin Court in Gaithersburg, was last seen on August 17. Pereira is described by police as a Hispanic female, 5’03” tall, and weighing 120 pounds. She has brown […]

Montgomery County police officers are asking the public for help in locating a missing Montgomery Village teen. According to police, Daniela Carmen Quintanilla, age 15, of the 18000 block of Lost Knife Circle in Montgomery Village was last seen on December 12. Daniela is described by police as a Hispanic female, 5’05” tall, 145 pounds, […]