Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things you should know today, Aug. 2. in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County officials are celebrating National Night Out in neighborhoods around the county today. 2. The Montgomery County Council meets today and on the agenda is a special worksession at 10:45 a.m. to review the July 10th outage to the county 911 emergency […]

Here are five things you should know today, Aug. 1. in Montgomery County: 1. Be prepared for delays and crowded trains if you plan to commute on Metro’s Red Line. Commuters are advised to find transportation alternatives this week as SafeTrack repairs begin on the Red Line. Find out what Montgomery County is doing to […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 1, in Montgomery County: 1. The city’s new signs say it all: no smoking or vaping at Rockville city parks and facilities beginning today. 2. It’s Tuesday and that means the Montgomery County Council meets today. On the agenda: Councilmember Tom Hucker is expected to introduce a […]

Here are five things to know today, Dec. 8, in Montgomery County: 1. MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers is set to unveil his recommended operating budget today. The Montgomery County Board of Education is also scheduled to elect officers and vote on the school calendar for next year. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates. 2. […]

Rockville’s Board of Supervisors of Elections certified results today from last week’s city election, confirming preliminary results that will return Bridget Donnell Newton to the mayor’s seat for a second term. The certified results reflect that the four incoming councilmembers will be: Beryl Feinberg, Virginia Onley, Julie Palakovich Carr and Mark Pierzchala. The new Mayor […]

It’s a little cooler than you might expect this morning. You may even want to take a light jacket with you before you leave the house. Here are five more things to know today, Sept. 14, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has 138 semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship competition. […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters for a news briefing on July 27. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Leventhal talks about upcoming topics when the county council gets back from vacation. Take a look:

At the June 23rd meeting,  Montgomery County Council members are expected to discuss Bill 60-14 that would require an employer doing business in the county to provide earned sick and safe leave to employees for work performed in the county. Earned sick and safe leave is paid leave that can be used for the injury […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on proposed Bill 17-15 at 7:30 p.m. on June 16th that would update the County’s towing laws. Among the changes that the bill would make include tightening regulations that currently lead to predatory towing—towing without the car owner’s permission. The public […]

UPDATED, May 27, 10:45 a.m.- The Montgomery County School Board voted in favor of a change to next year’s school calendar that could adjust some students’ spring break plans. Students will now have school on Mon., 4/4/16 and Tues., 4/5/16; Will be off Thurs. 3/24/16 and Tues. 4/26/16: http://t.co/cuME8YgUC9 — MCPS (@MCPS) May 26, 2015 […]