Montgomery Community Media

Graduation ceremonies for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) begin today and continue through June 12. Several political leaders will be speaking at MCPS graduations, including Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown on May 29 (Paint Branch High School); U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, of Maryland, on June 11 (Sherwood High School); and U.S. Representative John Delaney, […]

Senator Ben Cardin visited Rockville to promote the Blue Alert legislation. The legislation will integrate blue alert plans throughout the U.S. notifying law enforcement agencies, the media and the public when a suspect is wanted for an attack on a law enforcement officer. Rockville 11 has the story. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view […]

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce honored local public safety heroes at its annual awards luncheon earlier this month. County, state, and federal officials attended the event, including Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Maryland Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D). The awards are targeted to members of any of the five branches of public […]

The Metro Board Finance and Administration Committee took action on Feb. 14 to advance a new entrance at Medical Center Station on the Red Line. The MD 355 Crossing Improvements project will support increased ridership from the west side of Rockville Pike created by the expansion of the Navy National Medical Center. The project will […]

US. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin, along with U.S. Congressman Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) on Jan. 29 announced the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service will receive $1,192,800 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program to purchase lifesaving rescue equipment to help victims […]

Photographer Phil Fabrizio captured these images as Congress was sworn in on Jan. 3. The new Congress includes a record number of women and other firsts. Learn more about this photo shoot in Fabrizio’s blog:

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin met with the Montgomery County Council on Dec. 10 for an informal meeting over lunch. Topics discussed included the fiscal cliff, transportation funding, and immigration reform. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Our post “Senator Cardin Meets with MoCo […]

A crowd of 600-plus elected officials, government and business representatives, and community leaders from throughout Montgomery County and the State of Maryland will be on hand for the Committee for Montgomery’s annual legislative breakfast. The breakfast will be held Friday, Dec. 14 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. A virtual “who’s who” […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken asks his panelists why are there no debates or any media attention given to the Maryland Senate race between Senator Ben Cardin and his opponents.

Montgomery County received $40 million in federal funding for the construction of an underpass beneath Wisconsin Avenue connecting NIH and Walter Reed Medical Center and the Metro station. The funds are being used to address traffic congestion resulting from the move of Walter Reed Medical Center to Montgomery County under the Base Realignment and Closure […]