Montgomery Community Media

In its monthly meeting, the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board (SSCAB) further discussed the need for more green space in the area as well as the efforts to engage County residents through the Office of Community Partnerships. Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal and Director of the Office of Community Partnerships Bruce Adams were the featured […]

For the calendar year 2012, Montgomery County again led all other jurisdictions in the state in waste diversion with a rate of just under 60 percent, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.  The waste diversion rate primarily reflects recycling efforts but also credits waste reduction efforts. County Executive Ike Leggett said, “Leading the […]

UPDATED This is the 20th year that Montgomery County has celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a formal tribute and musical celebration at Strathmore. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can watch the entire two-hour program on the Montgomery Channel 21 beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 26. Here is […]

Born and raised in Montgomery County, Bruce Adams has lived and breathed the changing times in the area. And from the beginning of his time serving with the County government, he has been at the forefront of defining community engagement. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how Adams and Montgomery County’s Office of Community […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Valerie Bonk asks Office of Community Partnerships Director Bruce Adams how the community can help out during Montgomery County’s annual MLK Day of Services activities on Jan. 20. Related posts:

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett returned recently from a 10-day, 4-city trip to China aimed at advancing Chinese jobs and investment in the County and opening doors for County businesses there, as well as establishing a “Sister City” relationship with the city of Xi’an, with eight million residents and home to the famous Terra Cotta […]

Montgomery County has joined 13 local governments across the nation to participate in the Welcoming Cities and Counties initiative with Welcoming America. The initiative signals the growing importance of an innovative and proactive role for local governments and the growing recognition of immigrants as assets in any community. The Welcoming America organization was formed in […]

Officials gathered to honor some of Montgomery County’s most distinguished volunteers and community servants at the Montgomery Serves Awards Ceremony in Bethesda on April 29. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. For more information about voluntering in Montgomery County, visit the www.montgomeryserves.org website.

Montgomery County was honored on Capitol Hill on Thursday, March 21 as “One of America’s Best Intergenerational Communities.” The award recognized four communities that are outstanding places to live for people of all ages. The MetLife Foundation and Generations United presented the award at a ceremony attended by U.S. Congressman Chris Van Hollen, County Councilmember […]