Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmembers Craig Rice and Sidney Katz held a joint North Potomac Community meeting Wednesday night at Quince Orchard High School. You can watch a recap, below: Overcrowded schools and the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) were two of the meeting’s hot topics. Councilmember Rice highlighted that the county is facing serious school overcrowding issues. […]

Montgomery Parks officials believe they have identified and located the owl that has been attacking joggers and runners along the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda. MyMCMedia has received exclusive video from Montgomery Parks of what is believed to be the juvenile barred owl. Watch this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, for your first glimpse of the notorious […]

Here are your five things to know today, Aug. 31, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s the first day back to school for more than 156,000 students in Montgomery County and local police are reminding all of us to be safe. Send us your #backtoschool photos at pix@mymcmedia.org and we will post them on our website. […]

Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Purple Line, the Corridor Cities Transitway, the county’s new fire chief, the police department’s pilot program for body worn cameras, the latest on the safe and sick work leave bill and more. You can watch the show in its […]

Here are your five things to know today, June 29th, in Montgomery County: 1. School Board Meets: The Montgomery County School Board meets today. Take a look at their agenda. 2. Grief Support: Wootton High School is offering support today after two recent graduates died in a car crash. 3. News Briefing: Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal […]

A Montgomery County Council Committee will learn more about the status of the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) on Monday morning. The Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee is scheduled to receive an update on the CCT, which is a planned busway extension from the Shady Grove Metrorail Station north to Clarksburg. The Committee is chaired […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has not given up on a proposed Montgomery County Transit Authority project. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Leggett said the long-term projection of transit for Montgomery County needs to have some additional resources. On June 17, County Executive’s Transit Task Force hosted a public forum in the Montgomery County Council’s third-floor […]

The project manager for the Corridor Cities Transitway, Rick Kiegel, updated Gaithersburg leaders on Monday night about the status of the transportation project. In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman shares what he learned from that presentation and notes that some Montgomery County residents along the CCT’s alignment are voicing concerns about noise […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal said he does not believe a Transit Authority is needed for a Purple Line or the Corridor Cities Transitway. Take a look:

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal and Councilmember Roger Berliner, chair of the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, issued the following statement today regarding transit funding for the County: “The first and nearest term decision regarding transit in Montgomery County is whether the Purple Line will proceed, which Governor Hogan and Transportation Secretary […]