Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County officials kicked off African Heritage Month in Silver Spring this week. MyMCMedia’s Aline Barros reports.

The Montgomery County Police will not be releasing to the public the details of the investigation into allegations of excessive force in the August arrest of a Germantown teen. Police Spokesman Capt. Paul Starks said all internal investigations of the police agency are consider personnel matters and are sealed. In a letter to Police Chief […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Cherri Branson is requesting that the Montgomery County Police release publicly the results of an investigation of an allegation of excessive force in the Aug. 11 arrest of a teen in Germantown. In a letter to Montgomery County Police Chief  Thomas Manger dated Aug. 15, Branson wrote: “I am writing in reference to the […]

This week Montgomery County Councilmembers approved the White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan giving a new vision to the eastern part of the county. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Councilmember Cherri Branson, District 5, is calling for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to have its own inspector general. In an opinion piece published in today’s Washington Post, Branson says she was surprised to learn during the recent MCPS credit card controversy that the county’s public schools system “employs no independent auditor.” Noting […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, the Montgomery County Council unanimously adopts Bill 28-14, with amendments to redefine “community access organization” to “community media organization” and broadens the applicability of the Code to “community media engagement platforms,” which include television, radio, internet and social media. It also requires a community media organization to “develop and implement […]

A bill that would prevent certain Montgomery County public and private employers from conducting criminal background checks or otherwise inquiring into an applicant’s criminal record before making a conditional offer of employment will be introduced before the County Council today, July 15. At a news event at 12:30 p.m. in Rockville, Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Cherri […]

As Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials touted programs and plans for closing the achievement gap between the county’s students Monday, some members of the County Council suggested redistricting as a way to make that happen. The Monday meeting was to be a briefing for the County Council’s Education Committee, but almost every Councilmember turned […]

Montgomery County Councilmember for District 5 Cherri Branson visited the MCM studios June 24 after the polls closed and spoke with Susan Kenedy about the close race for her seat. See the video here:

Six television stations that are members in the Montgomery County PEG (Public/Education/Government) organization of community cable stations are combining resources to be the main place to find up-to-date information on Tuesday, June 24, when County voters go to the polls for primary elections concerning County Government, the County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, Governor […]