Montgomery Community Media

The president of Montgomery College is applauding President Obama’s proposal to make the first two years of community college free. You can read Dr. DeRionne Pollard’s official statement below: “Now more than ever, the jobs of today require a postsecondary education. Education and training is the on-ramp to the middle class—to good jobs with good […]

Savi Technology established the Arabelle Gemmell Fund, a campaign designed to create a college fund for Arabelle Gemmell, daughter of Savi employee Ken Gemmell. Arabelle’s mother and two young brothers, Devin and Cole, were killed when a small plane hit their home near Gaithersburg on Dec. 8, 2014. Ken Gemmell was at work at the […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Ben Simon discusses how he started the Food Recovery Network and the traction it has gotten since its launch.

Author John Feinstein is a national bestselling author and one of America’s most prolific and beloved sports writers. Feinstein recently appeared at the Gaithersburg Book Festival where he discussed a variety of topics and fielded questions from the crowd. He was introduced to a packed tent by Montgomery County Council member Phil Andrews. Watch John […]

One of the most predictable things each January is how busy the gym gets. Seriously. Everybody seems to have “work out more” on the list of resolutions for the New Year. This year, I decided to do something that would force me to stick with it: I hired a personal trainer. For at least sixth […]

Eleven Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have received college- and university-sponsored scholarships in the latest round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Each sponsoring college or university selected scholarship winners from among finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four […]

Hey! I’m Hannah Trusty, a senior at the Academy of the Holy Cross! I recently turned 18 and will be graduating with Paige at the end of May!  I am interested in television and media and am interning here at MCM for the next few weeks.  Next year I will be a freshman at Dickinson […]

Hello! My name is Paige Minturn. I am 18 years old and I am graduating from The Academy of the Holy Cross at the end of  May! I am interning at MCM for a couple weeks as a senior project for school. This fall I will be attending the University of San Diego! I am […]