Montgomery Community Media

One of North Potomac’s youngest residents, Bella Berrellez, 11, has one of Montgomery County’s biggest hearts. Bella, a fifth-grade student, is devoted to helping furloughed federal workers struggling from the government shutdown. Bella became interested in helping furloughed workers because her mother, a Food and Drug Administration employee, is furloughed. Seeing her mother not receiving a paycheck inspired […]

UPDATED U.S. Rep. John Delaney, a Democrat, voted for the American SAFE Act, which would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and relevant national security agencies to ensure that each refugee receives a thorough background investigation before U.S. refugee admission. Delaney released the following statement about his vote: “Regarding Syrian refugees, we should not […]

Where does he write his books? In this MyMCMedia Extra video, bestselling author David Baldacci tells us about his writing platforms from laptop to desktop to notepads and then there are his edits —or as he describes editing, “the blood on the page.” Take a look: You can meet Baldacci on Dec. 2nd, and learn […]

Here’s our weekly roundup of some of the comments we have received on the MyMCMedia website and social media channels this week: Five Things You Need to Know Today, March 16 John Bauer I like this daily feature – keep it up!” Parking Lot Pedestrian Safety Campaign Sharon Brown Adams Now if we could only […]

A recap of some of your comments posted on MyMCMedia’s website and social media channels. Tackling Tough Teen Issues CP Powell “Great article; very good advice for an extremely tough subject.” Flags Fly at Half Staff for Coach Harvill Richard Frazier “The great Tom Landry said, ‘Leadership is getting someone to do what they don`t […]

A recap of some of the comments posted on the MyMCMedia website and Facebook page this past week. Black History Month: Jay Wilson  Lydia Sullivan “Jay is a remarkable young person who is able to both think big and get into the details of what we need to do to improve Montgomery County. Congratulations, Jay!” […]

Here’s a look at what some of our visitors and followers are saying on our website and social media channels. Secret Sons & Daughters (read the story here.) Lindsey Seegers “Thank you so much for highlighting this important, rarely discussed, topic! It was a particularly timely read for me. I am speaking on birth family reunions […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to the transfer policy. This policy sets the standard under which Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students may be granted a transfer, referred to as a Change of School Assignment (COSA), to attend a school other than their home school or the […]