Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County wants to help residents get solar panels installed faster and the jurisdiction is joining a pilot to meet that goal. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm joined Councilmember Will Jawando, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and homeowner Laura Morales at Morales’ Silver Spring residence to announce the county will pilot ‘SolarAPP+.’ The online […]

During a period of 36 hours, over 30 inches of snow fell on some areas of Montgomery County. The snowstorm closed schools, local businesses and government offices as residents hunkered down to wait it out. Now the clean up, after all that snow, is being measured in days not hours. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. According […]

On County Report This Week, Susan Kenedy recapped the Montgomery County Council’s actions at the Nov 17th session. The elected leaders passed several bills and discussed the drivers of government costs. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

There is a county program making a difference in the lives of inmates. Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) hosted a small business forum at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where businesses in the area had a chance to speak with inmates who are going through the OneStop program- part of the reentry services offered at the facility. […]

The Montgomery County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) launched a new pilot program that aims to help inmates reenter society. The pilot is being implemented at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where thirty “Reentry Tablets” have been distributed to inmates. According to a news release, this program is entirely grant-funded through the Governor’s Office of […]

Montgomery County has spent $10.5 million so far this winter keeping the roads clear of snow and ice. That’s about $1 million more than budgeted but less than half of the ten-year-average expenditure for snow and ice removal, according to Keith Compton, division chief for Montgomery County’s Department of Highway Services. Montgomery County so far […]

Sandra from Rockville writes: “Dear Workplace Gripe Guy, I am sick to death of women being passed over for opportunity in my company.  I’ve been trying to break into sales for four years, but every time, the jobs go to one of  “the boys” and there’s always a “good reason” – it’s never because I’m […]