Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council will hold several public hearings on issues impacting the current or future transportation network of the county. January 14, 2014, 7:30 pm: Bethesda Purple Line Station Minor Master Plan Amendment. Sign up to testify by January 14th at 10 a.m. January 23, 2014, 7:30 pm: Bill 33-13, Streets and Roads – […]

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The Montgomery County Council at 10:45 a.m. on Dec. 10 will receive updates on the County’s fiscal plan and future revenue and economic indicators. The Council’s weekly session, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Ave. in […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Council member Phil Andrews summarizes the school capacity issue and identifies the need for more construction funds from the state:

The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee will hold a worksession at 10:45 a.m. on Oct. 31, to discuss how children’s meals at fast food and other types of restaurants contribute to obesity in children. The worksession will include a presentation from representatives of the nutrition policy section of the Center for […]

A festival that celebrated the diverse cultural heritages that play an active role in the lives of area residents drew a large crowd to downtown Wheaton on Oct. 20 for the World of Montgomery Festival. The festival showcased this rich diversity through food, music, dance, traditional arts and hands-on projects for children and families. Exhibits […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold the first of five planned work sessions on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan at 9:30 a.m. on Oct 7. The primary purpose of the master plan is to identify the specific lines and approximate station locations for the […]

The Montgomery County Council on Oct. 1 continued its efforts to prevent bullying—both in schools and in the workplace—when it recognized Bullying Prevention Month. Councilmember Valerie Ervin (second from left) was among those who spoke about increasing awareness about the lifelong impacts of bullying. Also at the ceremonies in Rockville were, left to right: James […]

Eight of the Montgomery County Public School System’s high schools were recently recognized in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 Best High Schools list. Top ranked in Maryland is Churchill in Potomac, which ranked No. 52 nationally. Also in the top 100 are Whitman in Bethesda (ranked No. 59) and Poolesville (No. 99). On […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich is scheduled to introduce a bill at 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 1 that will be part of a collaborative effort with the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County to establish a regional minimum wage of $11.50 per hour. The bill will be introduced during the Montgomery Council’s regular weekly […]