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The Montgomery County Council proclaimed Jan. 13th as Korean American Day. MyMCMedia’s Willie James Inman reports.

Korean-American Day commemorates the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to America in Hawaii on January 13, 1903. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Council President Nancy Floreen presents a proclamation to Korean-American leaders officially recognizing January 13th as Korean-American Day. Related:

CANCELED:  The Town Hall Meeting scheduled for Jan. 27 is canceled following the recent winter blizzard. Original Post  The Montgomery County Council will host a Town Hall Meeting in Clarksburg on Jan. 27. According to a news release, the meeting will be held at Rocky Hill Middle School located at 22401 Brick Haven Way. Issues […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, Education Committee chair, will hold a series of five public forums to discuss programs and budgets for the County’s public school system and community college. Councilmember Rice is hosting the event along with MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers, and Montgomery County College President DeRionne Pollard. According to a news release, the […]

Councilmember George Leventhal will announce that the County has effectively ended veteran homelessness at a news conference on Monday, December 21st. $500,000 in funding was appropriated by the Council and used to house 18 homeless veterans and provide housing for identifiable homeless veterans. Councilmember Leventhal will be joined by Councilmembers Craig Rice, Sidney Katz, as […]

Eight Montgomery County Councilmembers wrote a letter to State Senator Nancy King, chair of Montgomery’s State Senate Delegation, and to chair of the County’s State House Delegation Shane Robinson,  regarding their position on possible liquor control changes. According to a news release, Council President George Leventhal, Vice President Nancy Floreen, and Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Tom […]

A Germantown teen was struck by a vehicle on Oct. 6th while biking to school. Fernando Alvarez, the teen’s father, asks the driver in question to come forward in this MyMCMedia Extra. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed this collision or who has information about this collision to please call the police non-emergency […]

Montgomery County police officers are still looking for a hit and run driver that struck 14-year-old Fernando Adona Alvarez. The teen was riding his bike to school on Oct. 6 when a vehicle struck him at the intersection of Wisteria Drive and Great Seneca Highway. The police department held a news conference today, at the […]

The Montgomery County Council passed Bill 52-14 by a 6 to 3 vote on Tuesday. The legislation, commonly known as the pesticide bill, bans the use of EPA-registered pesticides in lawn care for most uses in the county including public and private playgrounds, mulched recreation areas, child care centers, and county property. Advocates and opponents of […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Craig Rice and Marc Elrich are participating at the Fire Ops 101 today at the University of Maryland in College Park. The Fire Ops 101 is a preconference event part of the IAFF Firefighters John P. Redmond Symposium. The conference is scheduled to take place on Aug. 25 to Aug. 28 at the Gaylord National […]