Montgomery Community Media

Officials and volunteers have launched an effort this month to count the number of homeless people who call our county home. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

County Executive Isiah Leggett was joined today (Nov. 7) by County Councilmember George Leventhal and Department of Health and Human Services Director Uma Ahluwalia at the third annual Homeless Resource Day, held at the Bohrer Activity Center in Gaithersburg. More than 300 volunteers representing more than 60 organizations offered a range of resources to residents […]

The Affordable Care Act is changing the landscape of healthcare in Montgomery County and across the country.  MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports from a local leadership summit, entitled “Healthcare Reform in Action,” which addressed implementation efforts that are now underway. In Maryland, the place to shop for health insurance is the Maryland Health Connection or call […]

The Maryland Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations in partnership with the Equality for Eid Coalition are encouraging Montgomery County students and staff to stay home from school on Oct. 15 to support the celebration of the Muslim Holiday Eid al-Adha. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its […]

As of Oct. 1, synthetic marijuana is illegal in Montgomery County. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.   Related Posts

A new Maryland law to criminalize possession of designer drugs sometimes referred to as “K2/Spice” or “synthetic marijuana” goes into effect on Oct. 1. Details about the new law will be discussed at a news conference at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 30 in Rockville. Members of the Maryland General Assembly who worked to pass the […]

Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal was one of the thousands at the Silver Spring Jazz Festival last weekend. In this MyMCMedia extra, he tells us how extraordinary this event is for our area.

Dozens of local and state officials gathered at the Bethesda Metro earlier this month to learn more about the governor’s transportation investments announcement for Montgomery County. County Cable Montgomery’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. For more on the transportation announcement: https://archive.mymcmedia.org/millions-for-montgomery-county-transportation-projects-photos-video/

The StarTalk program hosted at Gaithersburg Elementary School immersed about 40 elementary school students in the Mandarin Chinese culture. During the three-week summer program students explored science, cultural foods and greetings. The graduation ceremony, hosted on July 26, challenged students from various cultures to put on an entire ceremony in the Chinese language. Students were […]