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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 […]

Safe Silver Spring held its Annual Legislative Forum on Thursday, January 7th. Recent plans by the Department of Homeland Security to deport immigrants was one of the main topics. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Councilmember Marc Elrich expresses his concern for Montgomery County’s community of immigrants.     Related:

Safe Silver Spring hosted its Annual Legislative Forum on Thursday, January 7th. Members of the public, political leaders and activists discussed human trafficking, police body cameras, immigrant deportations and criminal justice reform at the Silver Spring Civic Center . In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Councilmember Marc Elrich, chair of the Public Safety Committee adressed the Montgomery […]

Safe Silver Spring will host its annual legislative forum on Thursday, January 7th. The meeting will take place in the spring room at the Silver Spring Civic Center which is located at 1 Veterans Plaza. The major focus of the meeting will be gun safety legislative proposals that deal with domestic violence, police body cameras […]

At a Dec. 7th Public Safety Committee meeting, Councilmember Marc Elrich asked Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger about critically injured officer, Noah Leotta. You can watch Chief Manger’s heartfelt response in this MyMCMedia Extra video. The Montgomery County Police Department has set-up an email for those who would like to send well wishes or a message […]

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 […]

It is estimated that by 2040, 250,000 seniors will reside in Montgomery County. The Council’s Public Safety Committee recently heard from various county agencies that are working to protect senior citizens. Susan Kenedy has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

It’s finally the Democrats turn to highlight the party’s presidential candidates during tonight’s Presidential Debate. Montgomery County Council members are particularly interested in what candidates have to say. Find out which candidates Councilmembers Tom Hucker, Marc Elrich and Craig Rice are looking forward to seeing tonight in this MyMCMedia Extra video.