Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council recently held a Senior Forum at Leisure World to help residents identify volunteer opportunities and become aware of scams targeting seniors. Crystal Park reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The city of Gaithersburg hosted a reception on Nov. 16th to celebrate and to thank former Gaithersburg City Councilmember Cathy Drzyzgula for her years of dedication and service. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Related:

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 […]

This year’s crime statistics may have Montgomery County councilmembers do a double take when the council’s Public Safety Committee meets in December. Year-to-date, Montgomery County police officers have investigated 25 homicides in 2015 compared to 16 homicides during the same time period last year. That’s an increase of 56 percent and a 10-year high. The […]

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.

Montgomery County Councilmembers Craig Rice and Sidney Katz held a joint North Potomac Community meeting Wednesday night at Quince Orchard High School. You can watch a recap, below: Overcrowded schools and the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) were two of the meeting’s hot topics. Councilmember Rice highlighted that the county is facing serious school overcrowding issues. […]

Montgomery County is known to be one of the most diverse places in America. WalletHub- a finance website that rates things and places- placed Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Rockville, and Germantown in its top ten list of most “ethno-racially diverse” cities in the country. But the City of Gaithersburg took first place. Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney […]

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 Councilmember Nancy Navarro, chair of the council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee, led a news conference on Thursday in Rockville to address the decision announced earlier this week by the Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) to relocate two established early voting sites in Montgomery County. More than 150 people attended […]

This fall, the Mobile Agricultural Science Lab is coming to a Montgomery County school near you. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.