Montgomery Community Media

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the county’s Sick and Safe Leave Bill, county budget cuts, and more. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Purple Line, the Corridor Cities Transitway, the county’s new fire chief, the police department’s pilot program for body worn cameras, the latest on the safe and sick work leave bill and more. You can watch the show in its […]

Dennis Kamber, who was recently named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), is congratulated by Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen as he was honored by the Council on June 23. The award is the highest accolade given by the association with only 649 members selected worldwide since the society’s founding […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal, who also serves as chair of the Council’s Health and Human Services Committee, today congratulated the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its decision to no longer recognize partially hydrogenated oils as safe for use in food. In 2007, the County Council passed a Board of Health regulation […]

At its June 16th meeting, the Montgomery County Council unanimously confirmed Cherri Branson as the new head of the Office of Procurement. ORIGINAL POST – In this MyMCMedia extra, County Executive Isiah Leggett announces his appointment of Cherri Branson, a former County Councilmember with extensive federal government experience in procurement oversight, to head the Office […]

The County Council voted unanimously on June 16th to confirm Acting Fire Chief Scott Goldstein as Fire Chief. Goldstein was County Executive Ike Leggett’s nominee for the post. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett says Acting Fire Chief Scott Goldstein is his nominee to head the Montgomery County Fire-Rescue Service (MCFRS). “As a 25-year […]

The Montgomery County Council is sponsoring a discussion on June 15 at 7 p.m. about the new public financing system for county elections. Council President George Leventhal announced the meeting during his weekly briefing last month: You can watch Leventhal’s entire briefing here.

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said one of the reasons he will be wearing a camera is to find out how the public reacts. He also shows where cameras will be placed on officers’ uniform. “And the reason I’m gonna wear one [is] I’ve been a cop for 38 years … […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice honors Emily Yang, a student at Richard Montgomery High School, with a proclamation on June 8 for her achievement as U.S. Presidential Scholar during a county council meeting. Patrick Cha, a student at Bethesda ‐Chevy Chase High School was also named a scholar. Yang and Cha are among the 141 students […]

It was nearly a two-hour conversation about the relationship between police and the community on June 9 at Montgomery County Council session in Rockville. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger, along with assistant chiefs and districts commanders, held a conversation that included body cameras, use of deadly force, diversity in the department and more. “I think […]