Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin released this statement on the county’s approval of the minimum wage increase: “To the thousands of Montgomery County residents who are doing everything right and still struggling to feed their families, raise their children, and keep the lights on—we see you. The Council voted to raise the Montgomery County minimum […]

There was a big turnout for the  Executive’s Ball on Nov. 24 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s theme: “Party Arty: A Night for Creativity and Fun.” By the Numbers: Over 90 individual and corporate organizational sponsors. 950 attendees (last year there were approximately 850). Over $300,000 will be distributed […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to receive updates on the delayed Silver Spring Transit Center and on the status of the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 19 The Council also is scheduled to take action on the Long Branch Section Plan and to hold its second worksession on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master […]

Principal Joey Jones and the staff and students of Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville were honored on Nov. 12 by the Montgomery County Council after the was school was one of six public schools in Maryland—and one of 286 nationwide—selected as Blue Ribbon Schools this year. The school was honored for its outstanding academic […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to take action on the Glenmont Sector Plan at 10 a.m. on Nov. 5. The plan is a guideline for future redevelopment for the area of the county that straddles Georgia Avenue north of Wheaton. The Council’s weekly session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Third Floor Hearing […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro today (Oct. 30) wrote to her eight fellow Councilmembers asking their support for her proposal to “amend the County’s Living Wage law to require County contractors to provide affordable health insurance to employees who work more than 30 hours a week on County contracts and earn less than twice […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold a work session on Oct. 28 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss the proposed public/private partnership that would be formed to build the Purple Line—an east-west transit line that would connect the Bethesda and New Carrollton Metrorail stations. The T and […]

The more than 3,000 election judges who volunteer to assist voters on Election Day to ensure fair and accessible elections for all were honored on Oct. 22 by the Montgomery County Council. Election judges are critical to the election process, serving as the point of contact during Early Voting and on Election Day between the […]

The Montgomery County Council is expected to devote much of its weekly general session on Oct. 15 to the proposed Glenmont Sector Plan. The plan addresses future development of the area along Georgia Avenue, just north of Wheaton. The Council’s morning session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the […]

The Montgomery County Council will learn what is on the mind of younger residents when it hosts its fourth-ever Town Hall Meeting for Students on Oct. 9, at the Council Office Building in Rockville. Susan Kenedy, a producer for the county’s television station, will moderate the meeting which will take place in the Council’s Third […]