Montgomery Community Media

County Council President Craig Rice recently spent part of his Saturday on the Ride On bus to find out how the service is serving customers. Take a look: Hear more of his remarks in our Council President Craig Rice Shares His Ride On Experience article.

Seventy-five local teens recently completed a major first step toward defining positive goals for their futures when they graduated from the County’s 2014 Teen Works Program. Introduced by the Montgomery County Recreation Department in 2012, Teen Works is a comprehensive youth development work program that aims to address the growing trend of youth who are […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett joined officials from the Housing Opportunities Commission today to launch an innovative program in Gaithersburg that provides low-income families the opportunity to purchase laptops through interest-free loans. The program will leverage the agency’s purchasing power to help children compete in the classroom and adults to compete in the workplace. Studies […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice enthusiastically talks about the many parks and recreational opportunities throughout the County as the Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett on July 29 recognized the national celebration of July as Parks and Recreation month. Joining the ceremonies were Gabe Albornoz, left, the director of the County’s Department of Recreation, […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Council President Craig Rice shares his experience on a round-trip ride on Ride On bus recently from Germantown to Shady Grove. Rice explains how it took him nearly 40 minutes to make a five-mile commute on Ride On. Rice also talks about the challenges created by past cutbacks of some Ride […]

At this week’s press conference  Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice talked about the council’s anticipated final vote on the White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan and the impact the Silver Line will have on the county’s competitiveness for jobs and residents. He also recapped a recent education committee meeting where members approved a supplemental appropriation […]

A reported increase in human trafficking in our region is bringing leaders from neighboring jurisdictions together. The group met recently in Rockville to talk about what is being done to combat this crime and reduce its human costs. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice is scheduled to meet with reporters at 11 a.m. on July 21 to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. At the briefing, he is expected to discuss the July 17 meeting of Washington, D.C. region legislative leaders […]

Discovery Communications, headquartered in Silver Spring, was recognized by the Montgomery County Council on July 15 for being named by Fortune magazine to the 2014 Fortune magazine list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Catherine Carroll, vice president of public policy of corporate affairs for Discovery, accepted a proclamation from Council President Craig Rice. […]

A bill that would prevent certain Montgomery County public and private employers from conducting criminal background checks or otherwise inquiring into an applicant’s criminal record before making a conditional offer of employment will be introduced before the County Council today, July 15. At a news event at 12:30 p.m. in Rockville, Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Cherri […]