Montgomery Community Media

Several community groups are joining forces to help dozens of Montgomery Village residents who were displaced from their apartment homes during a Jan. 8 blaze that claimed the life of a four-year-old-boy. CBS Radio DC Cares in partnership with Women Who Care Ministries held an outreach event on Jan. 13 in front of the Safeway […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice talks about the upcoming budget process at the County’s Executive recent budget forum in Germantown. Related posts:

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will be among those present today (Jan. 13) as the “Montgomery Village Initiative to Help Our Neighbors” assembles at the Safeway store on Goshen Road to collect assistance for victims of the Jan. 8 apartment fire on Lost Knife Circle. The fire, at Cedar Mill Apartments in the 18200 […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett held his first budget hearing of the new year on Jan. 6 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts on what may have been the coldest night of the year. Despite the cold temperatures outside, MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that dozens of residents turned out to ask questions and to […]

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection officials will meet with residents of the Seneca Park area of Germantown to explain planned improvements for existing stormwater management ponds at Plum Gar and Wheatfield. The meeting is scheduled for Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center. The Plum […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice is the Council’s lead for libraries. In this MyMCMedia extra, Rice says the newly renovated Gaithersburg Library plays an important role in the community it serves. Take a look: Related posts:  

UPDATED The number of people interested in taking Valerie Ervin’s place on the Montgomery County Council is now final. There are 18 people who have applied for the vacant District 5 seat. The applicants include: 1. Alan Bowser 2. Cherri Branson 3. Esther Stein Chayt 4. Michael Diegel 5. Jeanette Dixon 6. Larry E. Edmonds […]

Just last month, Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice outlined the process to appoint a new Councilmember for District 5. As you may remember, on Dec. 10, Councilmember Valerie Ervin announced that she was resigning from the Council effective  Jan. 3, 2014 to become executive director of the Center for Working Families. As provided in Sections […]

Hundreds of Montgomery County and Maryland elected officials and community leaders came together in Bethesda for the annual Committee for Montgomery breakfast, where six candidates for governor had a chance to give their priorities for the upcoming legislative session. It was one of the first forums for the 2014 governor’s race and in front of a […]

Montgomery County Council President released this statement on Dec. 11 on the District 5 vacancy: “Councilmember Valerie Ervin announced on Dec. 10 that she will resign from the Council on Jan. 3, 2014 to become executive director of the Center for Working Families. We wish her the best in this new position. “Under Section 106 […]