Montgomery Community Media

Sidney Katz has submitted his conditional resignation as Mayor of Gaithersburg, effective November 10. Residents are invited to an Open House celebrating Mayor Katz’s 38 years of public service in the City of Gaithersburg scheduled for Nov. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Ave. This […]

School Board Candidate Laurie Halverson debated school issues at a forum recently. She had this to say about the PARCC testing.     Related:

Candidates for a seat on the school board hash out their thoughts on MCPS issues. Here Mike Durso talks about the answer to getting results for the system. [/youtube]http://youtu.be/fc-EBHyAVOk[/youtube]   Related:

At the end of next month, Montgomery County will open nine Early Voting Centers from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., on Oct. 23-30. Any Montgomery County registered voter may cast a ballot at any one of these sites on the same voting equipment used on Election Day, November 4. Early Voting Centers are located at: […]

Jill Ortman-Fouse, candidate for a seat on the Montgomery County Board of Education, said she wants the school system to be more responsive to parent inquiries and she is calling for an independent audit of the system’s budget to make sure taxpayers get the best out of the funding levels. She talks about her priorities […]

School board candidate Shebra Evans tells MyMCMedia she is working behind the scenes to build relationships that would help her if she wins election as the newest at-large member of the Montgomery County Board of Education. She talks about the race in this MyMCMedia Extra.   Evans, who is a financial expert, weighs in on the […]

Jim Shalleck, the republican candidate for Montgomery County Executive, has posted a 30-second campaign video on YouTube. His focus in the video is on public safety at schools and on kids. Shalleck faces incumbent County Executive Isiah Leggett, a democrat, in the Nov. 4 general election. You can watch Shalleck’s campaign video below:   Have […]

We are counting down to the Nov. 4 General Election. In these MyMCMedia Extras,  Jim Shalleck, the Republican candidate for county executive,  talks about his top issues, how he plans to campaign and what he needs to win the election.

In this MyMCMedia Extra, U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen responds to a question about Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley as a potential candidate in the 2016 presidential election:

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to recommend the adoption of a public campaign finance bill to Montgomery County Council. The bill could establish a system of public campaign financing for candidates for the offices of County Executive and County Council. In this MyMcMedia Extra, Montgomery County Councilmember […]