Montgomery Community Media

For the incumbents early voters were a friendly bunch. County Executive Ike Leggett got 50 percent of the early votes in his bid to hold onto his seat netting a total of 8,114. Democratic challengers Doug Duncan got 4,525 early votes to Phil Andrews 3,403. In the race for the at-large seat on the Montgomery […]

A festival that celebrated the diverse cultural heritages that play an active role in the lives of area residents drew a large crowd to downtown Wheaton on Oct. 20 for the World of Montgomery Festival. The festival showcased this rich diversity through food, music, dance, traditional arts and hands-on projects for children and families. Exhibits […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 1, will continue its worksessions on two bills that would help protect trees in the county. The T and E Committee, which is chaired by Roger Berliner and includes Councilmembers Nancy Floreen and Hans Riemer, will […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer introduced a bill on March 19 to increase the county’s local Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is called the Working Families Income Supplement. Councilmembers Marc Elrich and George Leventhal are co-sponsoring the bill. Originally created in 2000, the Working Families Income Supplement was set at 100 percent of the […]

Montgomery County Council members Marc Elrich, Valerie Ervin and Nancy Navarro recently joined members of the Kensington Heights Civic Association on the front steps of the County Council Office Building for a news conference concerning the building of mega-gas stations in the county. Elrich recently introduced Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 12-07, which aims to protect […]