Montgomery Community Media

The month of April is known as Earth Month, and there are many volunteer opportunities to make a difference for our environment locally. Susan Stark has more in this report, below: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Bundle up! It’s going to be a cold, spring day! Here are five more things to know today, April 5, in Montgomery County: 1. April is Earth Month, and the Montgomery County Energy Summit takes place in Silver Spring today. 2. In Rockville, Montgomery County Councilmembers are scheduled to meet with Metro General Manager Paul […]

Brookside Gardens is scheduled to hold its annual Green Matters Symposium on April 8th. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

In recognition of its commitment to effective urban forest management, Montgomery County has been named a 2015 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. It’s the 20th year in a row the county has received this designation. For more, watch the County Report This Week video, below. “I am proud that Montgomery County is […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 29, in Montgomery County: 1. State senators unanimously passed Noah’s Law last night. 2. Volunteers are scheduled to paint storm drains with art in Kensington from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. 3. You are invited to a Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) wreath laying […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for Montgomery County, effective later today. Here are five more things to know today, March 28, in Montgomery County: 1. The State Highway Administration is scheduled to temporarily close a portion of Sligo Creek Parkway in Takoma Park for steel beam deliveries beginning at 9 a.m. […]

Pepco executives said the company will provide 1,350 free trees to customers in the District of Columbia and Maryland through the Energy-Saving Trees program just in time for spring gardening. It’s the sixth year of the partnership that helps customers conserve energy and reduce household electric bills through strategic tree planting. Since 2011, Pepco customers […]

Local artists in Rockville are needed to educate the public about the importance of storm drains through their art. Rock 11 Now’s Kathy Dantzler has more. Learn more about the importance of storm drains and this project at the Rockville website or call the city at 240.314.8870. The deadline to submit a design is March 14. […]

Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on Black History Month, Councilmember Craig Rice’s Education Budget Forums, the latest Consumer Alert, a new community mural in Takoma Park, and more:  

Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker today introduced a resolution that would have the Council formally opposed to offshore drilling and/or seismic airgun blasting off the east coast of the United States. “I have introduced a resolution to oppose the Obama administration’s unwise offshore drilling proposal,” said Hucker. “Opening up our Atlantic shores to drilling would […]