Montgomery Community Media

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 23 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. COVID-19 Testing: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at seven testing sites today. The schedule of clinics may be found here. 2. Manna Food Distribution: Manna will distribute weekend food bags at 10 locations today from 11 […]

Fourth grader Purani Kannan, a student at Diamond Elementary School, has been chosen as the 2017 Gaithersburg Junior Mayor. She will join Mayor Jud Ashman and members of the City Council at public ceremonies and events around the city this year. Her first Council appearance is scheduled for May 1st. In her winning essay, Purani […]

Local fourth graders are encouraged to enter the annual “If I Were Mayor,” essay contest. Rock 11 Now’s Kathy Dantzler reports. Visit our PEG partner Rock 11 Now to view more of its programming.

Fourth graders in the City of Gaithersburg can now enter the Junior Mayor Contest. Students are asked to write an essay about what they would if they were mayor. According to a news release, the theme for this year’s context is “Rising to the Challenge.” Students are asked to write an essay in 275 words […]

A Rockville fourth-grader is expected to get a Governor’s Citation for being one of ten regional winners of the Maryland Municipal League’s annual “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. Governor Larry Hogan and other State and municipal leaders are scheduled to recognize the winners in a ceremony at the State House in Annapolis Thursday afternoon. Each winning […]

The City of Gaithersburg announced the winners of the Character Counts! poster contest. In celebration of the CHARACTER COUNTS! ethics program, 782 students participated in the City of Gaithersburg’s annual poster and essay contest. Elementary and middle school students in the Gaithersburg area were invited to create written and graphic works celebrating the Six Pillars […]

In celebration of African American History Month, Gaithersburg will host a reception Feb. 18 at the Activitiy Center at Bohrer Park. Winners of a student essay contest will be recognized.

Each year the Maryland Municipal League (MML), in partnership with the Maryland Mayors’ Association, Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund and Local Government Insurance Trust, hosts the “If I Were Mayor…” essay contest for fourth graders throughout the state of Maryland. The theme this year was “Vision for the Future.” More than 2,400 essays were received by […]

Governor Martin O’Malley established Maryland’s first-ever “Governor for a Day” Essay Contest to encourage young women to pursue careers in public service, including elected office. The contest invites young women ages 8-12 to explain in 400 words why they want to be Governor of Maryland and what they would do if they were Governor for […]