Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, March 8, in Montgomery County: 1. Police Chief Tom Manger and Montgomery College President DeRionne P. Pollard will discuss civility and compassion. The dialogue begins at 7 p.m. at the Theatre Arts Arena at Montgomery College’s Rockville campus. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro, school board President Michael Durso, School […]

Here are five things to know today, March 8, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s International Women’s Day as well as “A Day Without a Woman.” Prince George’s County has closed schools, but Montgomery County Public Schools are open. 2. For International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, distinguished social theorist Patricia Hill Collins presents “Black Feminism, […]

Here are five things to know today, March 7, in Montgomery County: 1. County Council meets starting at 11 a.m. Among the topics on the agenda is legislation that would provide tax credits to urban farms. 2. County Executive Ike Leggett seeks funding to increase security at Jewish community centers. 3. More than 80 people testified Monday on […]

Here are five things to know today, March 6, in Montgomery County: 1. County Council President Roger Berliner will meet with members of the media at 11:30 a.m. On the agenda are the state immigration policies, the county’s five-year food security plan, and an update on the status of Highway M83—a proposed route that would connect […]

Here are five things to know today, March 3, in Montgomery County: 1. Local leaders are holding a news conference to reaffirm Montgomery County’s solidarity with the Jewish community. The event will be hosted by the Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (JCC) at 10 a.m. in Rockville. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates. 2. Maryland […]

Here are five things to know today, March 2nd, in Montgomery County: 1. Hold on to your hat! The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory that is in effect until 10 a.m. today. 2. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has declared a state of emergency for the opioid crisis. 3. The results of a recent […]

Here are five things to know today, March 1st, in Montgomery County: 1. Keep an eye on the sky. Severe storms are in the forecast. 2. A new report ranks the state of Maryland as the number eight “best” state in the country. 3. The Confederate Soldier statue is moving from Courthouse Square in Rockville to […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 24, in Montgomery County: 1.  Councilmember Tom Hucker tried Craigslist to find a new location for a statue of a Confederate soldier in Rockville. 2. The Washington Post’s Bill Turque traces the history of the burial sites at the center of the controversy in Westbard. 3. Peerless Rockville […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 23, in Montgomery County: 1. Gaithersburg, ranked as the number one diverse city in the country, doesn’t need to become a “sanctuary city” because Gaithersburg is a “welcoming city,” Mayor Jud Ashman says. 2. A portion of the redevelopment of Bethesda’s Westbard neighborhood comes before the Montgomery […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Check out the latest in MyMCMedia: Immigration. Union leader Jaime Contreras condemns the latest deportation plan from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2. The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce is having a business networking lunch at Senor Tequila’s, starting at 11:30 a.m. 3. […]