Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services (H&HS) is dealing with a bed bug infestation at its headquarters at 401 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. H&HS Director Uma Ahluwalia says the department employs 400 employees at this location and she does not expect them back at the Hungerford location until the building is habitable, which […]

Montgomery County’s Ride On bus service is planning to add buses when possible to routes on Wednesday in response to the Metro rail outage. According to a county news release, there are 85,000 daily Metro rail travelers in Montgomery County. Commuters are encouraged to adjust their travel plans accordingly. Montgomery County Government will be open […]

Before the Montgomery County School Board voted on his conditional appointment, Dr. Jack Smith had a breakfast meeting with County Executive Ike Leggett, Council President Nancy Floreen and Council member Craig Rice who chairs the Council’s Education Committee. According to Rice, Dr. Smith, who does not officially start the superintendent’s job until July 1, committed […]

Regional economic development was the theme at this year’s Committee for Montgomery legislative breakfast. The event featured a panel discussion with the Executives of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties as well as the Mayor of Washington, D.C. We have reaction from some of the local leaders who were in the crowd, in this MyMCMedia Extra […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today issued a statewide proclamation declaring the week of Sunday, October 25, to Saturday, October 31, as Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Maryland. Hogan also announced the new Lead Testing Targeting Plan for Childhood Lead, which calls for all Maryland children to be tested at ages 1 and 2, no matter […]

Congratulations to County Cable Montgomery (CCM) photographer and editor Mike Springirth and producer and reporter Susan Kenedy for winning a regional 2015 Emmy Award in the category of short format program for episode six of “Made in Montgomery.” The Emmy award ceremony was held on June 27th in Bethesda. “Made in Montgomery” is broadcast on […]

At a recent public forum, Montgomery County residents received a briefing on the new public campaign finance law. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski issued the following statement, today, about the death of Rockville resident Warren Weinstein, who was taken hostage by terrorists from his residence in Pakistan in 2011: “I was truly heartbroken to learn of the news of Warren Weinstein’s death. I, along with several of my colleagues in the Maryland delegation, have […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control met on March 27. Here’s a quick look at some of the discussion:

In this MyMCMedia extra, Board of Education Member Christopher Barclay says County Executive’s recommended fiscal year 2016 budget “got close” to what the board recommended, but knows it will have a significant impact on MCPS. Barclay added there are options out there to “fill in the gaps.”