Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer sustained a serious injury this week while on a family vacation. Riemer fractured his femur inside the hip – an injury that required emergency surgery. He wrote on his Facebook page that the injury occurred while bouncing on a trampoline with his children and his wife, Angela. He said the freak […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer, who chairs the Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control, made the following statement on Tuesday after the Council unanimously approved a resolution that takes a major step in reforming the County’s Department of Liquor Control: “Since the end of prohibition in 1933, Montgomery County government has barred private restaurants […]

A joint meeting of the County Council’s Education and Government Operations and Fiscal Policy committees is set for 9:30 a.m. on July 13th and on the agenda is a proposed special appropriation of $27 million to relocate the Shady Grove Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) bus depot and maintenance facility. “I am recommending a supplemental […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett signs the sick and safe leave bill at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Lorna Virgili reports. The new law goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2016. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control will introduce a resolution at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, that asks Maryland lawmakers to change State law to permit the wholesale distribution of special order beer and wine products in Montgomery County by private wholesalers. According to a news release, amending Maryland law […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved Bill 60-14 that will require most employers doing business in the county to provide earned sick and safe leave to employees for work performed in the county. Enactment of the bill makes Montgomery County one of the few local jurisdictions in the nation to have some form of […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control is scheduled to meet this morning for the sixth time to study of the County’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC). Today, the committee will review an option to the current system that would allow the private wholesale distribution of special order beer and wine to stores […]

We are off to a foggy start this Saturday. Here is your daily rundown of the five things to know today, June 6th, in Montgomery County: 1. Bike Summit: The 2nd Great MoCo Bike Summit takes place today in Silver Spring. 2. Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park: A neighborhood celebration is planned at Evans Parkway Neighborhood […]

The Montgomery County Council today adopted a $5.08 billion total county operating budget for Fiscal Year 2016. The budget reflects a 1.7 percent increase over the approved budget for FY 2015. “This budget effectively addresses the top priority concerns of County residents while holding the line on taxes,” said Council President George Leventhal. The Council […]

The need for drivers and bicyclists to work at sharing the road safely was among the themes on May 12 as the Montgomery County Council recognized Bicycle Safety Month. The ceremonies also saluted the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, which has more than 1,000 members and works to promote biking for fun, fitness and affordable transportation. […]