Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has returned a $296,311.38 check to the Montgomery County Police Department from the City of Baltimore. The check was sent by Baltimore city leaders last month as reimbursement for Montgomery County Police Department’s aid during the riots in April of 2015. In a letter dated Aug. 3, Leggett thanks […]

There was a huge turnout for the 7th annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival at the Wheaton Triangle on Aug. 7th. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and County Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and George Leventhal were among the faces in the crowd. Comunidades Transnacionales Salvadoreñas or COTSA (Salvadoran-American Community group) presented Leggett with a plaque to thank him […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is asking the business community to provide feedback on services the county provides by completing an online Business Survey. There are 17 questions on the survey including areas where you can elaborate on your answers or make suggestions for improvement. According to a news release, the survey is one part […]

I always check the pool records board at local swim clubs when I photograph a meet. This past July I was at North Creek Swim Club in Montgomery Village and saw a pool record from 1994. It was still standing 22 years later as swum by Katie Brown from Flower Valley for the Girls 11-12 […]

Hundreds of residents celebrated National Night Out with police officers around Montgomery County on August 2nd. Police Spokesperson Lucille Baur said County Executive Ike Leggett, Police Chief Tom Manger and Fire Chief Scott Goldstein traveled to five different communities as part of a caravan on Tuesday night. The county officials began their community visits in […]

Hundreds of people attended two town hall meetings this month to discuss police and race relations in Montgomery County. The first meeting was held at the Civic Center in Silver Spring and the second was held at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. The dialogue served to address issues such as gun violence […]

Got a question for the county’s top executive? Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is holding a “virtual” town hall meeting from 2- 3 p .m. today. You can submit questions to the county executive before and during the chat at Live Discussion with Ike Leggett. According to a county news release, questions and answers will […]

UPDATED Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is visiting Montgomery County today, and his visit begins in the city of Gaithersburg. That’s where Hogan will tour Novavax, Inc. Just last month, the biotech company announced plans to expand its operations in Montgomery County. It’s also been recognized as a top work place by The Washington Post. Governor […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week. This week’s show includes reports about the grand opening of The Bonifant apartment building in Silver Spring, the signing of a proclamation by County Executive Leggett and Council President Floreen affirming support of the Muslim community, the annual public schools supply drive and much more. […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week. This week’s show includes reports about pedestrian safety, an upcoming Ride On public forum for residents of Tobytown, the search for a city manager in Rockville, a look at the first week on the job for the new superintendent of MCPS and much […]