Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett shares the back story of the county’s new animal shelter. “This was the right thing to do,” said County Executive Isiah Leggett at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the county’s new animal shelter. “This is something I am really, really proud of because it brought together the […]

Despite recent discussion that Montgomery County may not get the school construction funding they’re hoping for this session, a group of County parents, advocates and political leaders will be traveling to Annapolis on March 6 to show legislators they’re not standing down when it comes to fighting for a solution to what they say is […]

The Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations is preparing for their second trip to Annapolis this year, but this trip will be a little different — they’re hoping to show their numbers to lawmakers in Annapolis and demonstrate what they say is a dire need for school construction funding in Montgomery County. “Our hope for this […]

A forum hosted by the African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Young Democrats will bring state and local leaders together to address the “State of Black Montgomery” at the Silver Spring Civic Building on Feb. 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Gov. Martin O’Malley, Congressmen John Delaney, John Sarbanes and Chris Van […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today announced this week, according to a report from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, the County’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.1 percent in December 2013 — the lowest level since 2008 and a nearly 30 percent decrease since its high in 2010. “Despite the great recession, Montgomery […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett gives his closing statement at a county executive candidates forum, which was held at Richard Montgomery High School on Feb. 12. The forum was sponsored by the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), the Service Employees International Union Local 500, and the Montgomery County Association of Administrators […]

A sold out leadership summit at the Montgomery Community Media studios in Rockville brought local leaders together to discuss how to better engage the growing Latino population in Montgomery County. “We were extremely proud to facilitate this momentous gathering of the Montgomery mosaic which we entitled the Latino Leadership Conference of Montgomery County,” said Tony Spearman-Leach, […]

The response was overwhelming for the inaugural Latino Leadership Summit at the Montgomery Community Media studios in Rockville. The sold out event featured local leaders who discussed issues and topics surrounding the growing Latino community in Montgomery County. “We sometimes take in Montgomery County and other places around the country our diversity for granted and […]

Session III: Business and Economic Empowerment (1:45 – 2:30 p.m.) Moderator: Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Region III Distinguished Presenters: Ms. Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Region III Ms. Cidalia Luis-Akbar, president, M Luis Construction Company Ms. Carmen Ortiz-Larsen, president, AQUAS, Inc Ms. Mariana Cordier, Attorney at Law, Cordier […]

The Montgomery County Council at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, will hold the third session of a public hearing on County Executive Isiah Leggett’s proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Capital Budget and his proposed FY 2015-20 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The CIP is a six-year plan for funding major projects. The public hearing will be […]