Montgomery Community Media

The Silver Spring Village, Inc. will celebrate its first anniversary on Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The event will include remarks from state and county officials, and exhibits from community organizations. The village is a community-based nonprofit and neighborhood network where volunteers help residents age in place. “The overall purpose [of […]

County Executive Isiah Leggett issued an order Tuesday that Montgomery County will make a policy change when it comes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests. According to the letter from Leggett to Councilmember Nancy Navarro dated Oct 7, “Montgomery County will no longer comply with ICE detainer request except for those requests that have […]

There was a big show of support this week for the new minimum wage at the National Labor College in Silver Spring. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Council Vice President George Leventhal, Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Nancy Navarro, Hans Riemer, Cherri Branson and County Executive Isiah Leggett are scheduled to join with advocacy groups on Oct. 1 to show their united support of the regional effort to raise the minimum wage when they celebrate the start of Montgomery County’s new minimum […]

Some Montgomery County Councilmembers are proposing legislation for the use of drones by county departments. Find out more in this report: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.  

Montgomery County officials are warning consumers about an IRS telephone scam. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Related:

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today announced a warning from Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) and Montgomery County Police Financial Crimes Section, about a nationwide telephone scam that relies upon intimidation to steal millions of dollars from consumers. Telephone scammers contact consumers and assert that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has prepared a […]

Jim Shalleck, the republican candidate for Montgomery County Executive, has posted a 30-second campaign video on YouTube. His focus in the video is on public safety at schools and on kids. Shalleck faces incumbent County Executive Isiah Leggett, a democrat, in the Nov. 4 general election. You can watch Shalleck’s campaign video below:   Have […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 22, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Car Free Day! 2. Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will hold his weekly briefing with the media this morning and he is hosting a community meeting for residents in Montgomery Village tonight. 3. County Executive Isiah Leggett and other local […]

You Only Live Once or YOLO is the theme of a new educational safety campaign in Montgomery County to curb pedestrian collisions involving teens. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming. Related: