Montgomery Community Media

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman proclaimed Nov. 17 as Sidney Katz Day in Gaithersburg. The proclamation took place at an open house and reception at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park in honor of Katz, the city’s former mayor who recently resigned after being elected to the Montgomery County Council. The turnout for Katz was great. […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is interviewed by India media after cutting the ribbon for the new office dedication of a Montgomery County company, Syscom Technologies, Inc., in Hyderabad, India. Joining him are County Councilmember Nancy Floreen, Deputy Director of the Department of Economic Development Sally Sternbach and the CEO of Syscom, Lax Chepuri. You […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, a Democrat who is running for reelection, talks about the importance of exercising your right to vote. Take a look: Leggett faces Jim Shalleck, a Republican, in the Nov. 4 general election. Early voting takes place from Oct. 23-30 at nine early voting centers in Montgomery […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will kick off African Heritage Month on Monday, September 8 at a special celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, One Veterans Place. Montgomery County was the first in the nation to proclaim the month of September as African Heritage Month. The […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett discuss the need to raise the minimum wage nationally at a recent visit to Boloco in Bethesda. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett shares his thoughts about unaccompanied minors and Montgomery County. Take a look:

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the Maryland state flag to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, July 10, from sunrise to sunset in honor of Wayne Curry, who died on July 2. Curry served as Prince George’s County Executive from 1994 to 2002. Last week, O’Malley issued the following statement about the death of […]

Almost 3,000 of the county’s 5,400 bus stops have been improved during the last eight years. County Executive Ike Leggett announced that the bus stop improvement program has enhanced handicapped accessibility and pedestrian safety at the county’s bus stops.   Related:

Montgomery County this week filed its initial brief with the Maryland Public Service Commission in Case No. 9336, Pepco’s most recent rate increase request. “While I believe that Pepco has improved its reliability since the Derecho of 2012, largely in keeping with recommendations made in a 192-page report by my Pepco Reliability Work Group earlier, […]

Local leaders want to grow the county’s tree canopy. In fact, they have just unveiled an ambitious environmental initiative to plant 100,000 new trees in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Montgomery Councilmember Hans Riemer and County Executive Isiah Leggett joined together on June 2nd underneath an English Elm champion tree at James Monroe Park […]