Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County public safety union representatives and police officers testified against a council bill that would require all county employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or face losing employment, with exemptions for medical reasons. First, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard testified on behalf of County Executive Marc Elrich during a virtual council […]

Want to get to know your local police officer? Rockville police officers will meet with residents at an event titled, “Coffee with a Cop” on Jan. 5. Residents can chat informally with the officers from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at The Bean Bag, 1605 East Gude Drive. All purchases made during the event will […]

Want to get to know your local police officer? Rockville police officers will meet with residents at an event entitled, “Coffee with a Cop” on Jan. 9. Residents can chat informally with the officers from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Coffee Republic, 801 Pleasant Drive, in the King Farm Village Center. According to a […]

A senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Eric Guerci is serving his second term as the student member of the Board of Education. And this school year, he has new voting privileges. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports.

Montgomery County is working with nonprofits to assist residents who have been displaced after the tragic explosion that happened at the Flower Branch apartment complex in Silver Spring. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Spokesperson Mary Anderson talks about how residents can help by donating to local nonprofit groups. Anderson said that approximately 90 […]

A search and rescue effort is underway at an apartment complex in Silver Spring following an overnight explosion and fire. It happened shortly before midnight in the 8600 block of Piney Branch Road. Over 100 firefighters were called to the scene of the three alarm fire. Firefighters said some occupants were trapped on the second […]

The first forum to talk about transgender issues was held in Silver Spring on June 17 at the Civic Building. The Montgomery County Office of Human Rights hosted this conversation to raise awareness and educate the community. Keith Thirion, director of advocacy and program at Equality Maryland, said the message is that transgender people are […]

June is national lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride month and the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights is scheduled to host the first community forum on transgender issues. The public meeting is set for June 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Silver Spring at the Civic Building. James Stowe, director at the […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, State Senator Cheryl Kagan tells us what some of the calls to her District 17 office were about this year.

We are counting down to the Nov. 4 General Election. In these MyMCMedia Extras,  Jim Shalleck, the Republican candidate for county executive,  talks about his top issues, how he plans to campaign and what he needs to win the election.