Montgomery Community Media

Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin, a lifelong member of the Woodmont Country Club, has ended his 61-year membership at the club following a controversy about if President Obama should be invited to join the club. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Slavin sent an open letter to the club’s general manager with news of his decision […]

Students at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart have a new addition to their playground. Mayor of Somerset Jeffrey Slavin donated a playhouse to the Bethesda school and on Dec. 15th there was a dedication ceremony to celebrate the occasion. Slavin bought the playhouse at an auction benefiting Rebuilding Together Montgomery County. The playhouse […]

UPDATED A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Sunday for the new synthetic turf field at Somerset Elementary School. The dedication took place at the annual back to school picnic. Katherine Coleman is the chair of the Somerset Elementary School field renovation campaign, which was carried by the Somerset Foundation. According to Coleman, Somerset is the […]

Fred Evans hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Jeffrey Slavin, Graciela Rivera-Oven, Gilberto Zelaya, and Tony Spearman-Leach. Topics discussed this week include the politics of global warming, the Aug. 10th apartment explosion in Silver Spring, the need for election workers for the upcoming general election, and upcoming activities at Montgomery […]

The Nonprofit Village held its Making a Difference awards breakfast on May 6 at the Bethesda Marriott Pooks Hill. There were several awards presented at the breakfast to organizations and individuals making a difference. Award recipients included Empowered Women International, Tom Raffa, Rebuilding Together of Montgomery County, Lerch, Early & Brewer, and the Honorable Jeffrey […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Brian Karem, Jane de Winter, Evan Glass and Jeffrey Slavin. Topics discussed this week include a review of the Maryland primary election results with Brian Karem,  the county operating budget with Jane de Winter, the Gandhi Brigade Youth Media Project with Evan […]

Here are five things to know today, May 6th, in Montgomery County: 1. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will hold a news conference today at 11 a.m. to lay out a plan to improve the safety and reliability of the Metrorail system. The news conference will take place at Metro’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.  2. Mayor […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Brian Karem, Fred Evans, Jeffrey Slavin and Henry Hailstock. Topics discussed this week include a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly to change alcohol sales in Montgomery County, the appointment of Jack Smith as the next superintendent of schools, the […]

Tony Spearman-Leach hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Shirley Brandman, Rexanah Wyse, Cari Cho and Jeffrey Slavin. Topics discussed this week include standardized testing in our schools, a program by the State’s Attorney’s Office to prevent cyber-bullying among middle and high school aged youth, services offered by Bethesda based non-profit […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Mariana Cordier, Elaine Apter, Shirley Brandman and Jeffrey Slavin. Topics discussed this week include review of the 2014 Supreme Court term, work of our local League of Women Voters, testing in our public schools and the importance of county advisory boards. […]