Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council-member Phil Andrews will be joined at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 15, by other elected officials including fellow Council members, State Delegates, Council members from Rockville and Gaithersburg, and community leaders to express their opposition to Maryland Ballot Question 5 regarding the redrawn Congressional districts currently in place in the state. The […]

Grid Resiliency Task Force Report considers the impact of potential infrastructure investments. Governor Martin O’Malley today released findings and recommendations to improve the resiliency of Maryland’s electric distribution system. The report, “Weathering the Storm: Report of the Grid Resiliency Taskforce,” contains 11 recommendations, including a four-step implementation plan that would accelerate investment designed to strengthen […]

Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the 11th anniversary of the September 11th attacks: On September 11, 2001, we told one another that we would never forget. Today and every day, we remember the men, women, and children – 68 of them Marylanders – who lost their lives 11 years ago, as […]

Governor Martin O’Malley, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake hosted a star-spangled celebration honoring Michael Phelps and Maryland’s 2012 Olympians and Paralympians at a public event on Monday, September 10th at 4 p.m. at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater. Citizens were invited to attend the event to help welcome and celebrate […]

Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the passing of former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell: “Baltimore and the State of Maryland mourn the loss today of former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell. “Respected by his players and beloved by his family and Baltimore football fans, Art brought the game and spirit of […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag flown at half-staff on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from sunrise to sunset in memory of Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks of Edgewater, Maryland. Feeks died on Aug. 16 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring […]

It was an easy and scenic drive along the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains into Charlotte. As we approached Charlotte a single tall profile stood out above the trees, then a few more to reveal a modern urban, compact hi-rise skyline but we turned north to Concord for the Maryland delegation headquarters at […]

Governor Martin O’Malley has officially declared September 29 an interfaith Day of Service calling on all Marylanders to engage in community service projects focused on ending hunger and protecting the environment. Building on Governor O’Malley’s strategic goals of eradicating childhood hunger by 2015, and restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay by 2025, the activities […]

In Montgomery County, Pepco continues to dominate the headlines. At a groundbreaking for a new Montgomery County development last week, Governor Martin O’Malley and Council President Roger Berliner fielded more questions about Pepco and the power outages that followed the June 29 storm. Pepco has to “do more,” the governor said. Residents are also still […]

There’s a new community going up in the heart of Montgomery County. My McMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.