Montgomery Community Media

The City of Gaithersburg has banned smoking and vaping on  all municipal property with limited exceptions. The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2017. The City Council voted on Oct. 17, 2016 to amend the City ordinances. The ban prohibits the use of cigarettes, cigars, vaping and e-cigarettes in all public buildings and on public property […]

The City of Gaithersburg Mayor and Council held a public hearing on the Johnson Property Annexation on Monday night. Owner of the property Russell Johnson, along with attorney Stuart Barr from Lerch, Early & Brewer, Joshua Sloan, VIKA Maryland, LLC representative, and City of Gaithersburg Planning staffer Rob Robinson presented a scaled back plan. Johnson’s initial plan included […]

Montgomery County public safety officials and elected leaders attended this year’s Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce Public Safety awards ceremony just hours after the tragic shooting in Dallas. We asked them about their thoughts on the shooting. Find out more in this MyMCMedia extra video, below.

It rained almost all day but the Gaithersburg Book Festival was no washout. Organizers say approximately 12,000 people attended the 7th annual event at the grounds of City Hall. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, Gaithersburg Mayor and Book Festival founder Jud Ashman talks about what makes this annual literary event so special. He also […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers George Leventhal and Sidney Katz presented Asbury Methodist Village with a proclamation in honor of its 90th Anniversary on Monday. “Councilmember Sidney Katz and I presented a proclamation to Asbury Methodist Village on its 90th anniversary, providing an excellent quality to life to its senior citizen residents in Gaithersburg,” Leventhal wrote in […]

WalletHub recently released a study that has ranked three Montgomery County cities as most diverse in the Country. The finance website placed Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, and Germantown in its top ten “2016’s Most Diverse Cities in America” list. Gaithersburg topped the list outranking New York and Los Angeles. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman said, “I’ve always regarded the […]

Hundreds of residents in Gaithersburg attended a City Council working session on April 11th to voice their opposition to a proposed plan to build “small” cell facilities in residential and commercial areas. Although city officials say there’s no formal application to build the facilities, several residents have started circulating a petition against the plan. MyMCMedia’s […]

UPDATE, April 15, 2:50 p.m. After receiving numerous complaints in opposition of a proposed plan to install small cell facilities in local communities, the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg plan to convene a closed executive session on Monday night to further discuss the issue. The closed door meeting will take place following the Council’s regular meeting, which […]

The Gaithersburg Multicultural Affairs Committee will host a reception in honor of Arab Heritage American Month on Monday, April 11. The event will feature student presentations on culture from different Arab nations, Arabic art and demonstrations, dancing and more. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and the City Council declared April as Arab American Heritage Month during a […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and the City Council have declared April as Arab American Heritage Month. The proclamation took place during a City Council meeting on Tuesday night. Mayor Ashman and the Council wanted to recognize the tremendous contributions of the Arab American community. “Arab Americans have been part of American society since the American revolution […]