Montgomery Community Media

Fred Evans hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Shane Rock, Elaine Apter, Charlotte Davis, and Henry Hailstock. Evans and the panel discuss an innovative program to assist families experiencing poverty with Shane Rock of Interfaith Works, transportation with Elaine Apter of the League of Women Voters, the work of the Rural […]

Public safety news was the top story of the week, with the story of a man in Poolesville who pointed a gun at his landlord. Other top stories included Metro’s plans for the Shady Grove and Rockville stations, the Germantown homicide investigation, the story of a homeless woman, and the follow-up on a story about […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Jane de Winter, Jessica Hall, Joshua Kurtz, and Stuart Rosenthal. Mooers and the panel discuss the work of the Montgomery County Council of PTAs with Jane de Winter, scams that target elderly with prosecutor Jessica Hall of the State’s Attorney’s office, the […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with reporters on Monday morning for his weekly briefing about local issues and the Council’s upcoming agenda. “Today is the first day of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, it is the month of May, and tomorrow we will be having a special session that really recognizes how […]

Here are five things to know today, May 1, in Montgomery County: 1. County government: Council President Roger Berliner has his regular news briefing at 11:30 a.m. And the Montgomery College budget gets scrutinized by the County Council’s Education Committee at 2 p.m. as part of the council’s review of County Executive Ike Leggett’s fiscal […]

The new president of the overarching body for Montgomery County PTAs says it received “unaccounted for deposits” reducing the amount of money lost by the organization to $29,000. The Financial Crimes Unit of Montgomery County police has opened an investigation into the Montgomery County Council of PTAs finances after a police report said the organization […]

The MyMCMedia Top 10 list had a rare week with five education-related stories, ranging from a celebrity surprise donation for a local school’s fund drive to “financial irregularities” found on the Montgomery County Council of PTAs ledger. The remaining five were all public safety stories, including a fire and crime summaries from Gaithersburg and Rockville. […]

“Significant financial irregularities” have occurred with the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, according to a letter posted on the MCCPTA website. The letter says the irregularities were discovered since July 1, “including the apparent theft of a substantial sum, most likely by someone inside MCCPTA.” Police spokesperson Rick Goodale confirmed a police report was […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education approved a $2.5 billion operating budget request for Fiscal Year 2017. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Board of Education conditionally appoints Dr. Jack Smith as the next superintendent of schools. MCPS-TV reports. Pending approval from the state of Maryland, Dr. Smith is scheduled to begin on July 1. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.