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The Montgomery County Council today unanimously enacted a bill that will ban use and sale of certain expanded polystyrene food service products and the sale of certain polystyrene packing materials in the county, and will require the use of compostable or recyclable alternatives. The bill, whose chief sponsor was Councilmember Hans Riemer and which was […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett along with Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent (MCPS) Joshua Starr and other officials celebrated the opening of the new MCPS food distribution facility this week in Montgomery Village. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Kids have great ideas and recently some Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students articulated their thoughts on issues important to them. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Public Schools and administrative offices will open two hours late today, Jan. 14, due to emergency weather conditions. Day care programs may open as scheduled.  Bus service will be provided on a two-hour-delayed schedule. Morning prekindergarten, morning half-day Head Start, other morning half-day programs and field trips are canceled. Other activities and programs […]

The top ten posts on the MyMCMedia website for the week of Jan. 5 – Jan. 11: 1. Montgomery County Police plan to review New Jersey video for signs of the missing Hoggle children. 2. A house fire in Damascus causes $300,000 in damage and displaces occupants. 3. Fire at St. Elizabeth Church in Rockville […]

The National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory until 9 a.m. today and the State Highway Administration is urging motorists to delay or cancel early morning travel today. Here are five more things to know today, Jan. 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools are opening two hours late today because […]

Montgomery County Public Schools and administrative offices will open two hours late today, Jan. 12, due to emergency weather conditions. Day care programs may open at 9 a.m. Bus service will be provided on a two-hour-delayed schedule. Morning prekindergarten, morning half-day Head Start, other morning half-day programs and field trips are canceled. Other activities and […]

UPDATED Jan. 9  The flu epidemic sweeping about half of the nation is also having a big impact on emergency rooms at area hospitals in Montgomery County and in local classrooms. For a couple of weeks, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer has reported on his Twitter account that hospitals were busy treating […]

Montgomery County public schools will open two hours late on Wednesday, January 7, due to emergency weather conditions. Bus service will be provided on a two-hour-delayed schedule. Morning prekindergarten, morning half-day Head Start, other morning half-day programs and field trips are canceled. Other activities and programs that begin at 10:30 a.m. or earlier are canceled. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools should start and end 20 minutes later, according to a new proposal from Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr. Starr is expected to release his proposal to the school board on Jan. 13. According to a memo from Starr to the Board of Education, the “most practicable of the no-cost options is for […]