Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery Youth Hockey Association Squirt AA Blue age 10-11 travel team in January won all five of its games to become the first team from the Mid-Atlantic Region and the Southern Region to win the annual Sarnia International Silver Stick Hockey tournament in Sarnia, Canada. The team, which includes boys and girls and is […]

Black History Month’s 2014 theme of “Civil Rights in America” was celebrated on Feb. 4 by the Montgomery County Council and members of the County’s Black History Month Committee. This year’s theme chronicles the important milestones achieved by African-Americans and others in the battle for civil rights, as well as marks the 50th anniversary of […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of Fire Chief Steve Lohr at its Feb. 4 meeting. Chief Lohr had his family with him for the appointment and reflected on his long career that took him back to his first structure fire some 43 years ago. Lohr will be paid a salary of $205,000. […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 on the proposed White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan. The plan would guide major transformation of the area around Route 29 in White Oak. The public hearing will conclude a full day for the County Council and its committees. The […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice met with members of the media on Feb. 3 to discuss key items facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. This was his third meeting with the media since he became Council President. There were a variety of topics addressed at the meeting […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews held a  news conference on Feb. 3rd to detail his proposal to allow candidates for County Council and County Executive to use public financing for their campaigns. Councilmember Andrews will introduce Bill 16-14—the first of its type for County elections in Maryland—before the Council on Feb. 4.  A public hearing […]

The United Way of the National Capital Area on Jan. 28 announced that it is awarding 12 grants totaling $153,545 to member organizations serving Montgomery County. The funds came through designations to the Montgomery County Community Impact Fund in United Way NCA’s annual workplace giving campaign. Each of the grants directly addresses programs that fall […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Dale Tibbits tells us why he applied for the District 5 County Council vacancy. Tibbitts currently is employed as the chief of staff for County Councilmember Marc Elrich. Take a look: The Council is expected to announce its appointment for the District 5 seat on Jan. 28.

Gaithersburg resident Ryan Spiegel visited the Board of Elections office on Jan. 17 to begin filing paperwork for his candidacy for the District 3 Montgomery County Council seat. Spiegel is currently a two-term Gaithersburg City Councilmember. “I am very excited to have the momentum in this race early,” Spiegel said at the BOE office on […]

Things are moving quickly in the process to fill the District 5 Council seat vacated by Councilmember Valerie Ervin. In all, 18 residents of the District applied for the position. The Council will interview 13 of those applicants. Those interviews take place Jan. 17, 22 and 24 and will be televised live on County Cable […]