Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, July 6, in Montgomery County: 1. Fatal Accident: A Damascus teen died over the weekend when the car he was driving struck a telephone pole. 2. Check out the Libraries: There is a long list of things going on at the local libraries in Montgomery County today. 3. Historic Match: […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced last month that the state is moving forward with construction of the Purple Line. He also announced state transportation funds for improvements to I-270 in Montgomery County. Susan Kenedy has County Council reaction to this big transportation news. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its […]

The Montgomery County Council is considering legislation to prevent predatory towing sponsored by Councilmember Roger Berliner. Here is an update from Susan Kenedy: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Read more about Bill 17-15 at the Council website here.

A bill that guarantees earned sick and safe leave for folks who perform work within Montgomery County was recently passed by the Council. The goal of the bill is to reduce the number of employees who are forced to come to work when they are sick or send their children to school or day care […]

A Montgomery County Ad Hoc Committee has been studying the operations of the county’s department of liquor control. Council President George Leventhal talked about this at his weekly briefing with reporters in this video: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Here are your five things to know today, July 2, in Montgomery County: 1. Holiday Closing: Check out this list of what is open and what is closed for the holiday weekend. 2. Sick and Safe Leave: County Executive Isiah Leggett is scheduled to sign the Sick and Safe Leave legislation at 12:30 p.m. at the […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal talks about the Purple Line and Corridor Cities Transitway projects and the funding capacity to do them both. Related:

Valerie Ervin, the former Montgomery County Councilmember, made her bid for Congress official today with the launch of her campaign via a website video. Ervin joins five other candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for the 8th Congressional District seat left open by Rep. Chris Van Hollen who is vacating the seat to run for the […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Saving Cash at Tolls: Drivers should expect to pay less at Maryland tolls starting today. Find out how much less here. 2. Swearing In: Eric Guerci, is scheduled to be sworn in as the 38th Student Member of the Montgomery County Board of Education […]

The Montgomery County Council today approved a bill that will reorganize the county’s Department of Economic Development (DED) into a new nonprofit organization. The reorganization of the county’s economic development efforts was proposed by County Executive Ike Leggett. The bill will transfer certain duties of the current Department of Economic Development to a new Montgomery County […]