Montgomery Community Media

It’s here! Today we all have the chance to share our photos of A Day in the Life of Montgomery County. We can’t wait to see your photos! Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Sharing: Today is Earth Day and it is […]

The long and snowy winter produced numerous Montgomery County residents who went out of their way to help neighbors. Today, County Council Vice President Nancy Floreen presented “Golden Shovel Awards” to more than 20 residents who helped neighbors shovel out after snowfalls. Many of the awardees attended the ceremonies in Rockville, including James Gutmann, who […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 21, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council: The Council is scheduled to meet at 10:45 a.m and on the agenda is the development of White Oak’s Site II, and the plans for the Wheaton Community Center and Library. […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters for his weekly briefing earlier today, April 20th. The first topic he wanted to talk about was the Purple Line. Other topics discussed included the Silver Spring Transit Center, free range parenting and more. Watch the briefing in its entirety here:

The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee recently discussed the importance of public election funding in the county’s fiscal year 2016 operating budget. Take a look:

Merlyn Reineke, executive director of Montgomery Community Media (MCM), testified at the County Council’s fiscal year 2016 budget hearing on April 16. Reineke recapped some of MCM’s recent milestones and looked ahead to the organization’s future. Take a look:

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee today unanimously recommended that the full Council consider adding up to $2 million to begin funding a new Public Election Fund that will allow candidates for County Council and County Executive to qualify for partial public financing for their campaigns. When the Council approved […]

The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County hosted its annual Advocacy Potluck and invited the Montgomery County Council to talk about the proposed budget for the county’s arts and humanities program. Suzan Jenkins, director of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, said the council members and their staff got a chance to […]

Montgomery County Council Vice President Nancy Floreen is getting 20 shovels out, but not due to some freak spring storm. She’s awarding the 2015 Golden Shovel awards to recognize residents who helped neighbors shovel out after snowfalls during the harsh winter of 2014-15. The awards will be presented at 9:30 a.m. on April 21 during the […]

About 35 people are signed up to testify this afternoon before the Montgomery County Council about the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget. The meeting is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. and on the list of speakers are Takoma Park Mayor Bruce William and Montgomery County Planning Board Chairman Casey Anderson. How the Montgomery […]