Montgomery Community Media

Good morning! Here are your five things to know today, April 2, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council Health and Human Services and Government Operations committees meet today. Here’s the agenda. 2. Students are Westland Middle School in Bethesda can’t use their lockers until after spring break after a data breach released information about student […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously passed a resolution on March 31 that urges the Maryland Public Service Commission to mitigate what officials called serious risks to the public interest by insisting, at a minimum, on commitments by Exelon to hold down costs to ratepayers and to strive for national leadership in clean, renewable, distributed energy […]

The Montgomery County Council held ceremonies on March 31 to mark the 2015 “Days of Remembrance” that remember victims of the Holocaust. The Days of Remembrance will be marked nationwide from April 12-19. At the ceremonies in Rockville, left to right, below: Councilmembers Nancy Floreen and Hans Riemer; Steve Adleberg of the Jewish Community Relations […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Delphine Harriston, a program specialist for the Montgomery County Council, tells us why she didn’t make it to the Council meeting on time today. Instead of delivering proclamations as planned this morning, Harriston found herself stuck in an elevator in between floors at the Council Office Building. In case you […]

At a presentation today in Rockville, the Montgomery County Council joined in the movement to have employers provide equal pay for all by declaring “Equal Pay Day” on April 14.

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on March 30 to discuss a variety of topics, including news that Montgomery County is the healthiest county in Maryland. Other topics discussed included the camaraderie and productivity of the County Council, the Department of Liquor Control, the Purple Line, Silver Spring Transit Center, the Pepco/Exelon […]

The Montgomery County Council took a straw vote on the Aspen Hill Minor Master Plan amendment after some spirited discussion on March 24. Formal action is scheduled for March 31. You can watch a recap of this discussion and vote here: According to a county official, the area being addressed covers about 14 acres west […]

Public health experts sent a clear message today to Montgomery County Council members considering privatization of Montgomery Local Liquor Control system: Montgomery County’s Local Liquor Control system is superior in protecting the public health, combating underage drinking and striking the balance between the sale of a legal, controlled substance and meeting community concerns and the […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on a recent education budget forum tour, the county executive’s operating budget, a community meeting with the police chief and more.

There’s likely to be a letter headed to the Montgomery County Council outlining how the Montgomery County Public School system will handle a budget that is less than requested. The Board of Education is scheduled to meet March 30 and on the agenda is approval of a letter from Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers to the […]