Montgomery Community Media

Thousands of dollars will be given to hurricane victims in Florida and Texas thanks to youth in the community. Montgomery County’s Department of Recreation held a Rock-n-Relief youth concert Sunday evening at the Strathmore and more than $5,000 was raised, according to a news release. The two-hour event was hosted by 93.9 WKYS radio personality, Angie […]

After two rounds of auditions over the last several weeks, winners of the fourth annual MoCo’s Got Talent contest were selected during the final round on Sunday evening at the Fillmore in Silver Spring. The contest, coordinated by the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s Youth Development team, is a way to keep youth healthy, productive […]

“I would like her to be involved in what’s going on to get active with her peers and get involved in what’s going on around the County,” said parent Faith Gill. Like Gill’s daughter, dozens of students from across the county gathered at Veteran’s Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring Wednesday evening for a youth town […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is expected to be joined by Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith to announce the Montgomery County Department of Recreation will extend summer full and half day programs, according to a news release. This announcement comes amid the executive order that Governor Larry Hogan signed last year requiring […]

UPDATED The Pokémon Go phenomenon is not slowing down, in fact, it is the topic of an upcoming meeting of local recreation officials. Susan Hoffmann, communications and public outreach manager for Montgomery County’s Department of Recreation, is organizing the meeting. “We want to talk about impacts of people who might wander onto sites where young children […]

Hundreds of Montgomery County youth came our for the Let’s Get it Started Youth Job Fair in Silver Spring on March 19. The event was hosted by the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center (MMYC) which is a part of the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC). WorkSource Montgomery and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation also sponsored […]

The Montgomery County Department of Recreation hosted the “East Meets West 2015 Dive Show” at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. The event featured 12 members from China’s Guangdong Provincial Diving Team and some of these talented divers may be Olympians someday. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of […]

Montgomery County crowned its talented high school and middle school students at the Fillmore in downtown Silver Spring May 31. It was the second annual MoCo’s Got Talent competition. Here are the winners: Performing Arts: 1st – Throwing Wrenches (Band) 2nd – Wahala Squad (Dance) 2rd – Suriya Saravankumar (Magic) Visual Arts: 1st – Trent […]

Council President Nancy Navarro visited an after school program at Wheaton High School where, as part of the Recreation Department’s Sports Academy program, a group of students are making wigs for cancer patients in the area. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.