Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 17th, in Montgomery County: 1. Metro has extended SafeTrack Surge #7 through the upcoming weekend, which will impact the Red Line. 2. Sprint cellular service has been restored in the Montgomery County region. 3. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin […]

The heat wave continues today with temperatures in the 90s and possible thunderstorms this afternoon according to the National Weather Service. Here are five more things you need to know today, Aug. 16th, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin are scheduled to tour the damaged buildings at […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) are celebrating local Olympic athletes by setting up stations for residents to send fan mail and messages. MCPL Director Parker Hamilton explains the stations in this video: According to a news release, four of the 11 athletes on the 2016 U.S. Olympic roster have roots in Montgomery County. Jack Conger from […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett talks about this year’s education budget and the impact he hopes to see from the additional funding.

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today, joined by Police Chief Tom Manger and Geoffrey Alpert, released a report on taser use by the county police department. The multi-month study, commissioned by the study,  included a review of taser use in the past two years, departmental policies, and training provided to police officers. The report summary […]

Here are five things you should know today, Aug. 3. in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will receive the findings of an independent report he commissioned in March that examines the Montgomery County Police use of tasers today. 2. Open registration for fall recreation programs begins in the city of Gaithersburg begin today. […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has signed an open letter, written by Cities for Action, to the next President of the United States, calling for immigration reform. Leggett signed the letter along with other mayors and municipal leaders from across the country including; Mayor of Baltimore Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. “We […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 21st, in Montgomery County: 1. Yelp Community Manager Mike Bishop headlines the Small Business University event at Montgomery Community Media’s studios today. 2. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will be hosting virtual town hall at 2 p.m. 3. The Montgomery County Planning Board is scheduled to host […]

The Montgomery County Council Public Safety Committee will hold a special session regarding the 911 call center outage that happened on July 10th. The committee members are Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Sidney Katz, and Tom Hucker. Elrich is the chair of the committee. “There is no service that this County provides to our residents that is […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett along with federal, state, and local housing officials held a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony for a newly developed mixed income senior apartment building located in Downtown Silver Spring called The Bonifant on Wednesday. The 11-story building features 149 units for seniors aged 62 and older, with 6,300 square feet […]