Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, July 13, in Montgomery County: 1. County Executive Ike Leggett along with federal and local housing officials will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Bonifant, a mixed-income apartment building for seniors today. 2. Five Washington Spirit players are headed to the Olympics; Crystal Dunn, Ali Krieger, Diana Matheson, Shelina […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 12, in Montgomery County: 1. County Executive Ike Leggett is calling for an immediate investigation into the cause of an outage at the County’s Alternate Emergency Communications Center (AECC) located in Rockville. 2. The Montgomery County Board of Education will swear in Student Member of the Board Eric […]

Nearly 400 residents along with local and state officials turned out for an iftar celebration in honor of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the County Executive Building in Rockville on June 30th. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett hosted the event along with the Montgomery County Muslim Council and Montgomery […]

A proposed term limit referendum that would impact some elected officials in Montgomery County, and supported by Republican activist Robin Ficker, may be on the ballot this coming November. Recently, Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal has discussed the topic on social media opposing the referendum. In the MyMCMedia Extra video, below, Leventhal talks about his opinions on […]

You may notice people handing out pedestrian safety shopping bags and tip sheets today in shopping center parking lots in Wheaton, Bethesda, and Silver Spring. This is part of the the County’s efforts to reduce pedestrian safety collisions. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett held a news conference at the Wheaton Market Place parking lot today […]

Good morning! Rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast today. Here are five things to know today, June 28th, in Montgomery County: 1. A status hearing for Catherine Hoggle will be held today in the district court. 2. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is scheduled to host a “Virtual Town Hall” today. 3. Montgomery Parks invites residents […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett along with Montgomery County Councilmembers Nancy Floreen, Nancy Navarro, Roger Berliner, George Leventhal, Maryland State Delegate Eric Luedtke and commissioners from the County’s Office of Human Rights attended th Muslim Community Center’s (MCC) annual iftaar dinner on Thursday night. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger and Fire Chief Scott Goldstein also attended […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett says he is withdrawing his request for a Declaration of No Further Need for Jeremiah Park, the current site of the Shady Grove Bus Depot. In a memo sent to Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen today, Leggett writes that he has directed his staff to finalize a plan that will […]

Middle and high school students are invited to take part in a Youth Summit on Wednesday, May 11. The town hall style event will take place at the Silver Spring Civic Building located at One Veterans Place.  Students will have the chance to share their experiences and insight with members of the County Council and County […]

The Second Annual Montgomery County GreenFest is planned for Saturday, April 30 in Takoma Park. County Executive Ike Leggett and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will kick off the event at 11 a.m.  GreenFest is the County’s largest environmentally themed festival for residents and businesses. County leaders including Council President Nancy Floreen, Councilmembers Roger […]