Montgomery Community Media

Shirley Brandman, a former president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, has been named interim director of the Children’s Opportunity Fund- an initiative where county agencies, Montgomery County Public School officials, and the private sector are taking steps to eliminate the achievement gap. Brandman started in her new role on Sept 1. County officials said the […]

Students in Montgomery County walk to school, ride their bicycles, or take the school bus. Montgomery County Police are reminding drivers to be extra careful as students travel to and from school. More than 156,000 students headed back to class on Aug. 31. Police Chief Thomas Manger said approximately 160 crossing guards were deployed to help […]

The first day of school is Aug. 31, and Montgomery County officials want to get off on the right foot. On Monday, at 10:30 a.m., a news conference to talk about strategic priorities for the upcoming year, school improvements, increasing on student enrollment, and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) needs for Montgomery County Public Schools, is scheduled to […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Silver Spring Transit Center, a preview of Restaurant Week in Silver Spring, back to school preps and more. You can watch the show, below:

The Silver Spring Transit Center is scheduled to open on Sept. 20 and that’s welcome news for commuters. Lorna Virgili reports. The long-awaited, multi-modal transit center is located at 8400 Colesville Road. It’s features include: –32 bus bays; –direct access to Metrorail and MARC trains; –22 Kiss and Ride spaces; –electronic real-time bus arrival and […]

Broadcast journalist Bob Schieffer will host Montgomery County’s Salute to Vietnam Veterans on Oct. 24. Schieffer, who recently retired as host of the CBS show Face the Nation, has agreed to host and be guest speaker as Montgomery County will honor the men and women who served the nation during the Vietnam War. Among the […]

Meet Stephanie Filho- An eighteen-year-old who spends Saturday nights taking care of sugar gliders. She is a Montgomery College student with aspirations to become a veterinarian. For the past five years, this life science student has been rescuing animals and finding them new homes. She has helped more than 13 sugar gliders. Filho also has […]

The first day of school is Aug. 31st in Montgomery County and police are reminding drivers to “Respect the Bus.” According to police, Maryland law requires vehicles to stop when traveling in the same direction of a stopped school bus with activated flashing red lights. Drivers on the opposite direction also must stop when approaching a […]

Library officials invite all teens in the Silver Spring area who like to write fiction, nonfiction or poetry for an opportunity to develop their writing skills through the Teen Writers’ Club at the Silver Spring Library. The workshop is open to teen writers ages 13 to 18 and is scheduled to meet twice a month […]

Montgomery County residents will have a chance to taste 25 of Silver Spring’s “top” restaurants at a week that promises flavors and new tradition on Sept. 8 to 13. But before that, Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker and Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot are scheduled to host the Happy Hour Social- an event to kick-off the […]