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The annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival celebrated Montgomery County’s Salvadoran community on Aug. 2 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Wheaton. The festival, in its sixth year, featured Salvadoran food, vendors, local dance groups and musical entertainment. More than 7,000 people, according to officials, danced at the sound of cumbia, salsa, merengue, Rock in Spanish, and reggaeton. […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters for a news briefing on July 27. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Leventhal talks about upcoming topics when the county council gets back from vacation. Take a look:

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced that the county’s nine-year bus stop improvement program has enhanced accessibility and pedestrian safety at over 3,000 bus stops. Watch this County Report This Week video to learn more: Leggett said that promoting mass transit and maintaining an inclusive community it […]

Business owners, federal, state and county officials gathered at the annual CyberMontgomery Forum on July 30 at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville. The forum was a partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, the Federal Business Council, federal and county officials. MyMCMedia’s Aline Barros reports:

The 6th annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival is today at the Wheaton Triangle. In this County Report This Week video, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett said there are more than 60,000 El Salvadorans living in Montgomery County. “They’ve made enormous contributions to our county,” Leggett said.

Business owners, federal, state and county leaders gathered at the annual CyberMontgomery Forum on July 30 at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville. The forum is a partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, the Federal Business Council, Federal and county officials. “What we see taking place is really a transfer of […]

Local officials are gearing up for CyberMontgomery on July 30 at the Universities of Shady Grove. The forum is a partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, the Federal Business Council, federal and county officials. Watch this County Report This Week video to find out more. Click here to register.

Montgomery County Police are searching for a man who is a suspect at an armed robbery at the Kemp Mill Shopping Center. According to a news release, on July 21, police officers responded to an armed robbery at a candy store located at 1351 Lamberton Drive in Silver Spring. Police said the suspect is described […]

Montgomery County Police charged a man with two bank robberies. Police said Tony Linn Smith, 55, of an unconfirmed address, was arrested on July 27 and charged with two counts of armed robbery and two counts of theft. The robberies occurred at a SunTrust Bank on July 23 in Silver Spring, and on July 25 at […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on July 27 for a news briefing. In this MyMCMedia Extra, reporters asked Leventhal about White Flint Mall and Lord and Taylor lawsuit.