Montgomery Community Media

Sixty Latino students were the recipients of the 2014 Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarships presented at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 18 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. In this MyMcMedia Extra, Lorna Virgili, President/CEO of the National Hispanic Communication Group, tells us how it all began.  Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and wife, Catherine […]

Jewish Social Service Agency welcomed the first volunteer from AmeriCorps VISTA– Volunteers in Service to America- on Sept. 2. VISTA is a recent White House initiative on Holocaust survivor care. Vice President Joe Biden announced on December 2013 that the administration would support the needs of Holocaust survivors who are living in the U.S. under or close […]

A new campaign to encourage black women to breastfeed was launched by the African American Health Program, part of Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. The project is part of year-long effort to reach black women in the county, and educate the public about the benefits of breastfeeding. According to a county’s press […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to recommend the adoption of a public campaign finance bill to Montgomery County Council. The bill could establish a system of public campaign financing for candidates for the offices of County Executive and County Council. In this MyMcMedia Extra, Montgomery County Councilmember […]

KID Museum, a new children’s museum in Montgomery County, hosted on Sept. 14 the Maker Faire in Silver Spring. It was an afternoon of curious eyes and lots of making, creating and inventing. At the free family event, there were robots of all shapes and sizes, 3D printed jewelry, automated chess boards, NASA’s Hubble Space […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police Traffic Division Director Captain Thomas Didone, who received a national “Highway Safety Hero Award” for his dedication to advancing highway-safety initiatives was recognized by the Montgomery County Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett for his recent award and his 26 years of protecting and educating County motorists and pedestrians about being […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, the Montgomery County Council unanimously adopts Bill 28-14, with amendments to redefine “community access organization” to “community media organization” and broadens the applicability of the Code to “community media engagement platforms,” which include television, radio, internet and social media. It also requires a community media organization to “develop and implement […]

A look back at some of the recent comments posted on the MyMCMedia website. Home Arts: Dolls & Toys, Crochet & Knit This was a very interesting blog……fun to see all the examples of crochet and knitting. I particularly like hearing your voice on the videos, Dotty. Your second career has been wonderfully developed and […]

We are excited to announce that multimedia journalist Krista Brick has joined the MyMCMedia web team. Brick is the former managing editor of the Gazette newspaper. A graduate of Syracuse University, Brick began her career as a newspaper journalist on Maryland’s eastern shore. She has written extensively for local papers and magazines, was a regional […]

Six television stations that are members in the Montgomery County PEG (Public/Education/Government) organization of community cable stations are combining resources to be the main place to find up-to-date information on Tuesday, June 24, when County voters go to the polls for primary elections concerning County Government, the County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, Governor […]