Montgomery Community Media

Seventy-five local teens recently completed a major first step toward defining positive goals for their futures when they graduated from the County’s 2014 Teen Works Program. Introduced by the Montgomery County Recreation Department in 2012, Teen Works is a comprehensive youth development work program that aims to address the growing trend of youth who are […]

Three staff members of Montgomery County Councilmembers talked about ways Councilmembers can help residents on the July 11 edition of Sintonía con el Concejo del Condado de Montgomery (Tuned In with the Montgomery County Council). The show airs at 2 p.m. each Friday on Radio America (WACA 1540 AM). Appearing on the show were, left […]

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 bill that would prevent certain Montgomery County public and private employers from conducting criminal background checks or otherwise inquiring into an applicant’s criminal record before making a conditional offer of employment will be introduced before the County Council today, July 15. At a news event at 12:30 p.m. in Rockville, Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Cherri […]

The Montgomery County Council recently honored nurse Lucy Luseni for saving the life of a man who had been assaulted. Lucy Luseni, an off-duty nurse who stopped her car on Georgia Avenue recently to assist an injured man who was lying near the road, is applauded for her efforts that resulted in saving the life […]

Just a few short months ago, the Maryland General Assembly passed a bill that decriminalized 10 grams of less of marijuana. Now a group of council members want to the same thing with marijuana paraphernalia. The resolution has been introduced by Councilmember Nancy Navarro. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro, along with Council President Craig Rice and Councilmembers Roger Berliner, Cherri Branson, Marc Elrich, Nancy Floreen and Hans Riemer, plan to introduce a resolution on Tuesday, June 17, declaring the sense of the County Council is that possession of small amounts of marijuana and paraphernalia by adults should be among […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro will be presented with the highest recognition granted by the Ana G. Méndez University System when its Capital Area campus awards its “Presidential Medal” to her at its first commencement ceremony on June 18. The ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. at the ​Hilton Washington, D.C./Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting Center at 1750 Rockville Pike in […]

In this MyMCmedia extra, Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro says the opening of the state-of-the-art 3rd district police station is creating a new narrative for the White Oak community of Silver Spring. Take a look: Related:

The Montgomery County Council approved a $4.99 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2015. This budget is just over 3-percent more than the 2014 operating budget. Officials say the county is slowly recovering from the recession. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.