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UPDATED On April 22, Montgomery Community Media (MCM), in partnership with the Montgomery County Employees Federal Credit Union (MCEFCU) and Giant Foods, will seek to document “A Day in the Life of Montgomery County” through photos and videos from volunteer contributors. The project was recognized by the County Council on March 25. At the ceremonies […]

Montgomery County Public Schools announced partnerships with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Code.org Monday, March 24 at Wheaton High School. The partnerships will encourage and prepare students to enter technology careers. Following the announcement, students participated in a coding jam session led by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Code.org. Code.org is a national nonprofit organization […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, County Councilmember Nancy Navarro says the new animal shelter shows vision and showcases the county’s high regard for animals. Take a look: Related:

As households start turning their attention to preparing annual tax returns, the Montgomery County Council on Feb. 25 sought to bring attention to a credit available to certain low-income families by declaring Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. Montgomery County is one of only three local jurisdictions in the U.S. to provide a local […]

The Montgomery County Council will meet with residents at a Town Hall Meeting in Clarksburg on Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. at Rocky Hill Middle School. A pre-meeting reception will begin at 7:30 p.m.  Council President Craig Rice, Vice President George Leventhal, and councilmembers Phil Andrews, Roger Berliner, Cherri Branson, Marc Elrich, Nancy Floreen, Nancy Navarro […]

A sold out leadership summit at the Montgomery Community Media studios in Rockville brought local leaders together to discuss how to better engage the growing Latino population in Montgomery County. “We were extremely proud to facilitate this momentous gathering of the Montgomery mosaic which we entitled the Latino Leadership Conference of Montgomery County,” said Tony Spearman-Leach, […]

The response was overwhelming for the inaugural Latino Leadership Summit at the Montgomery Community Media studios in Rockville. The sold out event featured local leaders who discussed issues and topics surrounding the growing Latino community in Montgomery County. “We sometimes take in Montgomery County and other places around the country our diversity for granted and […]

Session III: Business and Economic Empowerment (1:45 – 2:30 p.m.) Moderator: Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Region III Distinguished Presenters: Ms. Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Region III Ms. Cidalia Luis-Akbar, president, M Luis Construction Company Ms. Carmen Ortiz-Larsen, president, AQUAS, Inc Ms. Mariana Cordier, Attorney at Law, Cordier […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 to continue its series of worksessions on issues relating to the proposed Bethesda station of the planned Purple Line. Monday’s worksession will focus on zoning, staging and open space and park issues. The PHED Committee, […]

A ceremony was held on Jan. 25 renaming the Ken Gar Community Center in Kensington in honor of the late Leonard D. Jackson, a longtime resident and community activist in the Ken Gar community. The remodeled Leonard D. Jackson Ken Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center is located at 4111 Plyers Mill Rd. Jackson was a founding […]