Montgomery Community Media

Hundreds of people attended the grand opening ceremony of the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad. The new state of the art, 29,000 square foot facility will even house a community hall. Lorna Virgili has the details. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Topping the Montgomery County Council’s agenda this week: the sixth in a series of updates on remediation work at the Silver Spring Transit Center. This latest report has all repairs except for the latex modified concrete overlay completed this winter. The overlay is scheduled to be applied over a six-week period once the winter-weather breaks, […]

County workers may soon be getting a raise if the County Council votes to pass a bill that would increase the minimum wage in three phases, from the current $7.25 an hour to $11.50 an hour in July 2016. The bill, sponsored by councilmembers Marc Elrich, Valerie Ervin and Council President Nancy Navarro, will be […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro and Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Valerie Ervin and George Leventhal spoke to a rally on Nov. 21 in Rockville organized to urge the Council to approve Bill 27-13, which would establish a county minimum wage. The legislation would have a three-year, gradual phase-in period that would increase the County minimum […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, County Council President Nancy Navarro, Councilmember Phil Andrews and Fire Chief Steven Lohr joined Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad (WVRS) Chief Tom Brown and President Allan Platky for the official dedication and grand opening ceremonies of the new Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad (WVRS) located at 2400 Arcola Avenue on Nov. 16. […]

The Montgomery County Council is seeking applicants for positions on its Fiscal Year 2015 Grants Advisory Group. The Council will appoint the volunteer community panel to review grant applications and advise it on proposals received from the non-profit community. Letters of interest from applicants must be received no later than 4 p.m. on Nov. 6. […]

The Montgomery County Council on Oct. 15 declared October ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ in the County. At the ceremonies in Rockville, Councilmember Nancy Floreen—who is a breast cancer survivor—and Councilmembers Craig Rice, Nancy Navarro and Hans Riemer—who have all been personally impacted by breast cancer in their families—were joined by members of the Montgomery County […]

The Montgomery County Council will learn what is on the mind of younger residents when it hosts its fourth-ever Town Hall Meeting for Students on Oct. 9, at the Council Office Building in Rockville. Susan Kenedy, a producer for the county’s television station, will moderate the meeting which will take place in the Council’s Third […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro joined President Barack Obama in Rockville this morning, where he delivered remarks on the government shutdown. Council President Navarro released the following statement: “The federal government shutdown is hurting our residents and could devastate our County’s budget. 70,000 federal employees live in Montgomery County. Every day the shutdown lasts, […]

Robots, electric go-karts, interactive art, flying machines: there was so much to do and see at the Silver Spring Mini Maker Faire on Sept. 29 at the Silver Spring Civic Building.  The free, family fun event, hosted by Kid Museum, featured hands on activities and innovative projects created by inventors. In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery […]