Montgomery Community Media

A longtime Montgomery County employee could be among the candidates running for county council in November 2018. Neil Greenberger, who serves as the council’s spokesman, said Tuesday he was considering a council campaign. “I would chance to say I know as much about county government as anybody in the county,” said Greenberger, who plans to […]

Asbestos removal begins this week on the fourth floor at the Montgomery County Council Office Building (COB) at 100 Maryland Avenue. Signs have been posted at the entrances and exits of the building to alert passersby of the asbestos project. Don Scheuerman, a section chief for Montgomery County’s Division of Building Design and Construction, said […]

Raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour is a conversation happening across the country even here in Montgomery County where the current minimum wage is $10.75. On Dec. 7, The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee held a third worksession on Bill 12-16 that would gradually increase the County’s minimum wage […]

Younger residents will have the chance to voice their concerns at the sixth annual Town Hall Meeting for students on Wednesday October 5th at the Council Office Building in Rockville. “More than half of the County’s budget goes to education and educational purposes. In most circumstances, adults talk to other adults about education and what […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Brian Karem, Robert Goldman, Christopher Lloyd and Neil Greenberger. Topics discussed this week include changes to the early voting centers in Montgomery County, The Bonifant in Silver Spring senior apartment building with  Montgomery Housing Partnership,  Montgomery County Education Association with Christopher […]

Montgomery County is planning an event entitled, “Honor and Gratitude: A Salute to Montgomery County’s Vietnam Veterans,” on Oct. 24th at the Universities at Shady Grove. Neil Greenberger is the co-chair of the Planning Committee and he previewed the upcoming event on the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Take a look: You can […]

As The Gazette hits driveways and front stoops for the last time today, questions turn to how to preserve what has already been published. Rockville Councilmember Tom Moore told MyMCMedia he has reached out to The Washington Post to find out plans to archive the issues, but he said he has not gotten a response. […]

UPDATED, July 29 at 2 p.m.- The Montgomery County Council pulled from its agenda Tuesday a consent item that would have OK’d using $1.3 million in private funds to build a turf field at Winston Churchill High School in  Potomac. The item was removed from the Tuesday agenda at the request of Montgomery County Public […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen discusses her work on the Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee, the bag tax, zoning, the future of transportation and her experience in overcoming breast cancer. Take a look:

Montgomery Council member Roger Berliner and Neil Greenberger discuss Berliner’s accomplishments as the 2012 Council President and the key challenges he is focusing on this year. Berliner is the chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee and stresses the importance of funding for transportation projects. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County […]