Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council recognized Hispanic Heritage Month during its meeting on Tuesday with a panel discussion comprised of Hispanic and Latino leaders in Montgomery County. Councilmember Nancy Navarro hosted the panel discussion to talk about issues of importance for Hispanic and Latino residents. Panelists for the discussion included Oscar Alvarenga, Dr. Claudia Campos, Nhora Barrera, […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman delivered the 2017 “State of the City” address at the city’s annual event at Asbury Methodist Village. In his remarks, Ashman shared three stories about three city employees: Tawana Lofton from Community Services, Marlon Ramirez from the Gaithersburg Police Department and Carolyn Crosby from Arts and Events. “These are stories of people […]

UPDATED June 15, 2015 – The city of Gaithersburg will honor Summit Hall PTA President Oscar Alvarenga at the June 15th Mayor and City Council meeting. You may remember Alvarenga was named the Parent-Teacher Association President of the Year last month by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs. ORIGINAL POST Oscar Alvarenga admits he used […]

Oscar Alvarenga points to the class photo hanging in the hallway from 1986 when he was a sixth grader at Summit Hall Elementary School. That’s not the only thing still here from his time as a student. The exact portable classroom where he learned his lessons is still being used at the school. It’s something Alvarenga, […]