Montgomery Community Media

The three democratic candidates in the primary race for the office of Montgomery County Executive will face off in a debate on March 7. Sponsored by The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Bethesda magazine, the meeting of current County Executive Ike Leggett, former County Executive  Doug Duncan and County Councilmember Phil […]

It’s been a big week for animal lovers in Montgomery County: the county’s new animal shelter is now open for business. The spacious state-of-the-art facility replaces the cramped shelter on Rothgeb Drive in Rockville and it’s operated by the Animal Services Division of the Montgomery County Police Department. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can visit […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews, who chairs the Public Safety Committee, makes some remarks at the ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony for the county’s new animal shelter in Derwood. “Montgomery County loves animals,” Andrews said. Take a look: The new Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center is located at 7315 Muncaster […]

The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC) opens for business and adoption on March 2 from noon – 5 p.m. at 7315 Muncaster Mill Road in Derwood. Montgomery County leaders celebrated the completion of the state-of-the-art facility on March 1 with two ribbon-cutting ceremonies and tours of the new building. “I hope that […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, will review the Fiscal Years 2015-20 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) request of the Police Department. At 10:30 a.m., the committee will discuss the CIP request for the Fire and Rescue Service. The Public Safety Committee, which is chaired by Phil Andrews […]

The Montgomery County Council hosted a Town Hall meeting in Clarksburg on Feb. 26. The hour-long meeting covered an array of topics, but for some, it wasn’t long enough to discuss the key issues for Clarksburg’s future. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk reports. “We didn’t get a chance to talk about the issues in depth that most […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews will be a guest Friday, Feb. 28 on the The Politics Hour radio show from noon to 1 p.m. on WAMU 88.5. The talk show is hosted by Kojo Nnamdi. Andrews will be discussing his campaign for County Executive and how important it is to listen to voters. The Politics […]

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 […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner has written a letter to Mary Bradford, the director of the Department of Parks for Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and Arthur Holmes, the director of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, asking for an improved snow removal plan for the Capital Crescent Trail. Councilmembers Phil Andrews, Cherri Branson, […]

One in three teens and young adults will experience some form of dating abuse, according to Break the Cycle, a non-profit organization that provides dating abuse prevention programs exclusively to young people. Reducing this statistic is the focus of the fifth annual “Choose Respect Montgomery Teen Dating Conference” on Feb. 23 at the Montgomery College […]