Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler (D) held a news conference in Silver Spring on Oct. 24 to address a story that he attended a beach party in June in Delaware that included reports of alleged underage drinking. (You can watch the question and answer session of the news conference below:) Gansler, who is a […]

Rex Smith, president and CEO of Hearts and Homes for Youth (HHY), talks about how the organization over the past 50 years has helped shelter and counsel more than 30,000 abused, neglected, homeless and troubled children, from newborns to 21 years of age, through a variety of residential and supportive programs. The organization, which began […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett joined Interfaith Works Executive Director James Mannarino, Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz, Montgomery County Health and Human Services Director Uma Ahluwalia to kick-off the the start of enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). They were joined on Oct. 1 at the Rockville Town Square by representatives […]

Some University of Maryland students and their professor helped lead an introduction to music composition for a third grade class at Stedwick Elementary in Montgomery Village on Sept. 24. The students and their professor were invited by third grade teacher Mary Ruth McGinn, who was looking for some outside help in teaching her students about […]

UPDATED The three incumbents in the upcoming City of Gaithersburg election are running for reelection unopposed. The filing deadline closed at 5 p.m. on Sept. 20 and city officials said Mayor Sidney Katz and Gaithersburg City Council members Henry Marraffa and Michael Sesma are the only candidates who filed to run in the Nov. 5 […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is leading a delegation of business leaders and county officials in China looking to attract business, particularly high tech and bio-tech projects in Montgomery County. Take a look. Photos | Montgomery County Office of Public Information      

Texas Governor Rick Perry visited Montgomery County on Sept. 18. He met with some Maryland Republicans and business people during a lunch reception at Morton’s in Bethesda. The Governor said he is in Maryland to discuss red state versus blue state policies and to talk to business owners about business opportunities in Texas. During his […]

The Ethiopian Cultural Festival returned to Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring on September 15. The day included a fashion show, music and crafts as well as food from a variety of vendors.   Photos | Alan Bowser  

Rosa M. Parks Middle School hosted a naturalization ceremony on Sept. 17 and over two dozen citizenship candidates were sworn in as U.S. citizens. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Associate Director Rendell Jones presided over the event. The school’s eighth grade students attended the ceremony as part of learning about the government and the […]

The Kentlands-Lakelands 5K has grown into the largest race in Montgomery County and on Aug. 31 it’s popularity was on full display with 1,233 participants registered for the 5K and 350 kids taking part in the event’s fun runs. “It was a great day,” said Carrie Dietz, director of the Kentlands Community Foundation (KCF), a […]