Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED At his weekly briefing on April 13, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal read a statement about the latest developments in the “free range” parenting case in Silver Spring. Watch it here: Council President George Leventhal’s statement follows: “This morning in the HHS Committee, which I chair, I asked department director Uma Ahluwalia for […]

U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) today issued the following statement endorsing Hillary Clinton’s run for President in 2016: “Whoopee, Hillary is off and running! I’m ready for Hillary. And America is ready for Hillary. She is going to break that glass ceiling once and for all. “When we put Hillary in the Oval Office, she […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on March 30 to discuss a variety of topics, including news that Montgomery County is the healthiest county in Maryland. Other topics discussed included the camaraderie and productivity of the County Council, the Department of Liquor Control, the Purple Line, Silver Spring Transit Center, the Pepco/Exelon […]

Save the date: April 2nd. That’s when Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard is scheduled to deliver the “State of the College” address at 11 a.m. in room 151 of the Bioscience Education Center on the Germantown campus. The topic will be “Achieving the Promise,” and Dr. Pollard will discuss the joint goals of closing […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill says parents and staff need to know that local leaders are doing the best they can for students in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters at his weekly briefing on March 9. Some of the issues he discussed included, the pesticide bill, the Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control, the impact of snow on the county’s budget, the achievement gap and more. You can watch the briefing in its entirety, below:

We are still waiting for results from the overnight homeless count that recently took place in Montgomery County. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal says he saw fewer homeless people this year than last but he’s says it’s too early to know if the numbers are officially down or not. […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal responds to a question about the Purple Line at his news briefing earlier this week. Take a look:  

We are off to a rainy start this Sunday. Here are five more things to know today, Jan. 18, in Montgomery County: 1. You can help thousands of our neighbors in need by making a donation, today, while you grocery shop. All 27 Giant Food stores in Montgomery County are participating in the Martin Luther […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice is scheduled to meet with members of the media at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Among the topics he is expected to discuss are the potential impact of Maryland’s […]