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Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with reporters Monday and the topics up for discussion were: A plan to use $30 million in recordation tax money to pay for $150 million in bonds that would pay for school projects; Support for a bill creating a safety oversight commission at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Administration; […]

The Purple Line, the 16-mile Bethesda-to-New Carrollton light rail connection, has fended off community opposition and small shrimp-like creatures. Now it has to fend off a new president’s budget plan. President Donald Trump’s budget has a provision saying the federal government would not pay for any projects unless a full funding agreement was in hand. […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner was asked about President Donald Trump’s newly released budget proposal at a small business networking event at Montgomery Community Media’s studios on Thursday morning. Noting the county’s large federal workforce, Berliner said: “It’s not a good start.” Watch this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, for more: After the MCM interview, […]

Here are five things to know today, March 8, in Montgomery County: 1. Quince Orchard High School defeated Wise in the 4A semifinal. 2. Police Chief Tom Manger and Montgomery College President DeRionne P. Pollard talked about race, diversity and community policing. 3. Catherine Leggett, wife of the county executive, will emcee Montgomery County Recreation’s Teen […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner held his first news briefing on Dec. 12, where he talked about about a variety of topics including his goals as Council president, the latest on the minimum wage bill, the importance of Bethesda on the county’s economic development, his transportation priorities and the status of the fire at […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

The heat wave continues today with temperatures in the 90s and possible thunderstorms this afternoon according to the National Weather Service. Here are five more things you need to know today, Aug. 16th, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin are scheduled to tour the damaged buildings at […]

Purple Line construction could potentially be delayed following a federal judge’s decision on Wednesday, which orders additional studies to take into account Metrorail’s deterioration and declining ridership. According to court documents, which can be found on Bethesda Beat’s website, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Richard Leon ordered the defendant, the  Maryland Transit […]

Governor Larry Hogan visited the county this month to announce the state will be investing $565 million dollars in transportation projects in Montgomery County. Lorna Virgili reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

As many as 100 new jobs will be created in Montgomery County from development of new vaccine by the Novavax company in Gaithersburg. The vaccine still in clinical trials could help prevent one of the major causes of respiratory infections in infants, children and older adults. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan made the company’s labs one of […]