Montgomery Community Media

After 5 ½ years of leading one of the nation’s largest water/wastewater utilities, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) General Manager and CEO Jerry N. Johnson is retiring. Johnson has informed WSSC Commissioners that he does not wish to pursue another renewal of his contract when it expires at the end of June. “We have nothing […]

Patricia Davis has been selected as the Resident Member of the Board of Directors for Riderwood Village, Inc., the governing body for the Erickson Living retirement community located in Silver Spring. A resident of Riderwood since 2006, Ms. Davis has taken several leadership roles at the community. A former member and chair of the Resident […]

When Caroline Touchton opens the front door of her third-floor apartment at Ingleside at King Farm, she’s never sure what she’ll find. Since moving into the continuing care retirement community in 2009, residents regularly leave bags of clothing, furniture and other gently-used items by her door. Her neighbors know that Touchton, affectionately called the “caring […]

Montgomery County Police Captain Don Johnson, the 3rd District Commander, is retiring after 29 years on the job. Johnson was hired by the Montgomery County Police Department in 1985 when “Don Johnson” was already a household name due to the popularity of the television show, Miami Vice, starring the actor with the same name. This […]

The city of Gaithersburg was named one of the “25 Best Suburbs for Retirement in 2014” by Forbes. There were no rankings associated with this list – the suburbs were presented alphabetically. To qualify, suburbs had to be within 35 miles of a major city. Other selection criteria included median home values of $300,000 or […]

Retirement to many folks means time to kick back and relax. For others it can be a time to accomplish new things. After 29 years John Creel say goodbye to his job as an investigator for the Montgomery County Department of Consumer Protection. But as Susan Kenedy found out, he is far from calling it […]

A group of Silver Spring seniors have been piecing together a patchwork project in order to pay tribute to Black History Month. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how the African-American History Club and the Quilt Club at the Riderwood Retirement community came together to present their first African-American Quilt Show featuring more than […]

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) announces the retirement of Diane Hamilton, long-time lead artist, mentor and inspiration to Washington, D.C. area performing arts students after 27 years of service to her community and art. After 27 years as a lead tap instructor, director, choreographer and former Artistic Director of Young Americans of Washington and Musical Theater […]

Montgomery County has been trying to reform the disability retirement system since 2008. A landmark decision to create a two tier disability retirement system for all Montgomery County employees took effect July 1. Now, a panel will review claims and differentiate between partial and severe disabilities. Estimated savings is 3 million dollars a year.

The “21 This Week” panel discusses a recent AARP report that said Virginia is better state to retire in than Maryland. Take a look.