Montgomery Community Media

The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce, the Junior Achievement program of Greater Washington and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School have partnered together for the past 20 years to provide students with the opportunity to explore the world of work by visiting workplace sites and shadowing a mentor for a day. On Nov. 27, the Montgomery […]

The Montgomery County Council on Nov. 27 honored Japanese-American veterans of World War II, many of whom chose to live in the county over the past seven decades. Many of the soldiers volunteered for military service after being among the 117,000 Japanese-Americans placed in internment camps after the war started. The segregated 442nd Regimental Combat […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with the media on Nov. 26 to discuss some of the important issues coming up this week in county government, including a FY 14 budget forum scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 29. He said this is the first time the Council has done a forum like this before and […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner held his weekly press conference on Nov. 19. He began his update with Thanksgiving and all the volunteer opportunities available for residents and then he discussed a local blood drive and announced a Regional Transportation Funding Summit. He also answered questions from local reporters. Take a look.

On Monday, November 19, Montgomery Council GO Committee will discuss telework programs in the County. Also on Monday: MCPS Financial Report, Adult English Literacy, Development Districts Funding Duplication The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, will hold a worksession on employee teleworking programs in […]

The Montgomery County Council on November 13 approved revisions to the County’s 2012-16 Subdivision Staging Policy (which was formerly called the Growth Policy). The policy sets rules regarding transportation and school adequacy for proposed new developments. The revisions were approved by a vote of 8-1. Council President Roger Berliner, Vice President Nancy Navarro, and Council […]

The Montgomery County Council Transportation and Environment Committee received an update on the progress of transportation projects serving the Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda. Council President Roger Berliner is pleased with the support the county has received from both the state of Maryland and the federal government. Visit our PEG partner County Cable […]

Although absentee and provisional ballots are still being counted, it is clear that early voting will be remembered as a winner in Montgomery Coujnty. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that Election Day went smoothly in Montgomery County. For more information about election results and voter turnout, visit www.777vote.org. The election results will be certified on Nov. […]

During his November 5 press conference, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner talked about the election coming to an end. Take a look.

Montgomery County’s Urban Search and Rescue (USR) team returned on Nov. 6 after nine days in New York on a Hurricane Sandy mission. The video is courtesy of Montgomery County Fire Rescue.   Just a day before, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner noted how the 80 rescue crews were activated by FEMA.