Montgomery Community Media

It’s Thursday, September 12. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. MCPS Board of Education Meeting: Policy Management Committee to meet at 3:00 p.m. Click here to view the agenda. 2. Rockville State of City Address: Hear from Rockville City Mayor Bridget Newton and City Manager Rob DiSpirito about the current state of […]

Former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) of Potomac has failed to qualify for the third round of Democratic presidential debates. To qualify for the debate, candidates needed to have 130,000 unique campaign donors and they needed to reach at least 2% in four qualifying polls approved by the Democratic National Committee. Delaney has reached neither. RealClearPolitics […]

After postponing the decision last week, the Montgomery County Board of Education set the school year calendar for 2016-2017 on Dec. 14th. The school year will begin on Aug. 29, 2016 and end on June 16, 2016. According to a news release, “Based on concerns expressed about the earlier start of school on Wednesday, August 24, […]

This episode of “21 This Week” includes a discussion of the impact the Ray Rice controversy on the Maryland gubernatorial election, the growing costs of providing education to unaccompanied minors and the County Council’s proposed ban on Styrofoam containers. You can watch a preview here. “21 This Week” airs on Sundays at 11 a.m. and […]