Montgomery Community Media

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on a forum about the Zika virus in Silver Spring, recruitment efforts for Montgomery County’s Fire and Rescue Services, MCPS graduation ceremonies, a recap of Montgomery College’s successful baseball season and more. Watch the show, below:

1. Bethesda Outdoor’s main pool will remain closed this weekend for repairs, while the lap, teaching, and tot pools will be open. Admission to the facility is $2. 2. Starting tonight, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will temporarily close two lanes on the outer loop of I-495 from MD 97 (Georgia […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, June 3 Glen Echo’s Art Walk in the Park occurs the first Friday of the month, May through September. Enjoy visiting the open studios and attending various artist demonstrations. Hours are 6 to 8 p.m. The Friday Night Live concert series at Rockville Town Square continues tonight […]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Chesapeake Bay Regional Champions of the Ocean Science Bowl and National Science Bowl winners on Wednesday at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring. The event was hosted by the U.S. State Department  and Discovery Education to discuss ocean protection and environmental issues. According to a news release, Secretary Kerry […]

The Beach Boys founding member Mike Love met with local veterans at a “Giving a Voice to Veterans, A Message of Healing,” event on Tuesday night. The event was hosted by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs at  the American Legion Hall, Post 41 in Silver Spring. MyMCMedia’s, Maureen Chowdhury reports. Love along with […]

In this latest Consumer Alert, find out how the Office of Consumer Protection gets involved when a dry cleaning business is evicted.

The Montgomery County Department of Recreation has released its “Guide for Summer Programs” and registration is officially open. Find out more, below: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery Blair High School won this year’s National Science Bowl competition. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming. Montgomery Blair High School Championship Match. See from time 24:47.https://t.co/V5MgZS8ZIh @blairprincipal @blairmagnet @MCPS — Tran Pham (@MrPham_at_MBHS) May 29, 2016 MCPS News – Montgomery Blair HS Wins National Science Bowl […]

Technology Services Director Sonny Segal was a guest on the county’s Spanish language radio show, Montgomery al Dia last week. Segal spoke with Lorna Virgili about county technology and opportunities for small businesses to contract with the county. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

For the first time ever, Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will begin issuing birth certificates next week at the Dennis Avenue Heath Center in Silver Spring. Up until now, the county did not issue birth certificates, although it did provide death certificates. Montgomery County Spokesperson Mary Anderson said the county now […]