Montgomery Community Media

With a circulation that dwindled from a high of 200,000 in the 1990s to the current 5,000 – although now more readers peruse the free online version – the Montgomery and Prince George’s Sentinels officially closed their doors Jan. 30. With little fanfare, staff received Sentinel coffee mugs, folders and good wishes along with the […]

The Montgomery County Sentinel and Prince George’s Sentinel are going out of business after 57 and 42 years respectively under current ownership. The Sentinel was founded in 1855. The publisher announced to today that their last issue will be on January 30. In a letter to employees, publisher Lynn Kapiloff, wrote: It is with much […]

Robin Ficker, the Republican who is seeking to be the next Montgomery County executive, said Monday night he would, if elected, fire Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger and replace him with Jae Hwang, the Republican who is running for sheriff. “I like Jae Hwang,” Ficker said. “He’s a former JAG officer, he’s an attorney, […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Andrew Feinberg, KellyAnn Rooney, Fernanda Durand, and Denise Fredericks. Mooers and the panel discuss the reaction of students calling for change in reaction to last week’s school tragedy in Florida with Andrew Feinberg, the childhood obesity program at CCI Health and Wellness […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Mariana Cordier, Brian Karem, Jenna Umbriac, and Jeffrey Slavin. Mooers and the panel discuss the recent appointment of special counsel to investigate Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election with Mariana Cordier, the current negative climate for journalists with Brian Karem, Manna Food’s […]

Fred Evans hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Brian Karem, Jane de Winter, Stuart Rosenthal, and JaLynn Prince. Evans and the panel discuss the proposed county budget for 2018 with Brian Karem, the proposed public schools’ budget for 2018 with Jane de Winter, the April issue of The Beacon […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Dr. Bruce Fowler, Jane de Winter, Stuart Rosenthal, and Brian Karem. The panel discuss the impact President Trump’s immigration policies may have on innovation, the future of minimum wage bill after CE Leggett’s veto, standard clauses in nursing home contracts, and the […]

Grace Rivera-Oven hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Her guests include Robert Goldman, JaLynn Prince, Steve Simon, and Brian Karem. The panel discuss housing in Montgomery County with Robert Goldman of Montgomery Housing Partnership, a new Madison House Autism Foundation initiative with JaLynn Prince, the December fire at the county incinerator plant […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Mark Bryer, Graciela Rivera-Oven, Brian Lee, and Brian Karem. Topics discussed this week include the oyster population of the Chesapeake Bay, the June 12th Orlando nightclub shootings, judicial protections available to victims of domestic violence, and a Sentinel Newspaper feature called Transparency […]

Fred Evans hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Brian Karem, Robert Goldman, Stuart Rosenthal, and Jane de Winter. Topics discussed this week include the Metro’s SafeTrack maintenance program, Montgomery Housing Partnership’s work to provide housing to county residents in need, the July issue of The Beacon Newspaper, and the […]