Montgomery Community Media

The Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons (MCMUP) is asking for residents to help locate missing persons through the use of social media. According to Maryland State Police, on average, 10,000 to 12,000 children are reported missing in Maryland each year. One in every three of these children is located because someone has seen […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) has been named to the list of “Top 100 Libraries to Follow on Twitter,” along with other notable libraries and library systems in the U.S. and abroad. MCPL is ranked in 48th place on the list that is topped by The Library of Congress and the New York Public Library.  […]

A former Rockville mayor and city councilmember, Rose Krasnow is no newcomer to politics. But she says the world of campaigning has changed because of social media. In this video extra, she shares a personal example of how fast news can travel these days. Krasnow, the Interim Director of the Montgomery County Planning Department, attended […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, October 10 at the Council Office Building in Rockville. This meeting will focus on students in Montgomery County. A pre-meeting reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the building’s second-floor cafeteria followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. in the Council’s Third Floor […]

The Montgomery County Police Department set up a Twitter account, last year, that currently has 2,500 followers. Police Officer Janelle Smith tells us about the department’s first “tweet session” with Captain Tom Didone of the Traffic Division. Find out more in this video report.

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