Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council Member Valerie Ervin calls for increased access to academically struggling MCPS high schoolers to career and technical programs. She suggests the need to expand the Edison High School model to other county high schools.

The November ballot contains numerous referendums, one of which involves collective bargaining with the police union. The referendum challenges last year’s law passed by the Council to limit collective bargaining to wages and vacation time. Montgomery County Council member Valerie Ervin discusses this ballot referendum and others. Visit the Maryland State Board of Elections to […]

Montgomery County Council member Valerie Ervin will be honored by members of the National Council of Asian Indian Associations during their celebration of India’s 66th Independence Day on Sunday, Aug. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt.  Indian Ambassador H.E. Nirupama Rao is also invited to attend the celebration. Council member Ervin is […]

County Cable Montgomery’s Iris Argueta is the host for the special episode that describes how the Obama administration is working with Montgomery County to develop policies that will benefit the rapidly growing Latino community.

Jaime Contreras, President of SEIU Local 32BJ, stresses the importance of the Displaced Service Workers legilsation at a July 30th press conference with Montgomery County Council members Valerie Ervin, Marc Elrich and Nancy Navarro.

At a July 30 press conference, Montgomery County Council Member Marc Elrich voiced his support for the Displaced Service Workers Bill as well as his dismay as to why other members would oppose it. “I think this is the right thing to do,” he said. Take a look.

A new traffic light at the intersection of Viers Mill and Claridge roads was recently installed. This intersection has been the sight of numerous accidents over the past several years. Councilmember Valerie Ervin spear headed the effort to add this traffic light.

In this week’s “Council in Brief” find out what Council President Roger Berliner has to say about Pepco’s performance after the June 29th storm, the council gets a step closer to voting on a measure that would regulate gas stations in the county, and an update on the Davis Library in Bethesda.

As a part of the Hispanic Summit, officials voiced their support of the Maryland Dream Act Referendum. Montgomery County Council Member Valerie Ervin and Congressman Chris Van Hollen stressed the need for immigration reform.

Nearly 9,000 students enrolled in many summer programs will be provided free meals weekdays throughout the summer as part of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Summer Food Service Program. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the MCPS Summer Food Service Program was created in 1976 to help bridge the summer nutrition gap. Find […]