Montgomery Community Media

Rockville voters will head to the polls on Nov. 3, to vote for a mayor and four councilmembers. On the ballot this year, there are two candidates for mayor and nine candidates for four open council seats. The deadline to certify as a candidate was Sept. 4th. The candidates for mayor are: • Bridget Donnell […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Rockville City Councilmember Virginia Onley announces her campaign for reelection as part of Team Rockville. The city’s election is scheduled for Nov. 3rd.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Rockville resident Mark Pierzchala announces his candidacy for Rockville City Council as part of a slate known as Team Rockville. Pierzchala served two terms on the Council from 2009-2013. He ran for Mayor in 2013 but lost to the city’s current mayor, Bridget Newton. Find out more about the city […]

Montgomery County is in the middle of the national debate over what to do with confederate relics and symbols on public land. In this case, the debate surrounds a confederate soldier statue on the grounds of the Red Brick Courthouse in Rockville. Though County Executive Ike Leggett has decided to remove the statue, debate about […]

Rockville marked Earth Day and Arbor Day with a tree-planting ceremony today at Christ Episcopal School. The ceremony included a presentation by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service of an award from the Arbor Day Foundation recognizing Rockville as a “Tree City USA.” It is the 26th consecutive year Rockville has received the […]

Peerless Rockville’s “Modern Living for a Modern City” series returned recently with a look at Lincoln Park. Rockville 11’s Morgan Lash has the story. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming. Schedule of upcoming “Modern Living” events: April 25: “On the Go: Rockville Pike and Car Culture” May 16: “Rockshire: Environmental […]

The Asian Pacific American Task Force recently held its annual Lunar New Year celebration in the city of Rockville. Rockville 11’s Sheng Lim reports. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

Rockville’s next Mayor and Council can expect to serve longer terms after city leaders voted 3-2 to lengthen terms from two to four years this week. Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton and Councilmembers Beryl L. Feinberg and Virginia D. Onley voted for the change, while Councilmembers Tom Moore and Julie Palakovich Carr opposed it. The resolution […]

Meet Virginia Onley, the first African-American woman elected to the Rockville City Council. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

The city of Rockville’s 64th Mayor and Council were recently sworn in at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. Rockville 11 caught up with the city’s newly elected officials to find out what some of their priorities are for the next term. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.