Montgomery Community Media

It is time to roll up your sleeves for Montgomery County’s Community Service Week, scheduled for Oct. 16 – 22. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Sign up to volunteer at the Montgomery County Volunteer Center website or call 240.777.2608.

Here are your five things to know today, July 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Saving Cash at Tolls: Drivers should expect to pay less at Maryland tolls starting today. Find out how much less here. 2. Swearing In: Eric Guerci, is scheduled to be sworn in as the 38th Student Member of the Montgomery County Board of Education […]

The Hebrew phrase “Tikkun Olam” translated means “repair the world.” The thought can be overwhelming, but for Lew and Judy Priven, residents of Riderwood retirement community, it provided inspiration to act. In 2007, they joined the American Jewish World Service Volunteer Corps. Their initial three-month assignment took them nearly 7,300 miles away to Kampala, Uganda […]

Winston Churchill said “we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” I live my life by giving. Because let’s face it, you truly haven’t lived until you have done something for someone that you know can never repay you. That feeling you get that the simplest […]

Jessica Mendez, a freshman at Gaithersburg High School, plays the trumpet, dances contemporary Jazz and enjoys horseback riding. The city of Gaithersburg is scheduled to present Mendez with a certificate of recognition on March 2 after she was crowned Miss American Teenager Junior 2015 in Alexandria, Va. “When you step on stage and all eyes […]

The two paramedics seriously injured in an accident on I-495, while they were responding to another call early Sunday morning, continue to recover from their injuries. In an update posted on the Glen Echo Fire Department’s Facebook page, John Witherspoon, president of the Conduit Fire and Glen Echo Fire Department, said medic Tom Schryver remains […]

The Friends of the Library is asking the public to submit nominations for the Charles W. Gilchrist Volunteer Award that recognizes an individual, family, family foundation, corporation, or civic group that has demonstrated exceptional service to Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) through volunteer and/or philanthropic support. Presented annually by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery […]

Do you want a say in the future of downtown Bethesda? Do you want to help direct the future of the county’s library system? Do you want to weigh-in on environmental issues in the Dickerson Area? The county has a way for you to do it by applying for one of the following vacancies on a county […]

Montgomery Community Media is mourning the loss of Frank Nelson, a volunteer producer and the creator of FRESH TV, who passed away on Sept. 18. A Silver Spring resident, Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife of 30 years, Cheryl, and his daughters,  Nilaja Nelson of Georgia, Ifetayo Nelson of North Carolina, Tiffany Nelson and […]

In Montgomery County there are hundreds of nonprofits in need of volunteers and many volunteers looking for a place to give their time and talents. The Montgomery County Volunteer Center has a website to help match them up. Find out more about it in this MyMCMedia Extra.