Montgomery Community Media

Students, parents, teachers and administrators all suffered during the past year of virtual teaching, creating stress and mental health issues that often were not dealt with, according to panelists who spoke during a webinar Wednesday organized by U.S. Rep. David Trone. “This year has been pretty rough,” declared Kyson Taylor, a rising twelfth grader at […]

Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) and Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) will host a variety of virtual informative webinars from Feb. 28 to March 6 for National Consumer Protection Week. The free webinars aim to help community members understand their consumer rights and decide how to make well-informed decisions regarding their money.  The […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will host a two-part virtual event to discuss the impact of racism on mental health. The event will be held on June 30 and July 7. Both sessions will be led by Dr. Christina Conolly, director of psychological services for MCPS as well as John Landesman, a coordinator in the Equity […]

Today is Friday, June 26, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. LGBTQIA Webinar: The county planning department will hold a webinar called “Community Connectedness for LGBTQIA Youths and Seniors: From Coming Out to Growing Old, Still We” from 12-1:30 p.m. 2. Business Briefing: Council President Sidney Katz will hold his […]

Montgomery County will begin accepting Public Health Emergency Grant (PHEG) applications Wednesday afternoon. The PHEG program is designed to help for-profit and nonprofit businesses with 100 employees or fewer during the current pandemic. Businesses with no employees including sole proprietors and independent contractors may also benefit from the program. A sample of the application is […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 10, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger and Officer Noah Leotta’s parents will be in Annapolis to speak on strengthening ignition interlock laws in Maryland. Mother’s Against Drink Driving (MADD) will broadcast the event on Twitter @maddonline. 2. MCPS will be holding […]

Blogging…. What is it? How do you do it? These questions and more will be answered on Friday, July 19th at 11:30 am during MCM’s first Webinar Creative Connections!  We will give the information that you need to learn about and get started with your own blog. Producers, this would be a great way to […]