Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Truancy Prevention Program is a coordinated effort designed to identify truant middle school students and use county resources to combat the problem. The program has enjoyed immense success here, and recently some students and their families came together to celebrate. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation won a 2015 Achievement Award for its program titled “YOLO (You Only Live Once) High School Pedestrian Safety Education Program” in the category of Civic Education and Public Information. The National Association of Counties (NACo) award honors innovative, effective county government programs that enhance services for residents. “I’m very […]

The Montgomery County Police Department recently partnered with Autism Speaks to celebrate Autism Night Out at the Public Safety Training Academy in Rockville. This is the third year for this event, which is organized to provide safety information in a fun and social setting. Autism Night Out Ambassador Jake Edwards gave the crowd a unique […]

There is a new after school program that’s being piloted in the county and the beneficiaries are our kids. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County and the cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville recently hosted Water Safety Day at the Water Park in Gaithersburg. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can find information about swim lessons on the Department of Recreation’s website.

The new Silver Spring Library is scheduled to open on June 20th and contractors and crews are busy prepping for the big day. What’s that you see on #900wayne? Yep, the #SilverSpring #library letters are going up right now. pic.twitter.com/r3jEda3NLo — MCPL (@MCPL_Libraries) June 5, 2015 #SilverSpring #Library has its name. Can’t wait for June […]

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia gave the commencement address at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart June 4. You can watch that full address here. Related:

A Montgomery County Public Schools student is one of ten winners of the AAA Safety Patrollers in the Washington metro area. AAA Mid-Atlantic and the Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education honored the top Ten Safety Patrols a ceremony on today at The Waterford at Fair Oaks in Fairfax, Va. Ivan Glerum of Diamond Elementary School was the […]

There was a big crowd at the Silver Spring Civic Center for County Executive’s Youth Town Hall meeting. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

You can still sign up for a a few of the City of Gaithersburg’s summer camps. The camps are designed for elementary and middle school aged students and they are offered at several locations throughout the city of Gaithersburg. The city camps offer a variety of activities including sports, team challenges, games, special events, arts […]