Van Hollen Leads Rally to Support USAID
On Wednesday, Senator Chris Van Hollen led a rally at the U.S. Capitol to protest the shutdown of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Established in 1961, USAID… Read More
Fran Murphy
Executive Producer, Montgomery Community Media
Superintendent Cancels Order for New Electric School Buses
Superintendent of Schools Thomas Taylor sent a letter to the contractor who supplies Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) with electric buses Friday. In the letter, Taylor canceled an upcoming order… Read More
Lawmakers Denied Entrance to Shuttered USAID
The head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) over the weekend. USAID, a governmental agency that… Read More
Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Question Federal ‘Buy-Out’ Impact on Social Security
On Friday, Maryland senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, along with several other senators, sent a letter to Charles Ezell, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).… Read More
Local TikToker Left in Limbo
By now TikTok followers and influencers have whiplash. The popular social media app teetered on the verge of extinction after a Supreme Court ruling banned it. That sent millions of… Read More
Montgomery History Buys New Headquarters in Rockville
The Art Deco Style Farmers Banking and Trust building in downtown Rockville will serve as the new center for Montgomery History. The association dedicated to honoring and preserving the county’s… Read More
Van Hollen Decries RFK Jr.’s Nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services
Maryland Senior Senator Chris Van Hollen gathered with health care advocates from Protect Our Care on the Capitol grounds Wednesday morning to warn against the dangers of confirming Robert F.… Read More
Congressional Delegation Prioritizes Support for Federal Workers
On Wednesday, the 10 members of the bipartisan Maryland Congressional Delegation assembled in the Senate Mikulski Room to lay out their agenda for the 119th Congress. The event was led… Read More
County Police: Jan. 6 Pardons ‘Undermine Public Safety’
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 issued a joint statement to MCM Friday regarding the more than 1500 blanket pardons for Jan.… Read More
Van Hollen Raises Questions of Rights for Civil Servants
A long-held meme says a civil service job is a job for life. The Trump Administration appears to be challenging that concept with Schedule Policy/Career, formerly known as Schedule F.… Read More
Silver Spring Armed Robbery Under Investigation
An armed robbery Wednesday at the Holiday Inn near the 7900 block of Georgia Avenue is the subject of an investigation by detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police-Major… Read More
Kensington Accident Leaves Driver in Serious Condition
An accident on Cedar Lane near Amherst Avenue at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday sent the driver to a nearby hospital in serious condition, according to Montgomery County Police (MCP).… Read More