Montgomery Community Media

Gov. Larry Hogan’s inauguration Wednesday will have a Montgomery County flavor. Former County Executive Ike Leggett will be delivering a welcome message at the ceremony, which starts at 12:30 p.m. on the northwest lawn of the Maryland State House. Although they come from different political parties, Hogan and Leggett have each said they consider the […]

Maryland and Montgomery County politicians have taken to Twitter over the past couple of weeks to air their frustrations with the federal government shutdown. Here’s a look at what they’ve been saying. Gov. Larry Hogan I am disgusted by the lack of concern for hardworking employees who will go unpaid this week. No one in […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced on social media that he is declaring today Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in Maryland. Hogan put out a statement on social media thanking law enforcement officers for their hard work. Hogan said, “These brave men and women work tirelessly every day to keep us and our communities safe. Thank you for […]

The Bethesda Chevy Chase High School Chamber Choir will be a part of Gov. Larry Hogan’s inauguration on Jan. 16. The choir will perform during pre-inaugural entertainment starting at 9:30 a.m. on the Northwest Lawn Stage at the State House in Annapolis. The school’s music department has earned two Grammy Foundation awards and is home to […]

Gov. Larry Hogan appointed Rockville attorney Christopher Curtis Fogleman to serve on the Montgomery County Circuit Court. Fogleman has worked with the firm of Gleason, Flynn, Emig, Fogleman & McAfee, Chtd. for the past 30 years where he has been a partner since 1996, according to information provided by the governor’s office. His practice areas […]

Governor Larry Hogan is continuing to ride his “purple surfboard” in a new bipartisan appeal to address climate change. Hogan and Ralph Northam, the democratic governor of Virginia, published a column in The Washington Post earlier this week, calling on state officials “to put aside partisan interest and get to work” on addressing the climate […]

Maryland and Montgomery County officials spoke at the Committee for Montgomery’s 2018 Annual Legislative Breakfast. The Committee for Montgomery consists of county leaders who promote policies to increase opportunities for county residents. More specifically, they support education policies and promote economic and infrastructure development that would benefit the county. At the breakfast, Senator Chris Van […]

UPDATED 7:10 p.m. Maryland has fired football coach DJ Durkin just one day after he was reinstated, as reported in ESPN. In a statement on the school’s website, president Wallace Loh said, “Yesterday, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents announced numerous recommendations, including employment decisions about specific personnel on our campus. I accepted […]

Four people were added to the Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame on Tuesday: Mark Bergel, founder and executive director of A Wider Circle Michelle Freeman, CEO of Carl M. Freeman Companies Bruce Lee, president and CEO of Lee Development Group LLC; and Jorge Restrepo, founder and CEO of EurekaFacts LLC. The induction event took […]

The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday sent a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan requesting greater pedestrian safety along Georgia Avenue, near where four Kennedy High School students were struck by a car as they were walking to a school bus stop. The letter asks the state to reduce the speed limit on Georgia Avenue, now […]