Montgomery Community Media

The Maryland Wear and Carry Permit application for firearms is going digital on Oct. 1, 2019, according to a news release from Maryland State Police on Sept. 10. It will be totally online and paper applications will not be accepted after Sept. 30. In the release, state police said that going online will make applying […]

During Monday’s County Executive candidate forum, moderator Tom Sherwood asked Nancy Floreen and Robin Ficker  a question about immigrants facing deportation proceedings. Tom Sherwood asked, “Montgomery County has identified $370 thousand dollars to support the efforts to provide legal representation for low income immigrants and children facing deportation proceedings.What more should the county do?” Here […]

Montgomery Community Media hosted a forum with the three candidates for the County’s next executive. Nancy Floreen, Robin Ficker, and Marc Elrich all responded to questions from Kojo Nnamdi and Tom Sherwood. The forum was held at MCM’s studios in Rockville Monday, Oct. 1. In the final minutes, Kojo Nnamdi gave Marc Elrich and Nancy […]

The three candidates running for Montgomery County executive will appeared in a forum at Montgomery Community Media (MCM) Studios Monday, Oct. 1. You may watch the forum below: The candidates — Marc Elrich (D), Robin Ficker (R), and Nancy Floreen (I) — seek the seat held by Ike Leggett, who will leave office in December […]

It’s Monday, Oct. 1, and it’s a heavy day for local politics in Montgomery County: 1. County Executives Face Off: Montgomery Community Media hosts the county executive candidates in a forum. You can watch Democrat Marc Elrich, Republican Robin Ficker and Independent Nancy Floreen square off on Channels 19, 21 and 995 HD and live-streamed […]

Two Montgomery County Council committees are meeting Monday. All meetings are held in the Council Office Building located at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. Below is the committee schedule: The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. to review a zoning amendment (ZTA 18-11) on small cell towers. View […]

New gun control laws will go into effect in the state of Maryland beginning next week that would temporarily ban firearms and ammunition from people who pose a risk to themselves or others. The law, known as extreme risk protective orders, allows qualifying health professionals, law enforcement officers, or individuals who meet specified relationship requirements, […]

Montgomery County Board of Elections will conduct these voter registration and election worker recruitment drives Oct. 1 through Oct. 16 at local public libraries: Monday, Oct. 1 (5 p.m.-8 p.m.) Aspen Hill, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville Tuesday, Oct. 2 (5 p.m.-8 p.m.) Chevy Chase, 8005 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase Wednesday, Oct. 3 (5 p.m.-8 […]

North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose celebrated autumn with the fourth annual Piketoberfest street festival Sunday, Oct. 1. The festival drew a record number with more than 3,000 people attending. There was entertainment for the entire family including food from neighborhood restaurants, live music from AMP by Strathmore, lawn games, and Bavarian dance performances by the Foggy […]

The Then & Wow! family festival at Glen Echo Park takes place Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. This annual event revisits the history of Glen Echo when it was an amusement park and celebrates its revitalization as an arts center. The event features kiddie rides, arcade games, videos and an exhibition on the Park’s history. The […]