How Drunk Driving Law Would Close Important Loophole
In October of 2016 a new law, the Drunk Driving Reduction Act, went into effect in Maryland. Noah’s Law, as it has become to be known, was named after the… Read More
Fran Murphy
Executive Producer, Montgomery Community Media
Poolesville’s Crossvines Creates Co-Op for Maryland Wine Makers
Crossvines, a winery with a mission, opened in Poolesville last June. With a $30 million investment by the Maryland Revenue Authority, Crossvines hopes to foster a burgeoning wine businesses in… Read More
Cellular Service Restored – Final Update
At approximately 3:30 p.m. Alert Montgomery issued the following message concerning today’s cellular service outage: Alert Montgomery – Cellular Service Outage – Final Update The nationwide cellular service outage that… Read More
AT&T Cellular Outages Continue – Update
Alert Montgomery updated its earlier post regarding cell phone connectivity issues. According to the alert AT&T customers could be experiencing connectivity difficulties. Alert Montgomery – Cellular Service Outage – Update… Read More
Republican Candidates for Congressional District 6 Meet at Poolesville Forum
Six of the Republican Congressional candidates for U.S. Congressional District 6 whose names will appear on the May 14 primary ballot participated in a forum at the Poolesville Town Hall… Read More
Cellular Service Outages Reported
Just before 8:30 Thursday morning, Alert Montgomery issued the following message via text: Alert Montgomery – Cellular Service Outages There are reports of cascading cellular service outages among major telecommunication… Read More
MCPS Finds New Hope at Lunar New Year Event
On Tuesday, the League of Educators for Asian American Progress (LEAAP) hosted its 34th annual banquet in celebration of the Lunar New Year in Gaithersburg at the Hong Kong Pearl… Read More
Board of Education Promises More Scrutiny
On Tuesday, Karla Silvestre, President of the Montgomery County Board of Education, took time from the monthly meeting to address the missteps of the past. Here’s what she said. Silvestre… Read More
Jose Andrés Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Known for his humanitarian efforts through World Central Kitchen which regularly responds to disaster areas around the globe to feed people, Jose Andrés has once again been nominated for the… Read More
Friedson Wants to See Redacted Beidleman Investigation Report
At his weekly media briefing Monday, Council President Andrew Friedson laid out some of the details about the upcoming Council session with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and the Office… Read More
NAACP: Board of Education ‘Scapegoating McKnight’
In a letter addressed to the Board of Education (BOE), Linda Plummer, the president of the Montgomery County chapter of the NAACP, expressed the organization’s support for Montgomery County Public… Read More
State Transportation Budget Takes A Hit
Maryland Delegate Marc Korman sits as the Chair of the Environmental and Transportation Committee for this session of the Maryland Legislature. MCM asked Korman for his perspective on the recently… Read More