Communities

January 25, 2021 | Staff Writer

21 This Week: Biden’s Ability to Unify the Country, County Budget Challenges

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. In this week’s episode, Aiken and the panel discuss: President Joe Biden’s ability to unify our divided country. ( 13:35 ) Maryland General Assembly in session with new leadership and challenges. ( 8:36 ) Montgomery County faces budget issues over the next year ( 1:00 […]

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January 25, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

County Bill Would Hasten Replacement of Indoor Mercury Service Regulators

Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday afternoon on a bill that is designed to replace indoor mercury service regulators more quickly. This is the device that has been blamed for causing the explosion and fire at Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring that resulted in the deaths of seven people, injured dozens […]

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January 22, 2021 | Jordan Lindsay

Gayles Stresses Importance of Residents Waiting Their Turn for Vaccinations

County health officials say some residents have tried to get the COVID-19 vaccine before it’s their turn. Currently, Montgomery County is in the process of moving into Phase 1B of the vaccination process. “We are hopeful that we will be able to move forward and begin offering vaccines to those over the age of 75 […]

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January 22, 2021 | Michelle Queen

21 This Week Preview

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.

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January 22, 2021 | Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Ed.D.

MCM Winter 2021 Media Course Catalog

Montgomery Community Media is rolling out a full winter schedule of multimedia classes for students ages 13 and up. The MCM Youth Media Academy is a program offered by Montgomery Community Media that is designed to engage youth in quality media instruction tailored to their age group. Youth ages 13-17 will learn the fundamentals of […]

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January 22, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

¿Qué tan Viable es la Reforma Migratoria Presentada por Biden?

El mismo día de la Inauguración presidencial, el miércoles 20 de enero, el presidente electo Joe Biden presentó un amplio proyecto de ley para legalizar a los más de 11 millones de inmigrantes que no tienen documentos de estadía legal en Estados Unidos. El “Acta de ciudadanía de 2021” nombre que se le dio al […]

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January 21, 2021 | Jordan Lindsay

County: 99.6% of Vaccine First Doses Received Have Been Administered

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services has received a total of 27,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine so far. Local health officials say 99.6 % of that total have been administered as of Jan. 21. During his weekly COVID-19 virtual media briefing on Thursday, County Executive Marc Elrich stressed ongoing issues […]

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January 20, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Memorials Light Up in Remembrance of COVID-19 Victims

More than 400,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. Tuesday evening, President Joe Biden led a tribute to victims at the Lincoln Memorial. 400 lights lined the Reflecting Pool, representing the over 400,000 people who lost their lives to the coronavirus. “To heal we must remember,” Biden said […]

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January 20, 2021 | Staff Writer

Police Need Help Identifying Man Connected to Germantown Restaurant Burglary

Montgomery County Police continue to investigate the Jan. 5 burglary of a restaurant in Germantown. An investigation by authorities revealed that a male suspect entered Mi Rancho restaurant located on the 19700 block of Germantown Road and held a conversation with employees around 12:40 p.m. According to an MCPD press release, the suspect then left, […]

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January 19, 2021 | Staff Writer

21 This Week: Vaccines, Schools, and Impeachment

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. In this week’s episode, Aiken and the panel discuss: The County’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. MCPS decides to keep schools closed until March 15. Reasons to impeach the outgoing president. This week’s panel of political observers features Sam Statland, Mark Uncapher, Laurie Halverson, and Susan […]

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