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Maryland Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD. 1) skipped Wednesday’s vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The impeachment passed in the House 232 to 197; 10 Republicans joined the Democrats in voting in favor of impeachment. The impeachment process will now move to the Senate. Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX. 12), Gregory Murphy (R-NC. 3) and Daniel Webster […]

Montgomery County Public Schools announced Thursday that Superintendent Jack Smith will retire effective June 1. Smith has served as superintendent for MCPS since July 2016 and is currently one year into his second term. Before joining the MCPS community he had worked as a lifelong educator as a teacher, principal, and former interim state superintendent […]

El condado de Montgomery ha lanzado una encuesta en línea para comprender mejor las preocupaciones de la comunidad sobre recibir la vacuna COVID-19. El condado planea utilizar los comentarios para responder preguntas y llegar a las comunidades que se han visto más afectadas por la pandemia. El condado también utilizará los comentarios para crear un […]

Montgomery County has launched an online survey for residents to better understand the community’s concerns about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The county plans to use the feedback to answer questions and reach communities that have been hit hardest by the pandemic. The county will also use the feedback to create a communications plan to educate […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 del condado de Montgomery para el 14 de enero de 2021 El Departamento de Salud de Maryland reportó 474 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado de Montgomery el jueves por la mañana, lo que hace que el recuento acumulado de casos del condado sea de 52,842. El condado de Montgomery registró […]

Gov. Larry Hogan has nominated Dennis Schrader as secretary of Maryland Department of Health (MDH). Schrader has been serving as the acting secretary of health since former Secretary Robert Neall retired Dec. 1. According to a news release from the Maryland Department of Health, Schrader previously served as acting health secretary in 2017. From January […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Jan. 14, 2021 The Maryland Department of Health reported 474 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Thursday morning bringing the county’s cumulative case count is 52,842. Montgomery County recorded seven new coronavirus-related fatalities Thursday, bringing the death toll to 1,167. The county reported Jan. 12 that 303 patients were hospitalized with […]

El  Consejo de Gobernadores Metropolitano de Washington, COG por sus siglas en inglés, insta a los residentes del área de Washington a no visitar la ciudad el 20 de enero, día de la inauguración presidencial, y  los invita más bien a participar del evento de manera virtual. Statement from COG Board of Directors, representing 24 […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan Thursday at 5 p.m. According to the Maryland Department of Health, more than 178,000 people have received the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and nearly 16,000 people have received the second dose. The state is currently in the phase […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) retrasaron el regreso a la instrucción en persona hasta el 15 de marzo de 2021 porque no se cumplieron las métricas de salud específicas. El superintendente de MCPS, Dr. Jack Smith, llevó a cabo el miércoles una sesión informativa virtual para los medios para discutir el plan […]