Montgomery Community Media

State officials expect to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week. “If approved, which we anticipate it will be, we believe that the initial doses of the Pfizer vaccine will become available for Maryland as early as the week of Dec. 14, or next week,” said Acting Deputy Secretary for Public […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando discussed the “More Housing for More People” initiatives during a virtual media briefing on Tuesday. The two-related proposals aim to address the affordable housing challenges in the county. The first proposal would help set standards regarding rent increases at properties within one mile of Metro, Purple Line, and MARC stations […]

Montgomery County has collected about $100.6 million less in taxes than expected this year due to the pandemic, with half of that resulting from less income tax revenue and the rest partly due to reduced income from the hotel tax. The income tax took “a horrible hit” and brought in about $57.5 million less than […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 del condado de Montgomery El Departamento de Salud de Maryland informó de 402 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado de Montgomery, el martes por la mañana. El recuento acumulativo de casos del condado es 36,851. El número de casos nuevos diarios ha superado los 400 por quinto día consecutivo. El condado […]

The National League of Cities (NLC) announced Laurie-Anne Sayles, a Gaithersburg city council member, as the recipient of its 2020 leadership award. The honor recognizes a local elected leader who has been pivotal in serving as a role model for future female leaders. One of NLC’s five constituency groups, the Women in Municipal Government, presented […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 402 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 36,851. The number of daily new cases has been above 400 for the fifth consecutive day. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 5.98% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a […]

The Board of Supervisors of Elections (BOSE) invites Gaithersburg residents to participate in a Virtual Election Forum, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. The forum will measure residents’ preferences on voting for the 2021 Gaithersburg Municipal Election. Gaithersburg voters will cast their ballots for mayor and two city councilmembers on Nov. 2, 2021. Following the 2019 […]

A Bethesda attorney was charged with defrauding financial institutions to obtain more than $12.5 million from institutions that were holding the money on behalf of the Somali government. Jeremy Schulman, 47, was charged with 11 counts on Dec. 3 by the U.S. Department of Justice for his alleged role in a scheme to obtain money […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan Tuesday at 3 p.m. Deputy Secretary Dr. Jinlene Chan and Assistant Secretary Bryan Mroz from the Maryland Department of Health will join Hogan in the briefing. Watch the briefing live here: Hogan’s address will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. […]

About six months ago, the Montgomery County Council requested a review to find all county streets and facilities named after Confederates, so they can ultimately be renamed. On June 15, the council sent a letter to local leaders asking the county to identify all county-owned streets and public facilities that are currently named after Confederate […]