Montgomery Community Media

Gaithersburg City Mayor Jud Ashman and the Gaithersburg City Council are requesting the community’s input for the Fiscal Year 2023 budget (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023) via an online survey. The eight-question survey asks respondents questions such as what public services they have used in the past year and what areas they believe […]

Montgomery County Council unanimously approved Earl Stoddard, director of  Montgomery County Emergency Management and Homeland Security, as assistant chief administrative officer, a position he has held on an interim basis since July. On Oct. 5, members of council are expected to interview Sonia Mora and Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann to the other two vacant assistant chief […]

Los concejales del condado de Montgomery, Hans Riemer y Will Jawando, presentaron un proyecto de ley que requeriría que todos los empleados del condado estuvieran completamente vacunados contra el COVID-19 o enfrentarían la pérdida de empleo, con excepciones por razones médicas. El proyecto de ley requeriría que los empleados muestren prueba de vacunación o soliciten […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Hans Riemer and Will Jawando introduced a bill that would require all county employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or face losing employment, with exemptions for medical reasons. The bill would require employees to show proof of vaccination or apply for a medical accommodation within seven days after being notified by […]

Durante su reunión semanal con la prensa, el vicepresidente del concejo del condado de Montgomery, Gabe Albornoz, anunció que aún hay más de $14 millones de dólares, en fondos federales disponibles, para ayudar a los residentes del condado que han tenido dificultades para pagar el alquiler de sus viviendas, debido a la pandemia Covid-19. “Pueden […]

Los líderes locales están trabajando para fortalecer la confianza entre la comunidad y la policía a través de una legislación recientemente introducida. El proyecto de ley 45-20 Policía-Datos policiales comunitarios requeriría que el Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD) proporcione datos sobre las interacciones de la policía con los residentes, incluidas las detenciones, […]

Local leaders are working to strengthen trust between the community and police through newly introduced legislation. Bill 45-20 Police-Community Policing-Data, would require the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) to provide data on police interactions with residents, including stops, searches, citations, and arrests. “We can’t improve our policing, and we can’t improve our public confidence and reduce […]

To help mitigate transmission and minimize student quarantines, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will use random COVID-19 screening tests and rapid testing across all grades. However, school district officials say testing requires parent permission. MCPS Communications Specialist Melissa Rivera Pabón asks parents to “Say Yes to the Test”: In case you missed it, this community […]

Tras los resultados del Censo 2020, y como lo indica la Constitución del Condado de Montgomery, cada diez años se analiza el crecimiento de la población, y con éste se trazan los límites de los distritos. Después de la última distribución de los distritos en 2011, donde se trazaron cinco distritos municipales, ahora el condado […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold its inaugural African Heritage Month commemoration Tuesday at 9 a.m. prior to the Council meeting, according to a press release. The virtual commemoration will be hosted by Councilmember Will Jawando, whose father is Nigerian, and Council President Tom Hucker. The event will feature a video segment and a proclamation […]