Montgomery Community Media

*This article has been updated to include information on the candidacy of Laurie-Anne Sayles With nearly a year before voting begins, eight women have entered the Democratic Primary for one of the five seats opening up on the Montgomery County Council in 2022. According to the Washington Post, the women look to improve gender parity […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Hogan’s press briefing will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. It is unclear what Hogan will be announcing. This is Hogan’s first statewide announcement since Maryland’s COVID-19 emergency order expired on July 1. The announcement […]

Two Democratic candidates have filed to run against John McCarthy, who is seeking another terms as Montgomery County State’s Attorney. They are Bernice Mireku-North and Perry Paylor. Both hail from Silver Spring. Paylor has more than 25 years of experience as a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. He currently is Deputy State’s Attorney in Prince […]

Since the start of the pandemic, Councilmember Will Jawando has held 99 virtual storytimes, where he reads children’s books aloud to families. To mark his 100th storytime reading, Jawando will read books aloud to families at 10 a.m. on Saturday outside the Rockville Memorial Library. This celebration will be Jawando’s first time holding the program […]

El condado de Montgomery está bajo una alerta de hipertermia desde el mediodía hasta las 7 p.m. el martes. El condado emite una alerta de hipertermia cuando se proyecta que la temperatura y / o el índice de calor alcanzarán los 95 grados o más. Los funcionarios del condado aconsejan a los residentes que permanezcan […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich called it “great news” that the Maryland Circuit Court issued a temporary restraining order to limit Gov. Larry Hogan’s ability to cut off enhanced federal unemployment benefits for workers who lost jobs during the pandemic. According to Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill’s ruling on July 3, the six plaintiffs in the […]

All remaining Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) that were closed for over a year reopen Tuesday, except for the Germantown Library which will remain closed for a refresh project. These libraries reopen Tuesday, according to a release from MCPL: Chevy Chase Library Kensington Park Library Maggie Nightingale Library Noyes Library for Young Children Twinbrook Library […]

A partir del 15 de julio, muchas familias trabajadoras en todo el país recibirán pagos mensuales para apoyar las necesidades del cuidado infantil. Incluido en el Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, que el presidente Joe Biden promulgó en marzo, hay un Crédito Tributario por Hijos ampliado, que aumenta el crédito a $3,600 por niño para niños de […]

Montgomery County is under a Hyperthermia Alert from noon to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The County issues a Hyperthermia Alert when the temperature and/or heat index is projected to reach 95 degrees or higher. County officials advise residents to stay indoors whenever possible, drink plenty of water, and to wear proper protection from the sun. Pets, […]

Aquí está una guía de lo que estará abierto y cerrado en el condado de Montgomery este fin de semana del Día de la independencia: Oficinas del condado – cerradas Bibliotecas  – cerradas Los servicios de bebidas alcolicas (ABS, por sus siglas en inglés)  – Las sucursales estarán abiertas en horario habitual: domingo 4 de julio, del mediodía […]