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After about three months of operation, Montgomery County’s only COVID-19 mass vaccination site is closing Friday. “Thanks to your tireless work, new cases are on a downward trend and we are beginning to open back up and Maryland is squarely on the road to recovery,” said Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Dr. Earl Stoddard […]

Many working families across the nation are about to receive monthly payments to support childcare needs beginning July 15. Included in the American Rescue Plan, which President Joe Biden signed into law in March, is an expanded Child Tax Credit, which increases the credit to $3,600 per child for children ages 5 and under, and […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich says this Independence Day will be freer than the last. “This weekend we’re celebrating being a little bit freer from the virus than we’ve been,” he said during a press conference Friday as July 4 weekend arrives. He apologized for the county not hosting fireworks this year, but said it […]

Here’s an overview of what’s open and what’s closed in Montgomery County this Independence Day weekend: County Offices – closed Libraries – closed Alcohol Beverage Services (ABC) Liquor and Wine stores – Retail stores will be open regular hours: Sunday, July 4, noon-5 p.m. (except Poolesville store, which is closed on Sundays); Monday, July 5, 10 a.m.-9 […]

Montgomery County’s minimum wage has finally reached $15 an hour for large employers with at least 51 employees. July 1 marked another annual incremental increase in minimum wage, which began after the council’s minimum wage bill was passed in 2017. County Executive Marc Elrich was lead sponsor of a bill, as a councilmember. Now, large […]

El jueves 1 de julio concejales y líderes comunitarios se reunieron para celebrar el aumento al salario mínimo que se da cada 1 de julio, hasta que se alcance los $15 por hora en 2022. La Concejal Nancy Navarro y el Vicepresidente del Concejo Gabe Albornoz agradecieron a todos los líderes y patrocinadores del proyecto […]

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin is a member of the newly-formed Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Speaker Nancy Peloski announced her choices July 1 for the committee that is designed to examine and report upon the facts and causes of the attack and rioting. Besides Raskin, she also named […]

En su cuenta de Twitter el gobernador de Maryland Larry Hogan compartió el jueves el reporte más reciente de Bloomberg, el cual indica que dos estados cruzaron un hito importante esta semana, con Maryland y Massachusetts dando al menos una dosis de vacuna a más de la mitad de su población hispana. Hogan señaló en […]

Montgomery County leaders released recommendations from a preliminary audit of the county police department (MCPD) during a press conference Wednesday. County Executive Marc Elrich commissioned the independent audit as part of the Reimagining Public Safety initiative he launched in 2020. It aims to improve public safety in the county with an emphasis on equity. The […]

Anyone who has enjoyed a glass of wine, beer or a cocktail at local parks during the pandemic will have to find something else to wash down their meal. As of July 1, Montgomery Parks will no longer allow alcohol consumption without a permit in the 13 parks that have been participating in the Picnic […]