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Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz said that based on federal data, more than 3,000 unaccompanied minors will be coming to Montgomery County, but he assumes that the number will be even higher with families waiting in México and immigrants that crossed the border having not gone through the asylum process. Albornoz recently traveled to McAllen, […]

Montgomery County leaders joined a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to celebrate the new Avery Road Treatment Center in Rockville. Under construction since fall 2018, the center offers 64 residential beds for substance use disorder treatment, as well as outpatient treatment services. County Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz said the facility is needed now more than ever. […]

While on The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi radio show, County Council President Tom Hucker said he thought Montgomery County should settle with the family of the East Silver Spring Elementary School student who was subjected to a barrage of verbal abuse from two Montgomery County police officers as school staff stood by. “I think […]

“On this National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we recommit ourselves to raising awareness of the tragic effects of gun violence and supporting meaningful legislation to prevent injuries and deaths from guns,” the Montgomery County Council wrote in a statement Friday, which is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. “Every day, the United States loses more than […]

Los centros para personas de la tercera edad, en todo el condado de Montgomery, reabrirán a partir del 14 de junio. De los siete centros, las locaciones de Wheaton y White Oak seguirán siendo lugares de vacunación COVID-19, por ahora. El ejecutivo del condado, Marc Elrich, desglosa qué instalaciones brindarán servicios para personas mayores en […]

La abogada Maricé Morales y ex delegada estatal del Distrito 19 de Maryland, anunció formalmente esta semana su candidatura para las elecciones del Concejo del Condado de Montgomery del Distrito 4 de 2022. El escaño del Distrito 4 lo ocupa actualmente la concejal Nancy Navarro, cuyo mandato finaliza en 2022 y quien también asistió al […]

Senior centers throughout Montgomery County will reopen starting June 14. Of the seven county senior centers, the Wheaton and White Oak locations will remain COVID-19 vaccination sites for now. County Executive Marc Elrich breaks down which facilities will provide in-person senior services.   According to a Montgomery County Recreation Department press release: The Holiday Park […]

Montgomery County continues to provide grant funding for those who have been financially impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Thus far, we’ve provided about $80 million in business grants,” Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said “and we’ve provided $115 million in rental assistance”. During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Elrich discussed grants awarded so […]

Maricé Morales, former state delegate for Maryland District 19, formally announced her candidacy this week virtually for the 2022 District 4 Montgomery County Council election. The District 4 seat is currently held by Councilmember Nancy Navarro whose term ends in 2022 and who also attended to the virtual campaign announcement on Tuesday night. Morales talked to […]

A partir del 3 de julio, los residentes de Maryland que han estado recibiendo beneficios por desempleo a raíz de la pandemia ya no los recibirán. El gobernador Larry Hogan anunció que Maryland descontinuará el beneficio adicional de $300 por semana y restablecerá los requisitos de que quienes reciben beneficios por desempleo deben demostrar que […]