Montgomery Community Media

Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he will provide a COVID-19 update at 2 p.m. The briefing will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. The press briefing comes after the CDC expanded its coronavirus vaccine booster recommendations. It also comes after the White House announced a plan to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 […]

Residents of the state of Maryland, including Montgomery County, as well as business owners, who were affected by disasters caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Aug. 31 through Sept. 4, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “Montgomery County encountered deadly consequences last month following rain and […]

Councilmember Hans Riemer does not have a conflict of interest and can continue to push for all county employees to be vaccinated even though his wife works for Pfizer, which makes one of the vaccines, the Montgomery County Ethics Commission ruled Oct. 18. The commission noted that the county’s vaccine policy has no impact on […]

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and Montgomery Parks teamed up on Oct. 15 at the Maydale Nature Classroom in Colesville to teach children about the county’s “critters in crisis” due to water quality issues. Pollution in county streams and parks is harming the habitats of certain fish, insects and amphibians. “There is a direct […]

La Academia Nacional de Administración Pública ha seleccionado a la concejal Nancy Navarro como miembro de la Clase 2021 de becarios de la Academia. La selección para esta beca se basa en contribuciones al campo de la administración pública y las políticas. La concejal Navarro se une a más de 950 becarios de la academia, […]

Los residentes del estado de Maryland, incluido el condado de Montgomery, así como los dueños de negocios, que fueron afectados por desastres causados por los remanentes del huracán Ida pueden solicitar préstamos por desastre a bajo interés de la Administración de Pequeñas Empresas de los Estados Unidos. “El Condado de Montgomery enfrentó consecuencias mortales el mes […]

Attorney General Brian Frosh announced in a letter to his staff Thursday that he will not run for re-election. “I am writing to let you know that after 35 years in public service, I have made the difficult decision not to seek re-election as Attorney General,” he stated in the letter. He called his efforts […]

Los miembros de la Comisión de Redistribución de Distritos votaron 6-5 por el mapa, que enviará al concejo del condado, con las recomendaciones de cómo dividir el condado en nuevos distritos. El mapa divide el condado de Montgomery en siete distritos, cada uno de los cuales puede elegir un miembro del concejo y un miembro […]

El ejecutivo del condado, Marc Elrich, dijo el miércoles que espera trabajar con el concejo del condado para llegar a una solución con respecto a un mandato de vacuna COVID-19, propuesto para los empleados del condado, sin poner en peligro las operaciones de seguridad pública, una preocupación compartida por los líderes de seguridad pública. “Hice […]

County Executive Marc Elrich on Wednesday said he hopes to work with the county council to come to a solution regarding a proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for county employees, without jeopardizing public safety operations – a concern shared by public safety leaders. “I took an oath to protect the health, safety and welfare of the […]