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U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin and his family will hold a virtual memorial service for his 25-year-old son Thomas “Tommy” Bloom Raskin, who died by suicide on Dec. 31, 2020. The memorial service takes place Saturday, April 3 at 11 a.m. The service will be streamed via YouTube and the public is invited to join as […]

Gov. Larry Hogan defended former Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield after Redfield said he believes the coronavirus most likely “escaped” from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Redfield is a public health senior adviser to Maryland’s COVID-19 response team. “I am of the point of view that I still think the most […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich criticized Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday after Hogan said the state’s recent rise in COVID-19 metrics is not related to statewide reopenings. “We don’t think it had anything to do with reopenings,” Hogan told reporters during a press conference Thursday. Rather, it’s due to rapidly-spreading variant strains, he said. “Our indications […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 del condado de Montgomery del 2 de abril Según el Departamento de Salud de Maryland, el 18,3% de los residentes del condado están completamente vacunados y el 31,9% ha recibido la primera dosis de la vacuna Pfizer o Moderna. La preinscripción, que es el primer paso para obtener una vacuna en las […]

El gobernador Larry Hogan anuncio el jueves que todos los residentes de Maryland mayores de 16 años pueden preregistrarse con el estado para obtener la vacuna contra el COVID-19 en un sitio de vacunación masiva. Hogan dijo que el estado probablemente podrá anunciar una amplia aceleración de la elegibilidad de la vacuna en los próximos […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 2 According to the Maryland Department of Health, 18.3% of the county’s residents are fully vaccinated and 31.9% have received the first dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Preregistration, which is the first step to obtain a vaccine at county clinics, is currently open to all residents […]

Construction is expected to begin soon at the Gene Lynch Urban Park at the intersection of Colesville Road and Wayne Avenue across from the Silver Spring Transit Center and the future Purple Line stop, according to the Silver Spring Regional Center. The 11,6000-square-foot park is named for Eugene Lynch III, who held many public service […]

37-year-old Greg Sanzone of Potomac is a local teacher, and he recently got his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m really excited… a little nervous,” he said while waiting in line to get the shot at the new mass vaccination site that opened this week on Montgomery College’s Germantown campus. MyMCM was there and […]

The new mass vaccination site at the Montgomery College Germantown campus is nearly in full swing. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich says things are running smoothly, and the county is prepared to ramp up operations when they get more vaccine doses from the state. “Our problem was never sites and logistics; it was always doses,” […]

Effective immediately, all Marylanders ages 16+ can preregister with the state for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at a mass vaccination site, Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Thursday. Hogan said the state will likely be able to announce further acceleration of vaccine eligibility in the days ahead. He met with the White House […]