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Montgomery County has the highest number of people in Maryland who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine according to county health officials. However, there’s still a long way to go. During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich noted that the supply of doses is not enough […]

Winter Storm Forces County to Cancel Thursday’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Clinics Montgomery County announced Wednesday afternoon that vaccination and testing clinics scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18 are canceled due to forecasted snow and dangerous road conditions. Residents with an appointment for a vaccine on Thursday have been automatically rescheduled for the same time for […]

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said 98% of stimulus payments to individuals, issued under the RELIEF Act of 2021, will be processed by Friday, Feb. 19. On Monday, Gov. Larry Hogan signed the Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs and Families (RELIEF) Act, which will provide about 400,000 eligible recipients with direct stimulus payments, among other […]

Parking Restrictions Take Effect at 10 p.m. Wednesday The City of Rockville has declared a snow emergency that begins Wednesday, Feb. 17 that begins at 10 p.m. The emergency declaration requires all vehicles must be removed from roads within the city, including neighborhood streets by 10 p.m. Wednesday. In order for city crews to safely […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Feb. 17 The Maryland Department of Health reported 107 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 61,942. For the second straight day, Montgomery County recorded no new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday. The death toll remains at 1,337. As of Wednesday, 17 schools in the state […]

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles wanted to “clarify and emphasize” to those with questions that all the allotted COVID-19 vaccine doses at the County’s disposal are ultimately used. “We’re not tossing doses in the trash can at the end of the day. We’re repurposing them in our future clinics,” said Dr. Gayles during […]

El Caucus Latino de Maryland sostendrá el martes 16 de febrero a las 6:00 p.m. una reunión virtual en español sobre la vacuna contra el Covid-19 y el proceso de vacunación en el estado. Según el Caucus, más de cuatrocientos mil personas han muerto y millones contagiados debido al Covid-19. “En esta sesión vamos hablar […]

Before the pandemic hit, Maryland already was dealing with a crisis in affordable housing. Since then, it has become more acute, and currently 214,000 Marylanders who are renters are facing eviction, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen. “That’s one in 10 Marylanders,” he said at Tuesday morning’s Roundtable on COVID-19 Housing Crisis. The delinquency […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Feb. 16 The Maryland Department of Health reported 91 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 61,835. This is the least number of new cases recorded in a 24-hour period since 71 cases were recorded on Oct. 19, 2020. The county reported on Feb. […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, declared on CNN’s “State of the Union” that “I would have” voted to convict former Pres. Donald Trump. During interviews Feb. 14 on both CNN and NBC, Hogan praised the seven Republican senators who did vote to convict. He told CNN’s Jake Tapper, “I’m proud of them because sometimes […]