Montgomery Community Media

The City of Rockville invites those interested in learning more about Big Pharma and its role in the opioid crisis to an exclusive virtual conversation with two people involved in the HBO two part documentary, “The Crime of the Century.” The free event is part of Rockville Goes Purple “Opioids: Let’s Talk About It” Campaign, […]

El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery celebra su primera sesión legislativa de otoño el martes de 9 a.m. a 2:30 p.m. El concejo ha estado en receso de verano desde principios de agosto. El vicepresidente del concejo, Gabe Albornoz, comenzó la sesión con motivo del 50 aniversario de Montgomery Soccer Inc., una organización de fútbol […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold its first fall legislative session on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The council has been in summer recess since early August. Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz will begin the session by marking the 50th anniversary of Montgomery Soccer Inc., a community-led youth soccer organization in the county. […]

El regreso a clases ha generado muchas preguntas e inquietudes en lo que respecta a las políticas de cuarentena de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS). En respuesta, MCPS lanzó un nuevo mensaje comunitario esta semana para ayudar al distrito escolar a minimizar la cantidad de estudiantes que necesitan ser puestos en cuarentena. […]

Solo dos códigos postales en el condado de Montgomery tienen más del 84 por ciento de sus residentes completamente vacunados contra COVID-19, según el portal de información COVID-19 del condado de Montgomery. Los códigos postales 20871 (Clarksburg) y 20861 (Ashton) tienen entre el 84,4 y el 100 por ciento de los residentes completamente vacunados con […]

Only two zip codes in Montgomery County have more than 84 percent of their residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Information Portal. Zip codes 20871 (Clarksburg) and 20861 (Ashton) have between 84.4 and 100 percent of residents fully vaccinated with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, many other county zip […]

Montgomery County Public Schools sent a letter to the community on Thursday announcing several updates to the schools’ coronavirus response. One update dealt with students, ages 12 and up, planning to participate in winter and spring athletics. Moving forward they will be required to get the coronavirus vaccine. In the letter, MCPS outlined seven pieces […]

Back to school has generated many questions and concerns when it comes to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) quarantine policies. In response, MCPS released a new community message this week to help the school district minimize the number of students who need to quarantine. Montgomery County Health Officer Dr.Travis Gayles clarified many of the issues […]

The majority of the 20 members of the public speaking at Thursday’s Montgomery County Public Schools’ Board of Education meeting spoke out strongly against the current COVID-19 quarantine guidelines and urged schools to use rapid testing. Following Department Health and Human Services’ guidance, MCPS quarantines students who show one sign of the virus, including sneezing […]

Dr. Travis Gayles participated in his last virtual media briefing as Montgomery County’s Health Officer on Wednesday. He accepted a new job with Hazel Health, a San Francisco, California-based tele-health company. During the briefing, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich praised Dr. Gayles for all his hard work amid the COVID-19 pandemic.