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Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate, which was lifted less than 72 hours ago, will now be reinstated at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless the County Council, acting as the Board of Health, votes on Tuesday to amend the regulation that dictated the decision to reinstate based on “substantial transmission.”  The County announced the decision Saturday night. […]

El mandato del uso de las mascarillas para sitios interiores en el condado de Montgomery probablemente se restablecerá a medida que el condado reingresó a la transmisión sustancial de coronavirus definida por los CDC, un día después de que se levantó el mandato. Con toda probabilidad, el mandato se restablecerá, dijo a MyMCM el viernes […]

Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate will likely be reinstated as the county re-entered CDC-defined substantial coronavirus transmission one day after the mandate was lifted. In all likelihood, the mandate will be reinstated, Acting County Health Officer Dr. James Bridgers told MyMCM Friday. The county is also waiting for the CDC to update its data. A […]

Award-winning author John Edgar Wideman will receive the Award for Achievement in American Literature at the 25th annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival on Saturday. For the second year in a row, due to the pandemic, the festival will be streamed virtually from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival started in 1996, in honor of […]

Elimar DePaula said during a virtual interview that being shot “made me stronger, but I wouldn’t wish it on anybody, and I would take it back in a heartbeat if I could.” DePaula was shot in Germantown on Aug. 8, 2019, during a “road rage” incident, by D’Andre Wall, nephew of former Washington Wizards’ star John […]

Los niños tienen más probabilidades de ser atropellados por un automóvil y perder la vida el 31 de octubre que cualquier otro día del año, según el Consejo Nacional de Seguridad. Es por eso que el Departamento de Transporte del Condado de Montgomery (MCDOT) ofrece consejos prácticos sobre cómo mantenerse a salvo, en su Programa […]

Children are more likely to be hit by a car and killed on Oct. 31 than any other day of the year, according to the National Safety Council. That’s why Montgomery County Department of Transportation is offering trick-or-treaters tips on how to stay safe by handing out prizes and promoting it’s Safe Routes to School […]

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional emite vigilancia de inundaciones El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS) emitió una alerta de inundación para partes del condado de Montgomery el viernes de 10 a.m. a 6 p.m. Se esperan fuertes lluvias que pueden causar inundaciones. El NWS espera que caigan alrededor de 1 a 2 pulgadas de lluvia. Algunas áreas […]

La administradora de la ciudad de Gaithersburg, Tanisha Briley, anunció que la ciudad continuará con el requisito de que todos los visitantes mayores de dos años usen coberturas faciales y distancia física en todo momento mientras se encuentren en los espacios públicos de las instalaciones de la ciudad de Gaithersburg, independientemente del estado de vacunación. […]

‘Tis the season for thrillers …and while it may not be “Halloween Part 13” or “The Maryland Lawnmower Massacre”, MyMCM has created its own version of the genre: “Ghost Stories.” In this less than full-length feature, the real star is Montgomery County. While she doesn’t believe in ghosts herself, Lottes confesses she really wrote her […]