Montgomery Community Media

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County since the pandemic began reached 18,032 on Thursday, according to data from the Maryland Department of Health. The tally increased by 56 since Wednesday. It was the sixth day in a row that the number of new daily cases reported in the county declined from the […]

The 139th Maryland State Fair, which was expected to run between Aug. 27 and Sep. 7, will be cancelled due to COVID-19, organizers announced in a Facebook statement Aug. 5. The event brought more than 500,000 visitors last year. This marks the second time the fair has been cancelled in its 142-year history; the event […]

As schools and students prepare to begin the new year, a decision as to whether nonpublic schools may welcome students into their classrooms appears fluid. On Wednesday, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles issued an amended directive, which doubled down on his earlier decision that nonpublic schools could only teach virtually until at least Oct. […]

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Montgomery County Thursday from 2:46 a.m. to midnight. Slow moving showers and thunderstorms are forecast throughout the day and they could produce heavy rainfall. Flash flooding is possible. A flash flood watch means conditions could develop leading to flash flooding which is very dangerous. […]

Un hombre de 71 años fue arrestado y acusado de cometer seis robos a bancos, a mano armada, en todo el condado de Montgomery durante los últimos ocho años y medio. James Wersick, de Germantown, fue arrestado el 4 de agosto cuando salía del PNC Bank en Potomac, el cual el Departamento de Policía del […]

A 71-year-old man was arrested and charged with committing six armed bank robberies throughout Montgomery County during the past eight-and-a-half years. James Wersick, of Germantown, was arrested Aug. 4 as he exited PNC Bank in Potomac, which Montgomery County Police Department said he had just robbed. He is charged with six counts of armed robbery. […]

During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich gave updates regarding the recent amended executive order to allow more businesses to reopen under Phase 2 Guidelines. Elrich says while some restrictions have been eased, others have been tightened. Businesses that offer services like waxing, tanning, tattooing, facials, and massages are now […]

The Maryland Department of Health on Wednesday reported 66 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County, bringing the total to 17,976 since the first case was reported in March. Since Friday, the number of new cases reported each day has been declining. Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the county have continued to hover just below 90 patients for […]

Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan for the first semester, while totally virtual, is designed to be as similar to an in-school day as possible and includes virtual extracurricular activities, free lunches and distribution of all necessary technical equipment. Superintendent Jack Smith released a 43-page “Reimagine, Reopen, Recover” draft plan that will be presented to the […]

The Gaithersburg-based biotechnology company Novavax reported positive results Tuesday in phase 1 of its clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Promising news #MadeInMontgomery. https://t.co/rC2H7EkGQf — Montgomery Council (@MoCoCouncilMD) August 4, 2020 In early July, Novavax received $1.6 billion in funding as part of the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed, an initiative aiming to accelerate […]