Montgomery Community Media

Monday afternoon Montgomery County released an update on the public health metrics used to guide the reopening of businesses and services. There have been 15,780 cases and 722 deaths in the county since the first three cases were confirmed in March. The county health department is tracking three categories of information including the number of […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Monday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 15,780 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 53 from the 15,727 cases reported Sunday. Since the first case in March, 722 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of one since Sunday. More Montgomery County residents […]

State health officials fined four nursing homes in Maryland this week – including Potomac Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Rockville – for not testing all patients and staff for coronavirus and reporting the results to the state. Potomac Valley, where employees and families have been complaining for months about poor care, and Stadium Place […]

Two additional free testing clinics will be available in Montgomery County this week. One of the clinics will take place on Tuesday, July 14, at the Silver Spring Civic Building located at 1 Veteran’s Plaza from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. testing is free, and no insurance is required. Click here to register for an appointment. The […]

El Condado de Montgomery está ofreciendo pruebas de COVID-19 gratuitas la semana que viene, el martes 14 de julio en Silver Spring y el jueves 16 de julio en Takoma Park. No requieren orden del médico, no necesita seguro médico. Para hacerse la prueba debe registrarse en: https://advagenix.com/covid19testing Imprima la hoja de confirmación o escriba […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Swift Water Rescue Crews are doubling community outreach and education efforts about hazardous conditions in the Potomac River. MCFRS Swift Water anglers launched two boats to engage the public with the Potomac River and area of Great Falls on Friday. They say they will continue outreach efforts through the […]

Montgomery Parks temporarily has closed four neighborhood playgrounds due to elevated lead levels in the rubber material that is laid on the ground to reduce the possibility of serious injuries should a child fall from the equipment. Calvertown-Galway Local Park in Silver Spring, Countryside Neighborhood Park in Fairland, Fairland Regional Park in Fairland and Fox […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich addressed business compliance with COVID-19 guidelines in a message to residents this week.  He said 96 percent of businesses and restaurants that have been visited by business ambassadors are following regulations, like physical distancing and face coverings. However, several would not comply.  “In these cases, we could not stand by. […]

Friday afternoon Montgomery County provided an update on the public health metrics used to guide the reopening timeline. Since the first case of COVID-19 in March, there have been 15,568 cases and 717 deaths in the county.  Wednesday, County Executive Marc Elrich side the county would not be moving into Phase 3 of reopening at […]

The Grille at Flower Hill is closed indefinitely after the owner received an abundance of social media backlash for a now-deleted Facebook post that said his employees will not wear face masks.  The Grille’s Facebook page is now nowhere to be found, and the owner told MyMCMedia that he has taken it down. He said […]