Montgomery Community Media

Beginning Friday, the northbound side of Laurel Avenue in Takoma Park will be closed to create room for the Community Patio and Takoma Streetery. Following the opening of Bethesda’s streetery earlier this week, Takoma Park will begin hosting its own, with the creation of outdoor dining and seating for the public. According to Takoma Park’s […]

Montgomery County Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles encourages residents who have attended Black Lives Matter protests to get tested for COVID-19 if they are concerned about exposure. “I think we do see folks going to the protests who may be disproportionately impacted if they do contract it,” he said […]

Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Thursday the creation of a COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force, which aims to address issues in the legal justice system and combat the increase in evictions expected as courts reopen. “The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the fault-lines of inequality and need that permeates our state and our country,” […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 en el Condado de Montgomery El viernes por la mañana, el Departamento de Salud de Maryland reportó 13,348 casos de COVID-19 en el Condado de Montgomery, lo que representa un aumento del 0.5% de los 13,276 casos reportados el jueves. Desde el primer caso en marzo, 640 residentes del condado han fallecido […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Friday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 13,348 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is a 0.5% increase from the 13,276  cases reported Thursday. Since the first case in March, 640 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of five deaths since Thursday, according to the […]

El condado de Montgomery retrasará los planes de reapertura de la Fase 2, a pesar del anuncio del gobernador de Maryland Larry Hogan sobre la Fase 2 la cual determina que restaurantes y negocios estatales pueden abrir al 50% de su capacidad, a partir del viernes. Aunque las métricas están mejorando en el condado, el […]

Six police chiefs from throughout Montgomery County as well as the County Sheriff detailed the importance of community policing during a June 11 Facebook Live virtual town hall on law enforcement. They also stressed the need for good communications, empathy and the ability to treat all citizens fairly to build trust between police and residents. […]

Montgomery County has had issues with people not receiving their COVID-19 test results.  County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said the state created GO Teams for Montgomery, Prince George’s and Baltimore Counties as well as Baltimore City, the four jurisdictions with the highest case numbers. The jurisdictions could use the teams however they saw fit. […]

County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council Vice President Tom Hucker will meet June 18 to discuss a 10-year-plan to eliminate fatal traffic deaths and kickoff an online survey that offers residents an opportunity to share input on the project. “Our County is large and diverse, so achieving Vision Zero will look very different in […]

Montgomery County will delay Phase 2 reopening plans, despite Hogan’s announcement that some Maryland indoor businesses can open to 50% capacity beginning Friday. Although metrics are improving in the county, County Executive Marc Elrich said that he will delay Phase 2 at least another week as he consults with available data and public health advisers. […]