Montgomery Community Media

About half of pediatric COVID-19 vaccines distributed to providers in week one in Montgomery County have not been administered, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard said during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. “The collective county received roughly 39,000 doses to the county, roughly 19,700 have been distributed, which means that 50% of the doses […]

There are 44 individuals from police agencies serving Montgomery County included on a list of officers who may have “credibility issues” and may not be ideal choices to testify in court. The agencies are the Montgomery County Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Metro Transit Police, Rockville City Police Department and Takoma Park Police Department. The […]

El mandato del uso de las mascarillas para espacios interiores del condado de Montgomery se restablecerá a las 12:01 a.m. del sábado, según un comunicado del condado. El cambio sigue a siete días consecutivos de transmisión sustancial de COVID-19 según la definición de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC). A […]

Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate will be reinstated at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, per a release from the county. The change follows seven straight days of substantial COVID-19 transmission as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Earlier this month, the county council, sitting as the Board of Health, passed an amended regulation […]

Al menos dos miembros del personal del Departamento de Transporte de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) están siendo investigados por el Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery con respecto a “acusaciones de posibles irregularidades financieras”, según el Director de Comunicaciones de MCPS, Christopher Cram. “Nos tomamos muy en serio estas acusaciones […]

Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing Nov. 30 on a special appropriation of $252 million in federal funding to hire new teachers and social workers, allow more students to attend summer school, and improve the district’s heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. Councilmembers unanimously agreed to move forward with accepting a special appropriation […]

At least two staff members at the Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation are under investigation by the Montgomery County Police Department concerning “allegations of possible financial improprieties,” according to MCPS Director of Communications Christopher Cram. “We take these allegations very seriously, and as a result, we immediately contacted the police to investigate,” Cram […]

El presidente del concejo del condado de Montgomery, Tom Hucker, y el concejal Andrew Friedson, presentarán un proyecto de ley el martes diseñado para permitir a más propietarios comerciales reparar sus edificios y hacerlos más eficientes energéticamente. Durante una conferencia de prensa de 30 minutos el lunes, Hucker explicó que le gustaría destinar el 10% […]

Los residentes del condado de Montgomery de bajos ingresos y moderados que reciben electricidad a través de Pepco ahora pueden inscribirse para usar energía solar a través de una futura granja solar comunitaria. “Cualquiera que reciba una factura de electricidad puede beneficiarse, incluidos los inquilinos, los residentes en edificios de varias unidades, los municipios, las […]

Low and moderate-income Montgomery County residents who receive electricity through Pepco can now sign up to use solar power through a future community solar farm. “Anyone who receives an electric bill can benefit including renters, residents in multi-unit buildings, municipalities, nonprofits and businesses that don’t own their roofs,” according to a release from the county. […]