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Applications are open for Montgomery Virtual, Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) virtual learning academy for the 2021-2022 school year. In order to be eligible for the K-12 online academy, the MCPS student or student’s family must be experiencing extenuating health circumstances that could be helped through virtual learning, according to the application form. Families must […]

Montgomery County continues to provide grant funding for those who have been financially impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Thus far, we’ve provided about $80 million in business grants,” Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said “and we’ve provided $115 million in rental assistance”. During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Elrich discussed grants awarded so […]

A partir del 3 de julio, los residentes de Maryland que han estado recibiendo beneficios por desempleo a raíz de la pandemia ya no los recibirán. El gobernador Larry Hogan anunció que Maryland descontinuará el beneficio adicional de $300 por semana y restablecerá los requisitos de que quienes reciben beneficios por desempleo deben demostrar que […]

Get ready for chocolate-covered bacon, pig races, carnival rides, and much more. A summer tradition is returning to Gaithersburg in August, after being canceled last year because of the coronavirus. The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, which started in 1945, will officially return for its “9 Best Days of Summer” on August 13 at 3 p.m. […]

Manny Hidalgo, el director ejecutivo de Shepherd’s Table cuenta sobre la misión de la organización, que por tres décadas ha ayudado a los más vulnerables del condado, el trabajo que han realizado durante la pandemia y su emotiva historia al perder a su hermano menor a raíz del Covid-19. Hidalgo dice: “esto es lo que […]

With only 2.6 new cases of COVID-19 out of 100,000 people recorded Tuesday and a test positivity rate of less than one percent, Montgomery County continues to move forward in its recovery. During a news briefing Wednesday, Executive Marc Elrich said that hiring to fill vacant county jobs is beginning again. “We are beginning to […]

As of July 3, Marylanders who have been collecting enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits will no longer receive them. Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland is discontinuing the extra $300 a week benefit as well as reinstating requirements that those receiving unemployment benefits must show they are actively searching for work. “Our health and economic recovery […]

A VIP trip to Super Bowl LVI—along with several other potential prizes—is now available for those vaccinated at a CVS Pharmacy. CVS Health announced that starting Tuesday, customers who’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine or plan to receive the vaccine through one of its pharmacies can enter into several sweepstakes. CVS is launching these sweepstakes over […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for June 1 The Maryland Department of Health reported nine new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 70,930. This is the lowest number of new cases in a 24 hour period since March 19, 2020, when two cases were confirmed in Montgomery County. There were […]

Many in Montgomery County will be heading to Ocean City for Memorial Day weekend. A recent MedStar Health survey found that Ocean City is the most popular beach for people living in the greater Washington D.C. area. If that’s the case and you still need a COVID-19 vaccine, there is good news. Ocean City Convention […]