Montgomery Community Media

Se aproximan las elecciones primarias para gobernador de 2022,  en nueve meses, el martes 28 de junio serán las elecciones, y es vital que los residentes estén registrados para votar, según los funcionarios del condado, de lo contrario no podrán participar con su voto. MyMCM habló con el Oficial de Información Pública de la Junta Electoral […]

Montgomery County leaders are developing a COVID-19 test-to-stay program for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) with a goal to reduce quarantines, County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard explained during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. The program will look similar to the one in Massachusetts, Stoddard wrote on Twitter. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary […]

On Sept. 16, when Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg finished setting up her display by the Washington Monument of one flag for each American felled by COVID-19, she oversaw the planting of 666,600 small white flags. On Wednesday, Firstenberg and volunteers pulled up 701,000 flags, the most up-to-date number of deaths. When the Bethesda resident began imagining […]

El Departamento de Transporte del Condado de Montgomery ofrece transporte gratuito para personas mayores y discapacitadas que desean recibir la vacuna y/o hacerse la pruebas de covid-19. Para programar un viaje, llame a Connect-A-Ride al (301) 738-3252 y proporcione su nombre, dirección, número de teléfono y edad para recibir un “Código de taxi COVID gratuito”. […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) ofrecen pruebas de COVID-19 gratuitas a los estudiantes para ayudar a mitigar la transmisión. El distrito escolar enumera las pruebas como una estrategia importante para mantener las escuelas abiertas, los estudiantes y el personal seguros mientras se minimiza la cantidad de personas en cuarentena. MCPS explica que […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) offers free COVID-19 testing to students to help mitigate transmission. The school district lists testing as an important strategy for keeping schools open and students and staff safe while minimizing the number of people in quarantine. MCPS says there are two types of COVID-19 testing available. Rapid tests – which […]

El popular festival de cervezas “Oktoberfest” de Gaithersburg, que estaba programado para el sábado 10 de octubre, no se llevará a cabo este año debido a preocupaciones por el COVID-19. En un comunicado, Carolyn Muller, directora del Departamento de Parques, Recreación y Cultura de Gaithersburg, dijo que “con la variante Delta todavía omnipresente en nuestra […]

Montgomery County Department of Transportation provides free rides for seniors and disabled people to covid vaccines and testing.  To schedule a trip, call Connect-A-Ride at (301) 738-3252 and provide your name, address, phone number, age to receive a “Free COVID Taxi Code.” Then call Action Taxi, Anytime Taxi, or Regency/Barwood Taxi and tell them your […]

The Gaithersburg Oktoberfest, which was scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, will not be taking place this year due to COVID-19 concerns. In a statement, Carolyn Muller, Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture for Gaithersburg said: “With the Delta variant still pervasive in our community, we felt it was prudent to cancel the […]

It’s National Fire Prevention Week  – an effort to spread awareness and life-saving tips. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials will share daily safety tips about hazards in residents’ homes that are often hidden or overlooked. In a tweet Monday, MCFRS Chief Scott Goldstein shared prevention tips – including the importance of having a working fire alarm: […]