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Three Eastern Middle School students won first place in this year’s StudentCam national video documentary competition open to students in grades 6-12 contest. Over 5,300 students participated in the competition which was organized by C-SPAN television network. Students were asked to create a 5-6 minute-long documentary that addressed the theme, “What’s Your Vision in 2020?” […]

Today is Tuesday, April 7 and it is World Health Day. World Health Day aims to bring awareness to health issues around the world. Because of the coronavirus, this year, more than others, we understand why this is an important day. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council in Virtual Session:  […]

Montgomery County released a statement Thursday with an update on the spread of covid-19 in the County. At this time, there are six confirmed deaths due to the virus and multiple nursing homes have confirmed cases of covid-19. Deaths reported Thursday by the Maryland Department of Health included two men in their 70s, one man […]

A man in his sixties died at a local hospital on Friday after being admitted for experiencing symptoms for COVID-19, according to a Montgomery County government press release. This is the second COVID-19-related death in Montgomery County. There have been 31 related deaths in Maryland as of April 1. Upon investigation, it was determined the […]

El ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, dijo que la orden ejecutiva del gobernador Larry Hogan, de cerrar todos los negocios no esenciales en Maryland, es básicamente un refugio en el lugar sin decirlo. Elrich dijo que el Gobernador hizo un buen trabajo en su rueda de prensa.

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order to close all non-essential businesses in Maryland is basically a shelter-in-place without saying so. Elrich said it achieves what a lot of people want at this point in the COVID-19 outbreak. 

The 2020 Census count is currently underway. Homes will receive in the mail an invitation to participate in the census from March 12-20. The questionnaire may be completed online, by phone, or by mail. These official Census Bureau mailings will include detailed information and a Census ID for completing the census online. Montgomery County Executive Marc […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich commended Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order to close all restaurants, bars, movie theaters and gyms in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Hogan announced an executive order to close such establishments in Maryland starting at 5 p.m. Monday. Drive-thru, carryout and delivery will continue, as well as […]

El Condado de Montgomery ahora tiene 12 casos confirmados de COVID-19, seis de los cuales se confirmaron el sábado. Cuatro de los nuevos pacientes son hombres y tienen edades comprendidas entre los veinte y los setenta, según el Dr. Travis Gayles, Oficial de Salud del Condado de Montgomery. Los otros dos pacientes son mujeres, una […]

Montgomery County now has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19, six of which were just confirmed on Saturday. Four of the new patients are males and range in age from their twenties to their seventies, according to Dr. Travis Gayles, Montgomery County Health Officer. The other two patients are females. One is in her twenties, and […]