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Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education members said farewell to 43rd Student Member of the Board [SMOB] Nick Asante and welcomed the 44th SMOB Hana O’Looney on Thursday. “My 12 years in this school system have taught me that diversity is our strength… I look forward to serving as your SMOB and championing never […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS), anunciaron que el último plazo para inscribir a los estudiantes, que desean tomar clases de manera virtual el próximo año escolar 2021-2022, es el viernes 2 de julio. Según Melissa Rivera, portavoz de MCPS, los estudiantes que deseen recibir instrucción académica virtual deberán solicitarlo, la admisión no […]

En su cuenta de Twitter el gobernador de Maryland Larry Hogan compartió el jueves el reporte más reciente de Bloomberg, el cual indica que dos estados cruzaron un hito importante esta semana, con Maryland y Massachusetts dando al menos una dosis de vacuna a más de la mitad de su población hispana. Hogan señaló en […]

Not only are the number of new coronavirus cases dropping steeply among Montgomery County residents, the vaccines are showing they are effective. Ninety seven percent of the recent cases in Maryland are arising in unvaccinated people, according to Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles Also, Gayles noted that 89% of hospitalizations and deaths related […]

Montgomery County leaders urge the need for more infrastructure spending. Council President Tom Hucker says there are decades worth of aging and at-risk infrastructure not only locally but throughout the state and beyond. “It’s an issue that affects the entire nation. We’ve seen in the last few days just how devastating the consequences can be,” […]

The Montgomery County Black Collective hosted a virtual forum Thursday evening to address priorities voiced by residents, such as equitable distribution of funding, access to resources, and inclusion in policy development. During ‘The Black Agenda 2021 – Event 3: We Are Here!’ – local elected officials, including members from the County Council and Board of Education, […]

Montgomery County will not host fireworks or an Independence Day celebration this July 4, according to a release from the county. The county could not guarantee the “Germantown Glory” and “Mid-County Sparkles” events would be possible due to uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, the statement said, and the county did not enter […]

Maryland ranked 12th nationally in an updated report on the safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic, released by the personal finance website WalletHub. To identify which states are taking the most important steps to keep residents safe during the pandemic, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia on five key metrics. The […]

Celso Morales Salinas, un trabajador de la construcción de Annapolis, fue el ganador del 18 de junio en la promoción VaxCash de $2 millones, así lo anunció la oficina del Gobernador Larry Hogan. Morales Salinas, residente del  del condado de Anne Arundel, es el último ganador en reclamar un premio de $40,000 en la promoción […]

As of next week, the Montgomery College Germantown campus will no longer be the county’s mass vaccination site. County Executive Marc Elrich made the announcement saying the current venue will be suspended on July 2 before relocating to the Upcounty Regional Services Center (also in Germantown) beginning July 6, where first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses will […]