COVID-19

April 13, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

ArcLight Cinemas Closing Permanently, Including Westfield Montgomery Location 

ArcLight Cinemas is permanently closing all locations after shutting its doors more than a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with locations in Boston, Chicago and California, there was one ArcLight theater in Maryland — at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. It first opened its doors in 2014. Theaters in Montgomery County were […]

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April 13, 2021 | Rachel Clair

Montgomery Parks to Expand Powerline Trail from Germantown to Bethesda

Montgomery Parks will expand the Powerline Trail to connect South Germantown Recreational Park and Cabin John Regional Park. The park service has received $10 million in funding from the state of Maryland to make renovations to the Powerline Trail. The path currently is six miles of natural terrain that connects South Germantown Recreational Park to […]

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April 13, 2021 | Michelle Queen

COVID-19 Numbers: a Quarter of County Residents are Fully Vaccinated

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 13 The Maryland Department of Health reported 116 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 68,260. As of April 12, the county reported that 108 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. Montgomery County recorded no new coronavirus-related fatalities Tuesday, so the death toll in […]

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April 13, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Residentes Vacunados en la Clínica y el Sitio de Distribución de Alimentos en Lakeforest Mall

Las organizaciones sin fines de lucro Cross Community y MobileMed se asociaron para ofrecer un sitio de distribución de alimentos y una clínica de vacunas COVID-19 en Lakeforest Mall, en Gaithersburg. Se llevó a cabo una distribución de alimentos en el centro comercial el 8 de abril. Se invitó a los residentes a registrarse para […]

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April 12, 2021 | Jordan Lindsay

County Leaders Consider How Shortage of Vaccine Doses Will Effect Operational Plans

According to county leaders, the number of allotted COVID-19 vaccine doses has slightly decreased on a federal and state level. During County Council President Tom Hucker’s media briefing on Monday, local health officials said the mass vaccination site at Montgomery College’s Germantown campus did ‘tremendously well’ last week by administering about 3,000 doses on Thursday […]

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April 12, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Residents Vaccinated at Clinic and Food Distribution Site at Lakeforest Mall

Nonprofits Cross Community and MobileMed partnered to offer a food distribution site and COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg. A food distribution was held at the mall on April 8. Residents were invited to register for a vaccine appointment and return Friday to get vaccinated, and pick up a box of food on […]

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April 12, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

FEMA Ayudará a Pagar los Gastos Funerarios por Muertes Relacionadas con COVID-19

  A partir del lunes, la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) ofrece asistencia financiera para los gastos funerarios de las muertes relacionadas con COVID-19, que ocurrieron después del 20 de enero de 2020. Esta asistencia está bajo la Ley de Asignaciones Suplementarias de Respuesta y Alivio del Coronavirus de 2021, y la […]

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April 12, 2021 | Michelle Queen

The Latest COVID-19 Numbers in Montgomery County and Maryland

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 12 Since Friday, April 9, the Maryland Department of Health has reported 371 new cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County — 138 Saturday, 131 Sunday and 102 Monday. The county’s cumulative case count is 68,144. The county most recently reported that 112 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Montgomery […]

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April 12, 2021 | Jasmine Boykin

FEMA to Help Pay Funeral Costs for COVID-19 Related Deaths

Starting Monday, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering financial assistance for funeral expenses of COVID-19 related deaths that occurred after Jan. 20, 2020. This assistance is under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed into law under the Biden Administration. According […]

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April 9, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

‘It’s Nothing!’: Gaithersburg Woman Receives Vaccine at Lakeforest Mall 

Gaithersburg resident Mariam Bah received her Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at Lakeforest Mall on Friday. “It’s nothing!” Bah told MyMCM. Cross Community and MobileMed partnered to offer food distribution and a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the mall. On Thursday, Cross Community ran a large-scale food distribution and offered on-the-spot appointment registration. Residents were invited to return […]

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