Montgomery Community Media

Before the Montgomery County Council approved several county-wide COVID-19 measures easing coronavirus restrictions for businesses and establishments on Friday, MyMCM spoke to councilmember Will Jawando. Jawando addressed why Montgomery County is not following Gov. Larry Hogan’s new public health executive orders went into effect at 5 p.m. allowing restaurants, bars, places of worship, and establishments […]

The Montgomery County Council approved several changes to COVID-19 restrictions during a meeting Friday. The following changes go into effect Friday, March 12, at 5 p.m.: 1. remove all local restrictions on childcare facilities and therefore require them to follow State requirements; 2. changes maximum capacity to align with fire or other occupancy permit; 3. […]

El director de adquisiciones requerirá que todas las solicitudes informales se reserven bajo el Programa de Reserva de Pequeñas Empresas Locales (LSBRP, por sus siglas en inglés), a partir del 1 de abril de 2021. Esto es parte de los esfuerzos del ejecutivo del condado Marc Elrich para ayudar a las pequeñas empresas afectadas por […]

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is asking for patience and understanding in response to high call volumes and wait times. MDTA has seen a mass uptick in calls since it resumed mailing notices of toll due following a pause from March to October 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Notices of toll due are mailed to […]

The director of procurement will require that all informal solicitations be reserved under the Local Small Business Reserve Program (LSBRP), starting April 1, 2021. This is part of County Executive Marc Elrich’s effort to assist local small businesses impacted by COVID-19. According to the county, $2,026,173 was awarded in informal solicitations during fiscal year 2020. […]

The Montgomery County Council, sitting as the Board of Health (BOH), is scheduled to meet virtually Friday at 1:30 p.m. to introduce a regulation and hold a public hearing for new reopening measures. A vote is tentatively scheduled during the meeting following the hearing. If the council votes to approve the changes, they go into […]

Novavax confirmed high levels of vaccine efficacy against both original and variant COVID-19 strains in recent United Kingdom and South Africa trials. In a press release Thursday, the Gaithersburg-based drug company said its vaccine has shown to provide 100% protection against severe disease, including hospitalizations and deaths. In a Phase 3 trial, Novavax reported a […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for March 12 According to Montgomery County health officials, 10.4% of the county’s residents are fully vaccinated with two doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, and 20.2% have received the first dose. Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services clinics are currently vaccinating 1A (all tiers) and 1B […]

El ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, pidió un “equilibrio cuidadoso continuo” para reducir la propagación del COVID-19. En un comunicado emitido el jueves, Elrich señaló el anuncio del gobernador Larry Hogan de que a partir del 12 de marzo pondría fin a muchas de las restricciones y límites de capacidad que se han […]

County Executive Marc Elrich called for “continued careful balance” in reducing the spread of COVID-19. In a statement released Thursday, Elrich pointed to Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement that as of March 12, he would end many of the restrictions and capacity limits that have been in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. “It almost […]