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Vaccination clinics operated by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services are now offering COVID-19 vaccines to residents 65 to 74 year olds and essential workers, according to a press release. Essential workers in this priority group include transit workers, teachers, child care workers and individuals with developmental disabilities. In the past few […]

It’s not just a simple game of ding dong ditch and leaving a few cans of booze behind.  Rockville lawyer Josh Bienstock and wife Jen Bienstock talked with County Cable Montgomery’s Susan Kenedy about their efforts to spread joy and say thank you to first responders and frontline workers with some locally crafted beer.  The […]

A Capital Bikeshare program that allows essential workers to have access to a free bikeshare membership has been extended to June 30. Throughout the designated time frame, eligible essential workers can sign up through their employer for access to indefinite 30 minute bike rides.  To enroll, employers must complete a short form. Employers can access […]

Dozens of Medstar Montgomery medical workers in Olney participated in a “White Coats for Black Lives” demonstration Friday afternoon. For 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the medical community took a knee in silence to honor George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis in that time duration. White Coats For Black Lives demonstrations […]

It’s Thursday, June 4. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. COVID-19 Rent Assistance Program: Montgomery County is offering partial rent suport to low-income residents who have been impacted finacially during the COVID-19 health crisis. Applications must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5. Click here for more detials. Have […]

County Executive Marc Elrich announced that the county will begin Phase 1 of reopening starting Monday, June 1, and a lot of residents are curious what that might look like. Phase 1 guidelines include the following: Retail: Stores will provide curbside services only. Childcare: Services will be open for children of essential employees and phase one opening employees. Restaurants: Outside […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation recently announced the extension of the special programs with Capital Bikeshare and Lyft Electric Scooters offering free memberships for essential workers during the public health emergency through June 30. The memberships provide workers unlimited free rides for trips under 30 minutes. *UPDATE* The Essential Worker program has been extended until […]

Montgomery County Police honored medical staff at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda Tuesday morning. Police drove down the entrance to the hospital with their lights on, some thanking the workers from the intercom in their vehicles. Patients and staff at the hospital watched the first responder vehicles drive by from the sidewalk and through the windows. […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation has extended the special programs with Capital Bikeshare and Lyft Electric Scooters offering free memberships for essential workers during the coronavirus crisis through May 31. The memberships provide workers unlimited free rides for trips under 30 minutes. Capital Bikeshare will also continue to offer $1 trip fares for all riders, […]

Gov. Larry Hogan issued an executive order allowing salons and barbershops to open in order to serve essential workers on Monday, April 20. The order aims to serve essential workers, including “military personnel, first responders and other essential workers required to maintain certain, well-documented grooming standards as part of their profession, or where ungroomed hair […]