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BioNTech, the German-based company responsible for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, will expand its operations to Montgomery County and acquire a Gaithersburg manufacturing facility and cell therapy R&D platform from Kite, a unit of Gilead Sciences. This expansion will support the development of BioNTech’s expanding pipeline of novel cell therapies. The company recently rose to international […]

After Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was FDA-approved for youths ages 12-15 on Monday, Montgomery County leaders are preparing to administer shots to young residents. The eligibility expansion still requires final approval from a CDC advisory committee, which is set to meet Wednesday. During a county council meeting Tuesday, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said leaders […]

There are 34 more classrooms at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School following a renovation project to ease overcrowding. Enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year was 500 over capacity. “With 2,100 students last year we had eight portable classroom units outside,” said Donna Jones, the school’s principal. “With this expansion, the building will have a capacity of 2,400.” […]

Beginning tonight and continuing Sundays through Thursdays until work is complete, Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are scheduled to temporarily close two lanes on the outer loop of I-495 Bridge over MacArthur Boulevard in Montgomery County. SHA’s contractor, Concrete General, Inc. of Gaithersburg, is working to replace bridge expansion joints. Weather permitting the work […]

Bundle up! It’s going to be our coldest day of the season. Here are five more things to know today, Nov. 23rd, in Montgomery County: 1. Catherine Hoggle is due back in court today. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for the latest from the courthouse. #FindSarah #FindJacob 2.  Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is scheduled to hold a […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will join Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM), Stewart Edelstein, executive director of The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) and associate vice chancellor for USM, and State Senator Nancy King on May 19 to announce progress toward the development of a fourth academic […]

You can now recycle more items than ever at the Montgomery County’s Solid Waste Processing Facility. Find out more in this report from County Report This Week: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Additional Coverage:

UPDATED Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today (Sept. 4) announced that residents can now drop off a variety of newly added household items for recycling at the Solid Waste Processing Facility and Transfer Station under the latest expansion of the county’s nationally-recognized recycling program. Included among the many bulk rigid plastic items that can now […]