Montgomery Community Media

Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference on April 9 the formation of a workgroup to address the rise in violence targeting the Asian American community, “This workgroup, one of the first of its kind in the country, will be composed of a wide ranging group of experts and advocates across various disciplines who will […]

A crowd of Asian American residents and supporters marched from Sligo Creek Parkway to the Silver Spring Civic Center Friday night, carrying signs against racism – in particular anti-Asian hate and violence. Meghana Narayan, whose family is from Southern India, was still reeling after learning that a man with a gun had killed eight people, […]

Gov. Larry Hogan; his wife, Yumi Hogan; and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford were vaccinated for COVID-19 Monday morning. Hogan said all three were “feeling fantastic,” and he urged everyone to get vaccinated when it is their turn. To see which priority group Montgomery County residents fall into and when they are eligible to sign up […]

Yumi Hogan, Maryland’s First Lady, was awarded the Order of Civil Merit of the Republic of Korea — the country’s “highest and most prestigious civilian honor,” according to a press release by the governor’s office. The ceremony took place Tuesday at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, D.C. Hogan is one of […]

The state of Maryland is working to get missing components to complete the 500,000 COVID-19 testing kits secured from South Korea, Montgomery County Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles said at a virtual county council meeting Thursday.  “I do know that when they were brought in they did not include […]

Yumi Hogan, wife of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, has started a cooking show. Yumi Cooks! shows the First Lady of Maryland cooking Korean dishes on Gov. Hogan’s YouTube page. The cooking episodes are between 1-2 minutes. The cooking show began last year, with just 3 episodes, but since the coronavirus crisis began, Yumi Hogan began […]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden, as well as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), have weighed in on the news that Maryland has obtained 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea. In a statement, obtained by the Baltimore Sun, Biden said Monday evening: “The administration’s response on testing has been so […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday Maryland has received 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea. “The 500,000 test capacity, which we have just acquired is equal to the total amount of testing, which has been completed by four of the top five states in America combined,” Hogan said. The deal was made with the help of […]

Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan visited The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) yesterday to decorate small boxes with children. The Children’s Inn offers a comfortable, home-like place for families and their children with illnesses who are undergoing clinical trials at NIH.

Admit it. Maryland has the cutest first dogs. Gov. Larry Hogan is joining in on the social media fun by posting photos of his dogs for National Pet Day. Hogan has two Shih Tzus that he adopted last May from BARCS Animal Shelter in Baltimore. According to The Baltimore Sun, his dog Anna (or Annapolis) […]