Montgomery Community Media

It’s Thursday, May 7 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Relief for Maryland Small Business: Senator Ben Cardin will be joined by Small Business Administration (SBA) Washington Region District Director Antonio Doss and Rockville Economic Development, Inc. Executive Director Cindy Stewart to answer questions from Maryland small businesses and nonprofits about […]

If COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decrease and ICU stays continue to plateau into next week, Maryland will be ready to lift its Stay at Home order, Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday.  “Over the past seven days we have seen a good trend in hospitalizations with five straight days downward and then […]

Maryland Public Schools will remain closed for the remainder of the academic 2019-2020 school year. Online learning will continue and students will not return to campuses because of the coronavirus. The announcement was made Wednesday at a news conference with Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon. Salmon said, “After extensive discussions with […]

During National Nurses Day Wednesday, Gov. Larry Hogan, County Executive Marc Elrich, Councilmember Andrew Friedson and many others, including all of us at Montgomery Community Media, are reaching out to give special shout outs to the nurses for all they are doing and continue to do during this pandemic. “I am asking residents to honor […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will hold a press conference Wednesday at 3 p.m. to update residents on Maryland’s COVID-19 response. He will be joined by Dr. Karen Salmon, the Superintendent of Maryland Public Schools, and Dr. David Marcozzi, the COVID-19 Incident Commander for the University of Maryland Medical System. The last time Hogan held a press […]

It’s Wednesday, May 6 and it’s National Nurses Day! Thank a nurse for their frontline work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are five things to know for today in Montgomery County. 1. Governor’s Press Conference: Gov. Larry Hogan will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. to give COVID-19 updates. It streams live on his […]

Maryland now has a platform to connect personal protective equipment (PPE) suppliers to buyers, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday.  The Maryland Manufacturing Network Supplier Portal is meant to connect healthcare and other essential employees to manufacturers of PPE. Getting more PPE is one of the four building blocks needed to begin reopening Maryland, Hogan announced […]

“Maryland no ha cerrado todas sus escuelas por el resto del año escolar, pero eso parece cada vez más probable”, dijo el lunes el superintendente de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS), Dr. Jack Smith, en una reunión virtual con el concejo del condado. El 17 de abril, la superintendente estatal Karen Salmon […]

“Maryland has not closed all of its schools for the rest of the school year, but that seems more and more likely,” Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith said at a virtual county council meeting Monday.  On April 17, State Superintendent Karen Salmon announced that Maryland public schools will remain closed through […]

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 […]