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  Stage 2 of Maryland’s reopening begins Friday, June 5 at 5 p.m., Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday.  Hogan is leaving it up to counties to decide whether to follow his plan or reopen more slowly. Montgomery County began Stage 1 of reopening on Monday, while most other counties began on […]

During a news conference Wednesday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced community pools can reopen in Maryland at 25% capacity starting Friday. However, Hogan’s announcement does not apply in Montgomery County. In phase 1 of Montgomery County’s COVID-19 recovery plan, which Marc Elrich announced Thursday, swimming pools (both private and public) are to remain closed. On Friday, […]

Montgomery County is the only county in Maryland not to announce a specific date to begin relaxing the stay at home order, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday. Hogan held a news conference to declare that throughout the state, important benchmarks are trending down – including numbers of people hospitalized, percentage of positive COVID-19 tests and […]

At 5 p.m., May 15, Maryland’s stay at home order will be lifted and retail stores and religious insitution can reopen under certain restrictions, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday afternoon. The state now is ready to move into stage one of its Road to Recovery, he declared. However, earlier Wednesday, County Executive Marc Elrich said […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will hold a news conference Wednesday at 5 p.m. to update Marylanders on a phased easing of restrictions in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The news conference will be live streamed on Hogan’s Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.   Related Posts Hogan Lifts Stay at Home Order, But Montgomery County May Be Slow […]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released its multi-phased COVID-19 recovery plan Monday, indicating it may not return to its normal operations until Spring 2021. On Saturday, Paul Wiedefeld, general manager and CEO of WMATA, penned an op-ed in the Washington Post, saying, “Until a vaccine is available, our customer experience can’t be what it was […]

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 […]

El plan de reapertura de Maryland tiene tres etapas y podría comenzar a principios de mayo, anunció el gobernador Larry Hogan en una conferencia de prensa, el viernes. “Soy optimista de que si los Marylanders continúa en casa y siguen practicando el distanciamiento físico un poco más, nuestros números podrían continuar estabilizándose, y espero que […]

Maryland’s plan for reopening has three stages and could begin in early May, Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Friday.  “I’m optimistic that if Marylanders continue staying home and continue practicing physical distancing a little while longer, that our numbers could continue to plateau, and I’m hopeful that we could then be able […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will hold a press conference Friday at 3 p.m where he will discuss the steps that must be taken for the state to recover from the pandemic. Hogan tweeted, “I will introduce our Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery.” The news conference will be live-streamed on Hogan’s Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter accounts. Today […]