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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich issued a statement after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as the President and Vice President of the United States. Elrich wished the new administration well, saying: Today, America starts a new chapter as we welcome our 46th President Joe Biden and 49th Vice President Kamala Harris. They take […]

El ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery Marc Elrich emitió la siguiente declaración el 20 de enero día de la inauguración presidencial donde Joe Biden juramenta como Presidente de Estados Unidos junto a la primera mujer Vice-presidenta en la historia del país Kamala Harris. Hoy, Estados Unidos comienza un nuevo capítulo al dar la bienvenida a […]

During a virtual town hall Tuesday night, Montgomery County leaders voiced frustrations about the insufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines the community has received and the lack of state and federal coordination surrounding vaccine rollout. “We are prepared to register you. We are prepared to vaccinate you,” County Executive Marc Elrich told attendees. “We just need […]

El condado de Montgomery llevará a cabo un homenaje y celebración al Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. el lunes 18 de enero a partir de las 5 p.m. a las 6 p.m. en honor al cumpleaños del gran líder de los derechos civiles. El programa de transmisión en vivo de artes escénicas se titula “En […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) anunciaron el jueves que el Superintendente Jack Smith se jubilará a partir del 1 de junio. Smith se ha desempeñado como superintendente de MCPS desde julio de 2016 y actualmente lleva un año en su segundo mandato. Antes de unirse a la comunidad de MCPS, había trabajado […]

Montgomery County has received 19,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine – and administered 14,952 of those as of Thursday. Local health officials say all of the allotted doses are expected to be administered by Friday, Jan. 15. The county is currently in Phase 1A for vaccine distribution, consisting of frontline health care workers, staff and […]

Montgomery County Public Schools announced Thursday that Superintendent Jack Smith will retire effective June 1. Smith has served as superintendent for MCPS since July 2016 and is currently one year into his second term. Before joining the MCPS community he had worked as a lifelong educator as a teacher, principal, and former interim state superintendent […]

A Montgomery County inspector visited The Clarksburg Tavern, on Frederick Road, Jan. 11, six days after they hosted a “USA Themed Party” that was sponsored by Robin Ficker, who is running for Maryland governor on the Republican ticket. The county received information about the 6 p.m. party and decided to investigate. Information “will be analyzed […]

El Condado de Montgomery ha utilizado fondos federales relacionados con COVID-19 para instalar Wi-Fi público al aire libre en diez ubicaciones de Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado: Aspen Hill, Davis (N. Bethesda), Gaithersburg, Germantown, Maggie Nightingale (Poolesville),  Marilyn Praisner (Burtonsville), Rockville Memorial, Twinbrook, Wheaton, y White Oak; y también frente al Edificio Cívico de Silver Spring en la Plaza de los Veteranos Silver Spring Civic Building. […]

During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich expressed his optimism behind the progress being made during the pandemic now that the COVID-19 vaccine is starting to rollout. Elrich added that there’s an anticipation of more help from the federal level this year. https://twitter.com/TVJordanLindsay/status/1346876452424310786?s=20 Governor Larry Hogan recently acknowledged Montgomery […]