Montgomery Community Media

El condado de Montgomery invita a los estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria a producir anuncios de servicio público en video para alentar a los jóvenes de la comunidad a hablar con sus amigos sobre la importancia de recibir la vacuna COVID-19, según el comunicado del gobierno. El concurso “Take Your Shot” invita a los estudiantes […]

Montgomery County has entered into an agreement to construct an integrated microgrid and electric bus charging project at the Brookville Bus Depot in Silver Spring. The project is designed to enable at least 44 Ride On buses to move from diesel to electric power. Executive Marc Elrich announced Wednesday that the county set up a […]

The Maryland Department of Health released a tracking pool that shows groups that are most likely to express hesitancy about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Although there is greater access to more vaccine doses now, data shows that some Marylanders are uncertain about getting the shot. “The problem with all this is it will delay our […]

El programa Beneficio de Banda Ancha de Emergencia (EBB, por sus siglas en inglés), de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones proporcionarán a los hogares de bajos ingresos un descuento temporal de $50 por mes en el servicio de Internet residencial, durante la pandemia COVID-19, según el comunicado del gobierno local. “Hoy, le he orientado a […]

Members of the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) spent Tuesday afternoon discussing how best to keep students safe without having a daily police presence in the schools. This after County Executive Marc Elrich removed funding for the School Resource Officers program. “The decision has been taken out of our hands,” said BOE […]

John P. Morrissey, the chief judge for Maryland district courts, has ordered all district court employees to stop wearing articles of clothing that donned the thin blue line flag. The “thin blue line” flag is often used by law enforcement officers to symbolize the line between police and their role in preventing society from descending […]

After backlash from residents and community leaders, Montgomery County will be reopening some of its public libraries and senior centers. On June 1, six library branches will reopen. Then, on June 14 two of the county’s seven senior centers will reopen. The libraries that will reopen are: Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda Gaithersburg […]

El Ejecutivo del Condado Marc Elrich enfatizó que los inquilinos del condado de Montgomery, junto con todos los inquilinos de Maryland, todavía tienen protección contra el desalojo, incluso si la decisión del tribunal federal da como resultado la cancelación de las protecciones bajo el Orden de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de las […]

At his weekly media briefing on Wednesday, County Executive Marc Elrich was asked by a reporter about why libraries, recreation centers, and senior centers still have not reopened. According to Elrich, there are “different issues” for why these places have not fully reopened. “One is you know we don’t we don’t have everybody vaccinated then […]

Montgomery County will soon be home to a new center aimed at preparing for the next pandemic. Connected DMV, a regional nonprofit that focuses on solving complex problems, is launching the Pandemic Prevention and Biodefense Center. The center brings together scientists, academics, and policymakers to prepare for a public health crisis and avoid another global […]