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Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that Maryland would purchase 250,000 rapid coronavirus tests to be used in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, correctional and juvenile detention centers across the state. Hogan announced last month that the state had joined with five other states and the Rockefeller Foundation to form the interstate testing compact to expand the […]

El número de residentes del condado de Montgomery que presentaron reclamos iniciales por desempleo durante la semana que terminó el 5 de septiembre, se mantuvo constante. 1,143 residentes presentaron reclamos de desempleo la semana anterior, en comparación con 1,167 residentes que presentaron la semana que terminó el 1 de septiembre. En todo el estado, el […]

The number of Montgomery County residents who filed initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended Sept. 5 remained constant. 1,143 residents filed initial unemployment claims the previous week, compared to 1,167 residents who filed the week ending Sept. 1. Statewide, the number of initial filers decreased by about 500 people. During the week […]

Un nuevo estudio que analiza la diversidad en los estados de todo el país ubica a Maryland en el séptimo lugar por tercer año consecutivo. El sitio web de finanzas, WalletHub.com, clasifica a Texas (#2), Hawái (#3), Nueva Jersey (n.°4), Nueva York (#5), Nuevo México (#6), Florida (#8), Nevada (# 9) y Arizona (#10) entre los […]

A new study that looks at diversity in states across the country ranks Maryland seventh for the third straight year. The finance website, WalletHub.com, ranks Texas (#2), Hawaii (#3), New Jersey (#4), New York (#5), New Mexico (#6), Florida (#8), Nevada (#9), and Arizona (#10) in the top 10 most diverse states. The number one […]

On Friday, Montgomery County announced that restaurants, breweries and wineries can offer live performances along with dining/drinking.  No dancing or congregating around performers is allowed, and people must wear masks (unless eating or drinking) and stay seated while eating. The announcement came shortly after most Maryland counties began Phase 3 of the state’s recovery. Phase 3 […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, local, state and national leaders are consistently making decisions and announcements in order to do what they think is best for residents.  Gov. Larry Hogan has been holding press conferences in regard to COVID-19 since late February, sometimes making considerable announcements. Often in response to his announcements, Montgomery County leaders […]

El anuncio del gobernador de Maryland Larry Hogan sobre que el estado estaba reduciendo las restricciones y pasando a la Fase 3 “nos ha tomado nuevamente por sorpresa”, tuiteó el ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery Marc Elrich. Con 97 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado el martes, y sin tiempo para revisar la orden […]

El Ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, y el Concejo del condado dejaron en claro que no están contentos con el anuncio del gobernador Larry Hogan de “autorizar” a las escuelas a reabrir en persona y presionar para que implementen planes de aprendizaje híbridos. “Estamos consternados y perplejos de que el gobernador Hogan hiciera […]