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Hospitals saw an increase in patients seeking health care in the days following the Blizzard of 2016. “Adventist Healthcare emergency departments were very busy with hundreds of patient visits for several days after the snowstorm,” said Shanna Muschik, Adventist Healthcare’s marketing manager. According to Muschik, Shady Grove Medical Center saw close to 200 patients on […]

Make no doubt about it: Montgomery County public schools are opening on time on Monday morning. That’s the latest message from MCPS administrators on the district’s website. It will be the first time that MCPS students have been in class in over a week because of weather and road conditions following the Blizzard of 2016. […]

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Crews are clearing snow from Montgomery County Public Schools buses parked at the Crabbs Branch Way Depot but, so far, there’s been no word from MCPS about the status of schools on Wednesday. Earlier today, D.C. schools officials announced school would resume tomorrow. Important Announcement: DCPS will open on time tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27, 2016. […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, Transportation Director Al Roshdieh, and Highways Services Chief Richard Dorsey provided an update about snow plow operations on Tuesday afternoon at the Bethesda Dept. The local officials pledged to have at least one snow plow down every county street by 7 a.m. on Wednesday. If you haven’t seen a plow […]

Montgomery County’s 311 has experienced higher than normal call volume after last weekend’s historic blizzard. MC311 is Montgomery County’s hotline for government information and service requests. County Spokesperson Patrick Lacefield said 311 has been overwhelmed with calls about snow removal. “Usually in a 12-hour period we get about 2,000 calls. Yesterday in a 24-hour period […]

UPDATED The Maryland State Highway Administration has hundreds of crews working to clear the roads and interstates in Montgomery County, and, around the state, and the work remains slow going. “Nothing is going to be normal until at least the weekend,” said SHA spokesperson David Buck. According to Buck, there are many ramps to I-495 […]

Governor Larry Hogan announced on Monday that the state’s recovery efforts are “well underway” and that the state of emergency enacted on Friday by the governor still remains in effect until further notice. According to a news release, the governor is urging people to remain off the roads “unless absolute necessary,” as crews continue to […]

The tennis dome at Quince Orchard Swim and Tennis Club (QOSTC) on Roundabout Drive in Gaithersburg collapsed on Saturday afternoon during the blizzard. The club’s executive director notified members of the “devastating” collapse in an email on Sunday night. “With sadness I wanted to let you know that our Tennis Dome, despite our best preparation […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Highway Services continues snow removal and plowing operations today. MCDOT crews have been working around the clock to clear emergency and primary roads and this morning have returned to retreat these roads because of overnight icing. Crews have also begun plowing operations in neighborhoods. The initial objective for the […]