Montgomery Community Media

Gov. Larry Hogan and the nation’s governors are pushing Congress to allocate $500 billion to states and territories to help with budget shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without federal help, states may have to take drastic and destructive measures, he said.    “Without sufficient federal relief, states will have to confront the prospect of significant […]

El Departamento de Salud de Maryland (MDH) comenzó a publicar los números COVID-19 organizados por código postal, el domingo. Tres códigos postales de Silver Spring tienen la mayor concentración de casos en Maryland después de la ciudad de Baltimore con 153 casos (código postal 21215) y Lanham con 143 casos (20706). El código postal Silver […]

The Maryland Health Department (MDH) began releasing COVID-19 numbers organized by zip code Sunday.  Three Silver Spring zip codes have the highest concentration of cases in Maryland after Baltimore City with 153 cases (zip code 21215) and Lanham with 143 cases (20706). The Silver Spring zip code 20904 has 137 cases as of Monday morning. […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning from now until 2:30 p.m. for portions of Montgomery County, including Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Olney, Poolesville, Aspen Hill, Potomac and North Potomac. Winds may gust up to 60 mph and will cause trees and large branches to fall. Roads may become blocked by downed […]

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for portions of Montgomery County until 5 p.m. Monday. According to the warning, up to two inches of rain fell Monday morning, with additional rain of 1-2 inches expected during the afternoon. Creeks and streams in the area may flood Monday afternoon. Specifically, Rock Creek from […]

El Dr. Travis Gayles, Oficial de Salud del Condado de Montgomery, anunció el jueves que los compradores deben usar máscaras o cubiertas faciales en supermercados, farmacias y grandes tiendas minoristas, como Costco o Sam’s Club. Esto entrará en vigencia a partir del lunes 13 de abril. Los minoristas deben limitar el número de compradores en […]

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles announced Thursday that shoppers are required to wear masks or face coverings in grocery stores, pharmacies, and large retail stores, such as Costco or Sam’s Club. This will take effect starting Monday, April 13. Retailers are required to limit the number of shoppers in the store at a […]

El condado de Montgomery ha lanzado el sitio web para el programa de subsidio de emergencia de salud pública de $ 20 millones para empresas con 100 empleados o menos. El sitio web del programa PHEG contiene información para empresas sobre las solicitudes de subvención, actualizaciones sobre el programa y un enlace a la aplicación. […]

Montgomery County has launched the website for the $20 million Public Health Emergency Grant program for businesses with 100 employees or less. The PHEG program’s website contains information for businesses on the grant applications, updates on the program and a link to the application. The program will benefit both for-profit and non-profit businesses as well […]

Three Eastern Middle School students won first place in this year’s StudentCam national video documentary competition open to students in grades 6-12 contest. Over 5,300 students participated in the competition which was organized by C-SPAN television network. Students were asked to create a 5-6 minute-long documentary that addressed the theme, “What’s Your Vision in 2020?” […]