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October 5, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Montgomery County Reports Three New Coronavirus Deaths in One Week Period

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Monday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 269 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County since Friday. This brings the cumulative case count to 23,079 since the start of the pandemic. Since the first reported case in March, 810 county residents have died from COVID-19. Since last week, Sept. 28, this […]

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August 21, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Maryland’s Seven-Day COVID-19 Positivity Rate Hits New Low of 3.08%

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Friday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 19,325 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is a 0.32% increase from the 19,264 cases reported Thursday. Since the first case in March, 775 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of one death since Thursday, according to the […]

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August 20, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

All Maryland Jurisdictions Reporting COVID-19 Positivity Rates Lower Than 5%

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Thursday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 19,264 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is a 0.44% increase from the 19,180 cases reported Wednesday. Since the first case in March, 775 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of one death since Wednesday, according to the […]

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August 19, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Montgomery County Seven-Day Testing Positive Rate Lower Than 11 Maryland Jurisdictions

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Wednesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 19,180 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is a 0.27% increase from the 19,127 cases reported Tuesday. Since the first case in March, 774 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of one death since Tuesday, according to the […]

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August 14, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Montgomery County 7-Day Testing Positive Rate Lower Than Statewide Average

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Friday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 18,819 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is a 0.36% increase from the 18,752 cases reported Thursday. Since the first case in March, 769 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of one death since Thursday, according to the […]

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March 1, 2016 | Sonya Burke

Georgia Avenue Ramp to I-495 Inner Loop Closing Tonight for Repairs

The State Highway Administration is closing the Georgia Avenue ramp to the Interstate 495 Inner Loop tonight in Silver Spring for pavement repairs. According to the SHA, the closure will take place at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night.  The ramp should reopen by 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Drivers should plan for additional travel time and […]

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June 22, 2015 | Staff Writer

Road Work Continues on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) continues to make progress on a two mile, $3.7 million safety and resurfacing project on MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) between I-495 (Capital Beltway) and Dupont Avenue in Kensington. Currently, crews are patching in advance of grinding, paving and pavement marking work that will occur later this […]

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January 29, 2014 | Valerie Bonk

Patch Layoffs Affect Montgomery County News Sites

Hundreds of employees with AOL’s hyperlocal news site Patch were laid-off in a major restructuring that will bring the number of sites nationally from more than 900 down to about 250, according to multiple reports. Patch has 11 news sites in Montgomery County run by three editors. As of Wednesday, all of the sites are […]

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May 13, 2013 | Sonya Burke

Welcome Tamika Smith (Photo)

We are pleased to announce that Tamika Smith joins Montgomery Community Media (MCM) today (May 13) as our Community Engagement Specialist. A multimedia journalist, Tamika is already well known in Montgomery County as one of the founding members of Silver Spring Patch where she worked as a local news and community engagement editor. She also […]

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