Montgomery Community Media

Starting Monday, Metrorail trains will stop running at 9:00 p.m. everyday while Metrobus services will end at 11:00 p.m. daily. WMATA officials say hours have been reduced in an effort to limit frontline transit workers’ exposure to the public while enhancing the safety of individuals who must travel during the current COVID-19 health crisis. Updated Special […]

It’s Thursday, April 2 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1.Virtual Community Briefing: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will host a virtual community briefing from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. He will be joined by MCPS Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Director of Emergency Management Dr. Earl […]

Happy April Fools Day! It’s Wednesday, April 1 and here are five things worth knowing in Montgomery County. 1. Complete the Census: It’s National Census Day! Complete the census at http://my2020census.gov/. Gov. Larry Hogan has received permission to extend the deadline of the census. 2. Hogan, Whitmer Pen Joint Op-Ed: Gov. Hogan and Michigan Gov. Gretchen […]

El Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery emitió una declaración en respuesta a la orden del Gobernador Larry Hogan “Quedarse en casa”, promulgada en Maryland el lunes 30 de marzo. Bajo la orden de Hogan, los residentes de Maryland que abandonan sus hogares por razones no esenciales y se congregan en grandes grupos pueden […]

Chief elected officials from parts of Maryland and Virginia sent out a joint statement Tuesday urging residents to stay home and slow the spread of COVID-19, unless travel is essential.  Officials from Montgomery County who signed the statement are County Executive Marc Elrich, Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, Rockville Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton and Takoma Park […]

Montgomery County Police Department issued a statement in response to Gov. Larry Hogan’s “Stay at Home” order enacted in Maryland Monday. Under Hogan’s order, Marylanders who leave their homes for nonessential reasons and congregate in large groups can receive jail time or a fine of up to $5,000 for not adhering to the state’s efforts […]

Although communication with the state has improved, no one in Montgomery County received any warning before Gov. Larry Hogan’s Stay at Home order Monday, said Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Earl Stoddard as far as he knows at county council meeting Tuesday. He said he’s not sure why they didn’t get a […]

Today is Tuesday, March 31, and it is Equal Pay Day. Here are five things worthy of your knowledge in Montgomery County. 1. Stay at Home: Gov. Larry Hogan, along with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), have enacted “Stay at Home” orders in the DMV area. So, stay at home […]

El gobernador de Maryland Larry Hogan anunció el lunes que a partir de las 8 p.m., a todos los habitantes de Maryland se les ordenará quedarse en casa. Todos los residentes del estado recibirán una alerta en sus teléfonos celulares con instrucciones sobre esta orden ejecutiva. Solo las empresas esenciales pueden permanecer abiertas, dice Hogan. […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday, that starting at 8 p.m., all Marylanders will be ordered to stay at home. All Marylanders will receive an alert on their cell phones with instructions about this executive order. Only essential businesses can stay open, Hogan says. These businesses need to cut down staff, limit interaction with customers, and […]