Montgomery County Department of Recreation has hired more than 100 young people, ages 16 to 23, for its COVID Corps summer job program. The COVID Corps is deployed throughout the county to help with coronavirus testing, food security initiatives, community outreach, tech mentoring, operational recovery, special projects, and more. COVID Corps members are $14 an […]

A través de un comunicado la Oficina del Censo informó que comenzaron las visitas en los hogares para quienes aún no hayan llenado el formulario del Censo 2020 por correo, por internet o por teléfono. Según el Censo, “la tasa actual de autorrespuesta a nivel nacional es del 63.3 %, la Oficina del Censo estima […]

Sin duda el verano del año 2020 no ha sido como cualquier otro, incluyendo el uso de las piscinas. Por lo general, en la mayoría de los establecimientos, las piscinas públicas en lugares cerrados no están operando y las que están en sitios abiertos funcionan bajo un gama de nuevos protocolos. Aquí un vistazo del […]

La nueva Proclamación del gobernador Larry Hogan para las elecciones generales del 3 de noviembre incluye cambios notables. Los funcionarios de la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery dicen que hay muchos detalles importantes que los residentes deben conocer cuando se trata de votar. La votación anticipada se llevará a cabo del 26 de octubre […]

A group of Leisure World residents rallied in support of protecting the post office from political dismantling Tuesday afternoon. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who represents District 8, joined the residents for a “United States Postal Service Day of Action” news conference outside of the Leisure World post office. Several residents, including Louise Doss-Martin, spoke in […]

Governor Larry Hogan’s new Proclamation for the November 3 General Election includes a lot of notable changes. Montgomery County Board of Elections officials says there are many important details for local residents to be aware of when it comes to voting. Early voting will be held from October 26 to November 2 in Montgomery County. 11 local early […]

Montgomery County awarded $1,126,100 to 28 local food assistance providers to expand their work into hard-to-reach communities during the global pandemic. These grants are designed to support community nonprofit purchases of refrigerators and freezers, shelving and space enhancements, vehicles, forklifts, hand trucks, computers and software, as well as repairs to existing infrastructure. These purchases will […]

Bram Weinstein is the new radio play-by-play announcer for the Washington Football Team. Weinstein grew up in Montgomery County a huge fan of the football team. He graduated from Springbrook High School and then American University. He has worked at ESPN, ESPN radio and FOX5 over the last several years. In the late 1990’s, Weinstein […]

Kim Jones hosts Studio 501c3, a show that focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County working to build supportive communities every day. This episode features Dr. Cesar Palacios, executive director of the nonprofit Proyecto Salud, a community health center that provides medical services in Wheaton and Olney to uninsured residents. Watch previous episodes of Studio […]

La organización comunitaria Nueva Vida por más de 21 años ha tenido la misión de ser el apoyo para las mujeres latinas que tienen cáncer. No obstante, durante la pandemia de Covid-19 el apoyo se ha hecho más fuerte debido a la creciente necesidad por perdida de empleo, enfermedad y el manejo en el tema […]