Over the last few weeks, many groups have begun making masks for others to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. This story has a slightly different spin. You could call it a whole new ballgame. There’s a new group of masks makers in Montgomery County and they’re not making masks with sewing machines or […]

The Metropolitan Opera, based in New York City, offers students access to free streaming of opera shows through the Met’s HD Live in Schools program. Normally, students go to the movie theatre to watch shows after learning about the story and doing activities to familiarize themselves with characters. However, because theaters are closed due to […]

La Policía de Fairfax en Virginia arrestó a principios de abril a 30 personas como parte de la Operación COVID Crackdown, que buscaba identificar y detener a depredadores que usan Internet para explotar a menores de edad. Según el comunicado de prensa de la Policía de Fairfax, en cada caso, los delincuentes utilizaron plataformas en […]

Con la obra de teatro bilingüe “Luchadora” el teatro Adventure ofrece una presentación de manera virtual a través de su página de Facebook, el domingo a las 2pm. La pandemia COVID-19 ha provocado el cierre de establecimientos como los teatros, así que Adventure Theatre MTC, que tiene su sede en el icónico parque Glen Echo […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich gave a COVID-19 update during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles also spoke, and the variety of topics include coronavirus case data for nursing homes, emergency relief funding, and testing kit availability. Governor Larry Hogan recently directed the Maryland Department of Health to publish […]

La Clínica comunitaria Mary’s Center, fundada desde 1988 y con centros de salud en el Distrito de Columbia y Maryland, ha tenido que cerrar temporalmente dos de sus clínicas por la pandemia de COVID-19, pero sigue ofreciendo servicios de salud gratuitos o a bajo costo para las familias necesitadas del área. Lyda Vanegas, Directora de […]

Montgomery County Public Schools are set to continue with online instruction through May 15 due to the COVID-19 emergency. The shift to online learning has brought some difficulties to both teachers and students. Montgomery County Board of Education Member Karla Silvestre talks about some challenges with distance learning and possible plans for summer instruction.

Health officials confirm that beds have nearly reached capacity at most hospitals in Montgomery County. First responders are working hard to keep up with a rising number of COVID-19 cases. Neighboring jurisdictions have stepped up to provide more hospital beds. Meanwhile, refrigerated trucks have started to appear at local hospitals and health officials say they […]

En medio de la pandemia COVID-19 los profesionales del sector salud se han convertido en héroes que arriesgan sus vidas a diario y han tenido que lidiar con una de las peores crisis de salud mundial. Según los datos recientes del Departamento de Salud las minorías, como la latina, han sido de las más impactadas […]

Montgomery County Public Schools is holding a town hall at 6 p.m. on April 29 to discuss the second phase of their “Continuity of Learning” plan for distance learning. Staff will address the ways they plan to provide education to students remotely, and will address a variety of student needs. Montgomery County schools are closed […]