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Takoma Park’s unofficial peace ambassador, Pat Loveless, passed away at the age of 64 on March 20. In May of 2010, Takoma Park City Council adopted a resolution declaring Loveless the “Takoma Park Peace Delegate.” “He was very active in protests, civil rights. He was opposed to the death penalty,” said Takoma Park Council member […]

Three additional Montgomery County Fire and Rescue workers have tested positive for COVID-19, for a total of four personnel, Pete Piringer, MCFD spokesperson, said Friday. Another 19 people have been quarantined, he said. “They didn’t catch it at work,” he said. None of the cases are work-related, he stressed. Piringer did not specify which fire […]

In a joint phone call Thursday afternoon, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen detailed how the $2.2 trillion rescue bill unanimously passed by the senate Wednesday will benefit Marylanders. The bill, which now goes to the U.S. House of Representatives, adds millions of dollars to unemployment insurance, transportation, hospitals and small businesses, said […]

Almost 4,000 county residents filed for unemployment compensation last week, according to the Maryland Department of Labor Division of Unemployment Insurance. This marks more than a 15-fold increase over the previous week, which ended March 14. At that time, only 256 residents had applied. During the week that ended March 21, 3,579 claims were filed […]

A Montgomery College female student and employee tested positive for COVID-19, although the college would not say which campus or campuses were involved. However, Marcus Rosano, college spokesperson, said that all students who may have come in contact with those two people were notified Monday. “Notices have been sent to those who could have possibly […]

Marriott International, which is headquartered in Bethesda, announced it has laid off thousands of employees and temporarily closed some of its hotels throughout the world to help it weather the Coronavirus pandemic. In many of its hotels, “we are moving to shortened work weeks, in the U.S., we are also putting in place [mandatory] temporary leaves […]

Montgomery County Public Schools continue to expand the number of locations for its free grab and go meals. Beginning Monday, more than 40 sites will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Most are located outside schools but five are at apartment complexes. As of last week, MCPS has distributed 87,000 meals. They are […]

A 31-year old motorcyclist died Sunday afternoon after his vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole. Rajawhn Eric Clary of Greenbelt was driving on Colesville Road at Southwood Avenue in the Four Corners section of Silver Spring at 1:55 p.m. when the collision occurred, according to Montgomery County Police Department. Police said that […]

  As of Sunday morning, there are 244 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Maryland. Montgomery County residents accounted for 83 of those cases, or 34 percent of all cases in the state. The Montgomery County cases jumped by 15 from Saturday. On Saturday evening, the MDH announced that a Montgomery County woman in her 40s […]

County Executive Marc Elrich Friday morning announced the creation of an emergency economic assistance fund designed to help small business owners, their employees and others who are losing money due to coronavirus. “We are going to look to put aside $20 million for small business and another $5 million for food assistance,” Elrich said as […]