Montgomery Community Media

Hogan’s Latest Coronavirus Action: Racial Data, Baltimore-Washington Corridor Deemed COVID-19 Hotspot, Strike Teams for Nursing Homes Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference in Baltimore Tuesday that he’s directed Maryland Department of Health’s Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to start offering racial and ethnic breakdowns for all of the state’s coronavirus cases. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will not be distributing free meals from April 9 through April 13, due to Spring Break. On Wednesday, there will be free breakfast, lunch and dinner meals for all county children. On that day, families can get an additional meal bag for use on Thursday. The extra meal bag will include […]

James Bridgers, Oficial Adjunto de Salud del Condado de Montgomery, espera que el coronavirus alcance su punto máximo en el área, entre del 29 de abril y principios de mayo, dijo Bridgers el lunes por la noche durante una reunión virtual conducida por el vicepresidente del Concejo del Condado de Montgomery, Tom Hucker. Sin embargo, […]

James Bridgers, Montgomery County Deputy Health Officer, expects this area’s novel coronavirus to peak around April 29 to early May, he said at Monday night’s virtual town hall conducted by Montgomery County Council Vice President Tom Hucker. However, Bridgers added that the date when the virus will peak and then begin slowing could change. As […]

A través de un comunicado el 6 de abril, las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) anunciaron sobre el contagio de COVID-19 de dos miembros del personal de servicios de alimentación y nutrición de MCPS, que trabajan en el sitio de distribución de comidas de la Escuela Primaria Glen Haven. Autoridades de MCPS dicen, […]

The Maryland Department of Health releases the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths each morning. The number of Montgomery County COVID-19 cases are now 871, according to the statistics released Tuesday morning by the health department. The cases in Montgomery County increased by 78 from 793 Monday. The number of COVID-19 deaths in the […]

An employee at Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DOCR) has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from Montgomery County Government. The employee last worked at Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) in Boyds on March 26. Staff who had been in close contact with the employee have been notified and are quarantined, […]

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) offered guidance on supporting your mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The county said in a statement that it’s okay to be anxious, and it’s important that people try to find ways to take care of their mental health. Focus on the facts and efforts […]

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin expressed frustration over the lack of testing kits, personal protective equipment and ventilators being sent to Maryland. “Today, Maryland does not have adequate supplies,” Cardin said Monday afternoon in a joint telephone call. “We have been extremely frustrated with the lack of essential supplies, and we have […]

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (BGCGW) is providing free child care for essential workers at two locations in Montgomery County, Germantown and Silver Spring. Both offer an approved child care program for essential personnel by the Maryland Department of Education during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The two locations are: Boys & […]