First Ever Pig Heart Transplant Patient Dies
A Maryland man who received the first ever pig heart plant two months ago died on Tuesday, the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) announced today. David Bennett Sr, 57,… Read More
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Uso de Mascarillas es Opcional en las Escuelas Públicas de MCPS y Autobuses Escolares
La Junta de Educación de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery votó por unanimidad, el martes por la tarde, sobre el uso de mascarillas. De forma inmediata, es opcional… Read More
Masks Optional in MCPS Schools and Buses ‘Effective Immediately’
Montgomery County Public Schools’ Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to make the wearing of masks optional in schools and all MCPS provided transportation “effective immediately”. The Board also… Read More
MCPS Expected to Vote Tuesday Afternoon to Lift Mask Mandate
The Montgomery County Public Schools’ Board of Education is scheduled to vote Tuesday afternoon during its business meeting on whether to lift its mask mandate in schools. The vote comes… Read More
Junta de Educación Votará este Martes sobre el Uso de las Mascarillas en Edificios Escolares
La Junta de Educación del Condado de Montgomery sostendrá este mates su reunión de negocios, y se espera que a las 3:30 p.m. lleve a votación el uso de los… Read More
Maryland Resident Receives First Ever Pig Heart Transplant: ‘It Was Either Die Or Do This Transplant’
On Jan. 7, 57-year-old David Bennett Sr. became the first person ever to receive a non-human heart transplant, made possible by Silver Spring-based biotech company. Bennett, who was diagnosed with… Read More
Protesting ‘People’s Convoy’ Makes Way Through Montgomery County Sunday
Truckers from across the country congregated in Hagerstown on Friday to protest COVID-19 mandates. On Sunday, the “People’s Convoy” made its way from Hagerstown to the Capital Beltway. Onlookers at… Read More
Candlelight Vigil Remembers County Residents, Employees Who Died From COVID-19
March 2022 marks two years of battling COVID-19 in Montgomery County. On Thursday night, the community gathered for a candlelight vigil at the Marian Fryer Town Plaza in Wheaton to… Read More
La Junta de Educación Votará el Martes Sobre el Uso del Cubrebocas en las Escuelas
La Junta de Educación votará el 8 de marzo sobre una política que podría hacer que el uso de las cubiertas faciales sean opcionales en las Escuelas Públicas del Condado… Read More
Board of Education to Vote on Mask Policy in Schools Next Week: What to Expect
The Board of Education is set to vote March 8 on a policy that could make facial coverings optional in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The Board will discuss relevant… Read More
Record 180,000+ Residents Enroll in Maryland Health Connection Coverage
Health insurance plan Maryland Health Connection had a record-setting 182,861 Maryland residents enroll for coverage in 2022, according to a press release from the office of the governor. Enrollment increased… Read More
County Schools Holding Vaccination Clinics March 5-6
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) released a list of places in the county that will provide a second COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and eleven Saturday… Read More