Tag: COVID-19

Maryland Introduces New Measures to Tackle Rising Absenteeism Rates

Capital News Service | Mar 11, 2025Feb 28, 2025 at 12:00 pm | Montgomery County, MD

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, student absenteeism rates have significantly increased across Maryland.

Johnson’s Florist: Navigating Challenges and Maintaining Community Ties

Ellen Isaacson | Nov 8, 2024Oct 17, 2024 at 7:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers was a rock for local communities in 2020, and it’s kept customers coming back.

Adventist HealthCare’s Alternate Care Site Discharges Final COVID-19 Patient

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 18, 2024Mar 28, 2023 at 9:02 am | Takoma Park, MD

Gaithersburg-based Adventist Healthcare announced Monday on Twitter that the last patient with COVID-19 had been discharged from its Alternate Care Site in Takoma Park.

Adventist HealthCare to Close Takoma Park COVID-19 Alternate Care Site

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 18, 2024Mar 8, 2023 at 9:00 am | Takoma Park, MD

Takoma Park’s former Washington Adventist Hospital site, which served as a COVID-19 alternate care facility, will be decommissioned by April 28, city officials announced.

County to Close Fourth Phase of COVID-19 Rent Relief Program

Source of the Spring Staff | Sep 15, 2024Jan 12, 2023 at 12:50 pm | Montgomery County, MD

The fourth phase of the county’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program will close to new applications at midnight on Friday, Jan. 13, officials announced.

Takoma Park Accepting Applications for $1,000 in Cash Assistance

Source of the Spring Staff | Oct 27, 2022 at 7:48 am | Takoma Park, MD

Takoma Park residents can now apply for one-time lump-sum payments of $1,000 as part of the city’s Direct Cash Assistance program, city officials announced.

Takoma Park Extends Onsite COVID-19 Testing

Source of the Spring Staff | May 2, 2022 at 7:11 am | Takoma Park, MD

The City of Takoma Park, in partnership with the county, has extended its COVID-19 PCR testing clinics through May, city officials announced.

County Offering Free At-Home COVID–19 Tests at Additional Locations

Mike Diegel | Mar 16, 2022 at 6:55 am | Montgomery County, MD

The county is now offering free COVID-19 at-home polymerase chain reaction tests at additional locations in the county starting today (March 16), officials announced.

Board of Education Ends Mask Mandate

Source of the Spring Staff | Feb 26, 2025Mar 9, 2022 at 7:54 am | Montgomery County, MD

The county’s Board of Education voted yesterday to make face coverings optional in all MCPS schools and facilities, effective immediately.

MCPS to Continue to Require Indoor Masking

Source of the Spring Staff | Feb 20, 2025Feb 23, 2022 at 1:13 pm | Montgomery County, MD

The Montgomery County Public Schools system will continue to require masks to be worn indoors for now, as the county and state governments have allowed their respective mandates to expire.

County Indoor Mask Mandate to Expire Tonight

Source of the Spring Staff | Feb 20, 2025Feb 21, 2022 at 8:52 am | Montgomery County, MD

The county’s indoor mask mandate is set to end at 11:59 p.m. tonight, according to a weekly update from County Executive Marc Elrich.

Takoma Park to Offer Onsite COVID-19 Testing Every Wednesday in February

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 27, 2022 at 11:17 am | Takoma Park, MD

The City of Takoma Park, in partnership with the county, will be offering COVID-19 PCR testing clinics every Wednesday in February, city officials announced.