MCPS to Continue to Require Indoor Masking
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
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.
County Libraries to Resume Sunday Service
The Montgomery County Public Libraries system will expand hours of branch service to include Sundays, effective February 27, officials announced yesterday.
Thurgood Marshall: A Trail-Blazing Civil Rights Victory in Montgomery County – Virtual
Join Ralph Buglass for a look at the impact of Civil Rights attorney, Thurgood Marshall on Montgomery County, seventeen years before the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. Civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall delivered an early blow to school segregation right here in Montgomery County—gaining equal pay for the county’s African American teachers in 1937. This little-known … Read More
County Launches Online Form for Community Organizations to Request COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits
Montgomery County is distributing COVID-19 testing kits to community organizations to redistribute to the county’s most vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations, officials announced yesterday.
County Offices Opening as Scheduled
The county’s offices and departments will open today as scheduled, as the region digs out from a winter storm that dumped up to 8 inches of snow on the area.
Residents Asked to Avoid Traveling on Roadways if Possible
The county’s Department of Transportation is asking residents to stay off the roads and avoid travel as crews work to clear roads after a winter storm dumped up to 8 inches of snow on the area.
County Libraries to Delay Expansion of Sunday Hours
The county’s library system will delay the restoration of Sunday branch service hours that were scheduled to take place effective Jan. 2 due to the increased spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, officials announced yesterday.
County Council Issues Statement Condemning Recent Antisemitic Activities
The County Council has issued a statement condemning recent antisemitic activities and acts of hatred against the Jewish community in Montgomery County.