Diego’s World, a new food truck offering a variety of Latin cuisine, is making its debut today at Sunoco in Gaithersburg (20050 Goshen Road).
The food truck will be open today and tomorrow (11/5-11/6) from 11am until 6pm each day.
Author: MCS Staff
Manna Food Center today announced Deanna Wilson, District Director for Giant Food, was elected as its new board chair during the organization’s recent annual meeting. Wilson, who joined the Manna Food Center Board in 2017, succeeds Lisa Davis, Senior Vice President of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign.
“As rising board chair, Deanna played such an important role for Manna, especially helping us navigate the pandemic’s unique and formidable challenges,” said Jackie DeCarlo, CEO of Manna Food Center. “I look forward to being guided by Deanna, who brings strong management expertise in an industry so critical to Manna’s mission.”
In a message to the community, MCPS has outlined changes to quarantine guidelines. The full message can be seen below:
Dear MCPS Community,
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The Rockefeller Center announced that this year’s Christmas tree is from Elkton, Maryland.
For more than eight decades, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has stood as a holiday beacon for New Yorkers and visitors alike. While the lights, decorations, and stars have changed through the years, visiting the Tree remains a quintessential New York experience.
On Tuesday the Montgomery County Council voted to approve an amended Board of Health regulation to require seven consecutive days of substantial COVID-19 transmission in Montgomery County before an indoor face covering requirement is reinstated in areas open to the public.
The indoor mask requirement would have been reinstated on Tuesday, November 9, as the seventh consecutive day of substantial transmission would technically have been on November 5 (with a four-day grace period to allow numbers to be confirmed with CDC data). Today, however, on November 4th, the Montgomery County numbers dropped below 50 cases per 100,000 persons, coming in at 49.5
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MCPS has been doing targeted outreach to school families to help them make appointments. More appointments for the weekend clinics will be coming online later this morning. We expect supply to ramp up quickly but currently, supply is limited and demand is high.
— Montgomery County DHHS (@MoCoDHHS) November 5, 2021
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, announced today that American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) awarded Pradman P. Kaul, president and CEO of Hughes, the 2021 Aerospace Communications Award. Kaul received the award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of aerospace communications, for his leadership in the creation and development of the very small aperture terminal (VSAT) and its significance to the satellite communications industry.
“Thank you to the AIAA for this honor. It reflects the innovations and contributions of a long line of engineers at Hughes with whom I have had the privilege of working,” said Pradman P. Kaul, president and CEO at Hughes. “As we celebrate half a century since the start of Hughes, I continue to be amazed and humbled by what our industry has accomplished and how much we still stand to achieve.”
Per Montgomery County:
We will offer COVID-19 vaccine doses to children ages 5 to 11 beginning Thursday, November 4. Appointments are required.
Player bought lucky ticket in last Wednesday’s drawing
If you bought a Powerball ticket in Rockville for the Wednesday, Oct. 27 drawing, you might be $200,000 richer! A lucky player bought a ticket and added Power Play, which quadrupled their third-tier prize.
The Howard County Public School Board of Education voted 8-0 in favor of a motion to “add in one additional 3-hour early dismissal each month for all students beginning December 2021 through May 2022.” The purpose of the calendar modification is to “provide school-based staff with additional time to address increased staff workload and to support employee well-being.”
According to HCPSS Board of Education Member, Vicky Cutroneo, the new early dismissal dates include:
Below you’ll see notes from Governor Larry Hogan’s 11/3 press conference, as tweeted by his Deputy Communications Director, Kata Hall:
• Earlier today, Maryland health officials authorized providers across the state to immediately begin scheduling appointments, holding clinics, and vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds.