Montgomery County is in moderate transmission for the fifth consecutive day. 7 consecutive days are required for indoor face covering requirement to end.
Per the Montgomery County government website, “Montgomery County’s indoor face covering requirement was reinstated because the County reached “substantial transmission” level. It will end when the County returns to a “moderate transmission” status for 7 consecutive days. See the County’s COVID-19 data.”
It finally feels like fall and with the peak of fall foliage coming at the end of October/beginning of November this year, Montgomery Parks has released a fun list of places to check out for signs of autumn.
Maydale Conservation Park
The City invites you to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with educational & cultural presentations that include virtual programming, an official proclamation, and a special display at the Casey Farmers Market with vendor Ekowah Coffee & Running Strong with American Indian Youth. Residents are encouraged to learn about & celebrate Native American culture and participate in local events & programs taking place throughout the month, many coordinated by the City’s Multicultural Affairs Committee (MAC).
An official proclamation designating November 2021 as “Native American Heritage Month” in the City of Gaithersburg was presented at the October 18 Mayor & City Council meeting. The proclamation was received by Dr. Michelle Alexander, Media Specialist at Richard Montgomery High School. Dr. Alexander is part Piscataway Indian, the only state-recognized tribe in Maryland. She is the chair of the Cultural Diversity & Awareness Action Team, sponsor of the Diverse Voices student club, and she continually educates students and other educators on the reality of Native issues. View the presentation here & read more here.
Montgomery Parks will lift the suspension of the park directive that allowed alcohol in 13 parks across the county. The temporary directive was suspended on July 1, 2021, in response to the end of the COVID-19 State of Emergency issued by the State of Maryland.
“While the directive was in effect, people were responsibly enjoying food and alcohol in these parks,” said Montgomery Parks Director Mike Riley. “It has been great to see the support from the public and elected officials to bring this program back.”
Montgomery County is in moderate transmission for the fourth consecutive day. 7 consecutive days are required for indoor face covering requirement to end.
Per the Montgomery County government website, “Montgomery County’s indoor face covering requirement was reinstated because the County reached “substantial transmission” level. It will end when the County returns to a “moderate transmission” status for 7 consecutive days. See the County’s COVID-19 data.”
Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the week 8 MCPS football games. They’ll be updated as we receive them.
If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we didn’t receive a report from the game.
Student Member of the Board of Education, Hana O’Looney will host a live virtual Student Town Hall on Monday, Oct. 25 from 7 – 8 p.m. Her guest for the hourlong event will be Interim Superintendent Monifa B. McKnight. They will answer questions that have been submitted prior to the program and live from Instagram.
To watch, click on the @hanaolooney or @mcps_md Instagram profile during the event. You will be also be able to watch on YouTube and on the MCPS homepage.
MCPS released three proposed calendar options in a memo last week.
Labor Day falls on Monday, September 5th, in fall 2022.
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Rodger Goodell requesting documents and information regarding the Washington Football Team’s (WFT) hostile workplace culture and NFL’s handling of this matter.
“The NFL has one of the most prominent platforms in America, and its decisions can have national implications,” the Chairs wrote. “The NFL’s lack of transparency about the problems it recently uncovered raise questions about the seriousness with which it has addressed bigotry, racism, sexism, and homophobia—setting troubling precedent for other workplaces. The Committee is seeking to fully understand this workplace conduct and the league’s response, which will help inform legislative efforts to address toxic work environments and workplace investigation processes; strengthen protections for women in the workplace; and address the use of non-disclosure agreements to prevent the disclosure of unlawful employment practices, including sexual harassment. We hope and trust that the NFL shares the Committee’s goal of protecting American workers from harassment and discrimination.”
Hocus Pocus has been a Halloween favorite for a couple decades now, but did you know there’s a MoCo connection in the 1993 film?
Not quite as big of a connection as the Sanderson sisters graduating from a local high school, but something fun nonetheless.
Montgomery a county a police have confirmed one person dead and multiple people injured after a crash on Georgia Avenue at Dexter Avenue in Silver Spring (Forest Glen) last night.
The crash occurred around 10pm last night and involved at least two children being transported to the hospital.