Author: Patrick Herron

MoCo Government

County Council Meets Today to Review Expedited Bill 49-21 to Establish a Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee and Vote on Amendments to the Sandy Spring/Ashton Rural Village Overlay Zone

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County:

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Silver Spring

Updated Information on the Cause of the Fire and Explosion at Friendly Garden Apartments; Incident Being Classified as Accidental

By Patrick Herron

Below are notes from today’s 3PM press conference with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Cheif Scott Goldstein.

You can view the full press conference below:

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Health

Maryland’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop Below 300, State Reports Lowest Case Rate in U.S.

By Patrick Herron

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped below 300, as the state is again reporting the country’s lowest case rate.

Hospitalizations: 296, ICU: 60. Since the Omicron peak of 3,452, Maryland’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have now declined by 91.4%, and are at their lowest level since Aug. 1, 2021.

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Highways / Interstates

Trucker Convoy Back on the Beltway Today, No Impact on Traffic on Sunday

By Patrick Herron

A large trucker convoy that converged in Hagerstown, MD over the weekend have said they are hitting the road again today, Monday, March 7, in an effort to disrupt traffic on the Capital Beltway.

The convoy made its first trip around the beltway on Sunday morning and did not appear to have much impact on traffic.  Local drivers were able to pass and maneuver around the trucks and many of the vehicles involved in the convoy became separated from the group.

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Gaithersburg

Masks No Longer Required in City of Gaithersburg Facilities

By Patrick Herron

The City of Gaithersburg announced today, March 7, that due to “low” community levels of COVID-19, as defined by the CDC, they will no longer require masks to be worn in city run facilities.

Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate expired on February 21, 2022, but the cities of Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Takoma Park all continued to keep their face covering requirements in place.

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