Beyond MoCo

Assistant Police Chief Marc Yamada was off-duty and eating dinner with his family at Bushel and Peck at 12242 Clarksville Pike last Thursday when his server Vanessa Lopez starting having a seizure.

When Yamada noticed Lopez drop the plates and glasses she was holding, he sprung into action. “I knew to try to protect her head from banging itself into the ground more,” he told WJZ Baltimore. “I just tried to keep her calm, reassure her. I kept telling her its okay, I’m here with you. I started pounding on her back and when I did that four or five times, she suddenly gasped and started gurgling little bit and then came around.”


Maryland

Per the State of Maryland:

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced new awardees for six state revitalization programs administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). Nearly $63 million was awarded to 214 projects and activities that promote community development and economic growth. All 23 counties and Baltimore City received awards through one or more of the six programs.


Maryland

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore has announced Aruna Miller as his running mate. Miller, a Montgomery County resident, worked at the Department of Transportation in Montgomery County for 25 years and from 2010 to 2018, represented District 15 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Miller ran for Congress in 2018 in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District and finished second.


Bethesda

Classes will be all virtual this week for students at Georgetown Prep, a private Catholic boys school located in North Bethesda, after 30 students tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to WTOP, no teachers tested positive and “students were given the day off on Friday so teachers could prepare for the coming week of virtual learning.”


Rockville

Per the City of Rockville:

For a fifth consecutive year, and for the 10thanniversary of the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index, Rockville has scored perfect marks for the city’s commitment to the health, welfare, safety and equality of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.


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