by Prayag Gordy
Washington Sports Club, Planet Fitness, and LA Fitness have opened their doors under the guidelines established in Phase 2 of Montgomery County‘s reopening plan, which came into effect last Friday, June 19.
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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has announced that the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) have agreed to a new policy requiring officers to intervene when they witness excessive force by other officers. The Use of Force Intervention Policy, which went into effect on Thursday, June 11, states that it shall be the duty of every officer present at any scene where physical force is being applied to either stop, or attempt to stop, another officer when force is being inappropriately applied or is no longer required.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles today announced the County has achieved its benchmarks and will officially enter Phase 2 of reopening on Friday, June 19 at 5 p.m.
The County plans to continue with an incremental reopening, based on public health data. Phase 2 allows additional businesses and activities to start and/or increase modified operations under specified guidelines. The guidelines include:
CVS is currently offering drive-thru COVID testing in 10 MoCo locations, after adding six more locations today.
To get tested you must register on www.cvs.com and there are no out of pocket costs for the tests whether you’re insured or not.
Ida Pearl (known to most as Pearl) was born and raised on Riffle Ford Road in 1918. On Thursday, June 18, she will be celebrating her 102nd birthday! She […]
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Outdoor pools:
Effective Friday, June 12 at 5pm, capacity restrictions at outdoor pools will increase to 50% with the same safety guidelines in place.
Today, the City of Gaithersburg Government announced that the Summerfest and fireworks scheduled for July 4 are canceled for this year due to public health concerns. This event was expected to be held at Bohrer Park.
The city plans to hold virtual activities instead. They also plan to share a video with previous years’ displays so residents can celebrate while following distancing guidelines.
SERVPRO of Rockville-Olney & Silver Spring North have been offering quality restoration, remediation, mitigation and reconstruction for 40 years in Montgomery County.
“We specialize in the cleanup and restoration of residential and commercial property after a fire, smoke or water damage. We can also remediate mold and mildew from your home or business.
Last week, we shared with you a list of Black-owned, MoCo-based restaurants compiled by MoCo resident Sydney Williams. This week, we wanted to share a list of a wider variety of Black-Owned businesses as well. This list consists of businesses that MoCo Show readers suggested to us, plus some businesses that were listed on SupportBlackOwned.com. We realize that this does not cover all Black-owned businesses in our community, so please feel free to comment with any that we might have missed (or if you notice anything that should be corrected).
From the Maryland-National Capital Park Police:
The Maryland Department of Transportation announced in a release that it will reopen select branch offices of the MVA to customers on a limited basis beginning Monday, June 8.
The Gaithersburg and White Oak MVA locations in MoCo are included in the limited openings.