John F. Kennedy’s Time in Montgomery County
It’s spring of 1960 and the democratic candidates are campaigning for the presidential election. Most candidates are putting a focus on Maryland — a state that doesn’t gain much attention in today’s elections — but John F. Kennedy planned to make the most of his time in Maryland.
Per Montgomery County:
Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles issued an Amended Health Directive that limits indoor gatherings to 10 people and updates the County’s face coverings guidelines. Based on the questions that the County has received from residents about the face covering guidance, the following is a clarification of the face coverings guidelines in the directive.
MoCo Health Officer Further Limits Indoor and Outdoor Gathering Size; Requires Masks Outdoors at All Times
11/25 UPDATE: Clarification on mask regulations has been provided.
Notes From Governor Hogan’s 11/23 Press Conference
On Saturday, 11/21, the state reported a new daily high of 51,510 tests completed. We have more than 230 testing sites available across the state and continue to expand operating hours and staff at community-based sites.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich Tweets Supports For Return to Phase One
At 12:48 this morning Montgomery County Executive March Elrich tweeted the following:
President Donald Trump and Governor Larry Hogan Exchange Barbs on Twitter
President Donald Trump tweeted a report from Breitbart News that states Maryland Governor Larry Hogan paid for flawed COVID tests from South Korea back in April. In the tweet, he referred to the Maryland governor as a RINO, which stands for “Republican in name only.”
MoCo Health Officer Sends Private Schools a Letter Encouraging Them to Strongly Consider Return to Virtual Learning
Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles sent a letter to private school leadership teams encouraging them to reassess in-person instruction and strongly consider a return to virtual instruction until the average case rate in the county is below 15 per 100,000 people.
MoCo Restaurant Relief Grant Applications Open Tomorrow, 11/20
On November 17, the Montgomery County Council authorized Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) to administer and award grants of up to $10,000 to eligible County restaurants and other entities like food trucks, caterers, and wineries and breweries that directly provide food service.
First Lady Yumi Hogan to Receive Order of Civil Merit of the Republic of Korea
Per the state of Maryland:
Two Councilmembers Introduce Bill to Remove School Resource Officers from MCPS Schools
County Councilmembers Will Jawando and Hans Riemer introduced a bill in a Tuesday digital conference that would eliminate student resource officers, armed officers, from schools.
Notes From Governor Hogan’s 11/17 Press Conference
We have now had 13 straight days with more than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 and those numbers continue to rise.